The Cape Dory Board

Well, I started sailing in '89 after getting hooked on it through a friends Lancer 28' that we took to Catalina island. After that, I went through the 19 week USCGA saiing and seamanship course with several additional and refresher courses after that. After years of spotty renting 30's and 35's, I f...

Thanks for the tips. We finally got it all straightened out.
Works great!
Thanks again for the info....
Dana

Just curious as to why you would want to do this. For cleaning, I used a plumbers friend with a lot of cleaning rags. It even managed to get around the Whale pump. Afterwards, I installed the largest Rule automatic bilge pump beneath and a little aft of the cabin inspection sole board. Personally, I...

Carter, I just bought a set from The Sail Warehouse for GE a few months ago. These were made in the Orient. After seeing a lot of different sails here on the West Coast and getting pricing for them all, I decided to get these after a friend got a complete set for his 31' ketch. Later he left on the ...

I generally clip on to the opposite side of the boat and keep a fairly tight line. I use it for insurance, though, as I move about basically without thinking about it. When in the ocean, far off shore, I also (when leaving the cockpit for any reason), trail a small line off a block to the tiller. Th...

We got the line (actually the web strap) from WM. The size was perfect and we go from the forward deck cleat down both sides to the aft dock cleats. Since sunlight deteriorates them it's simple enough to stow when we get back to our slip and aren't going to sail for several days. We use it whenever ...

We can't purchase (legally) a new 2 stroke engine in California. The only reasonable alternative was a four stroke model. We went with the Honda 5 because at the time it was 1. the largest engine we could obtain that would fit in the well without mod's, 2. it seemed like it would be powerful enough ...

Hi,
Would appreciate info, pix on that well mounted engine slide.
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Thanks again,
Dana
CD25, 1977
San Diego Bay

The Admiral and I had some long discussions on this topic. We finally decided to leave the Honda 5 (4 stroke, long shaft) in the well instead of mounting it on the transom. (For a lot of reasons.) The Honda 5 is a pretty gutsy engine and only weighs 54#, if I remember correctly. The problem I was ha...

Is anyone familiar with these folding boats? I was just wondering if they could be easily tied up on a side deck when not in use. I understand they are about 10' long, 12" wide and 4" deep when folded flat. Just curious as we start our search for an easy to handle dink for GE. I believe I ...

Well, GE has new VHF cable from mast top antenna to radio, new deck/mast plugs for wiring, new deck pipe cover on port side and new SS HD hinges with removable pins for the engine hood. What a week! Now it's giving her a good bath and back to the water before it gets too cold. By the way, Gardner Be...

Forgot to mention to things. One, the PO had installed a small frame around the engine well top so the hood is actually about 2" higher than original. He had a Mariner engine, if I remember correctly, and told me he had to do that for clearance. Second item is that when motoring, I have to tie ...

We normally don't have an issue retrieving GE but this last time we ran across a small problem. Besides having a strong wind blow down the ramp at an angle, our o/b, for some strange reason, just would not start after stalling out. With the help of several friends we were finally able to get her on ...

Great story! a lot of praise for you and the boat. I just read it again and it's just as good as when I first read it.
Thanks for sharing.
DanaVin

I was in trucking management about that time. When the CB craze took off, we had to get copies of all the line drivers CB licenses and keep them on file. When we went on vacation, we took along our Cobra CB unit and kept in touch with RV'ers and truckers where ever we went. We did obtain our license...