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Thanks guys, mystery solved! What I've got is 3/4 of a set of Hooker bronze anchor chocks. I found this on ebay:



Thanks again!

I discovered these three mysterious bronze pieces in a locker while cleaning out my CD 27 today. Looking at caulk-filled bolt holes on the foredeck, I can see where they were mounted. The two "V" shaped ones look like they could be chain stoppers. But I'm mystified about what the rectangul...

@fmueller Interesting wild idea. I checked the movement of the shift lever/transmission lever. It moves as it should - moving the shift lever forward puts the transmission into ahead; moving it aft puts the transmission into astern.

Fred,

After carefully measuring, it's pretty clear that I have a YSB8 engine with the transmission from a YSB12.

Thanks so much for your help!

Steven

Hi Cape Dory forum folk, This is my first post. I'm the happy owner of a new-to-me 1977 CD 27 "Sea Lilly". I'm taking care of deferred maintenance: getting stuck seacocks moving, new hoses on all seacocks, new belts on the engine, lifelines, new compass, canvas repair, etc. I'm finding a w...