The Cape Dory Board

I have a custom winter cover for a CD 27, its
2 yrs old, if anyone is interested. The new owner dosnt
want the cover.
I paid over 1500. There is a nice photo of the cover
On the boat on sailboat listings. (cd 27 , ny $14000)
Thanks,
Ron Ellard

To a local Brooklyn old timer who is downsizing.

Hey Tim,
What's nice about a cover is you don't have to worry about a thing,
You put her a sleep for 6 months or so, then in April she looks just li
ke you left her in November.
Ron

I had a winter cover made by the Canvas Shop of Huntington. Its custom made for a cd 27, there are 3 sections that Zip together, it lays over the boom. You can view a photo on my listing On sailboat listings, look for my cd 27 listed at 14000$. The new owner Dosnt want it. I paid 1500$ two years ago...

My 1980 Cape Dory, Stolen Moments, is for sale, the boat is on the hard at Gateway marina in Brooklyn...NY. the boat is in fine shape, I have her posted on sailboat listings. In the five years I owned her, I Have added cockpit cushions, replaced the holding tanks, the fresh water Tank, a wilcox head...

Hey fellow Cape Dorians...
I just recieved a couple of items back from Rig Rite, I wanted to email a photo of my stern rail. Kim from Rig Rite gave the email earlier today but I missed placed it. Cant find it anyway on there site.
Thanks,
Ron...

I know there were cheaper ways to fix my pump problems, but in the end it was much easier to just replace it. 350 well spent, and one less issue to worry about. Dry as a bone, beautiful... Now to tackle the rest of the list, depth gage, replace water tank, complete my cetol project, fix the anchor l...

A few months a ago I replaced my impeller on my salt water intake pump for my Yanmar one lunger..., and ever since I have been having all kinds of issues. Apparently I made matters worse, Originally I could never tightened the belt properly and would have to redo it ever time when I realized it shif...

Hey dean,
I always wondered why that was on the boat.
How do you put the mineral oil in the canister??
Thanks Ron

Hey dean,
I always wondered why that was on the boat.
How do you put the mineral oil in the canister??
Thanks Ron

Hey Ron,
So that is an oil, wasn't sure. It's missing about an inch or so. How do you add more oil, and what type do you put in. I tried screwing off the top but it just turns and never lifts off.
Thanks Ron

On my 27 the transducer is mounted inside the hull, actually in lazaret next to the diesel tank. I have the boat about 4 years over the last two it has only worked a day here or there, 95% time I get no reading. It appears ever since I painted the hull with that Micron stuff I have lost my depth gau...

Ok, I replaced the impeller, even though the old one looked fine. My buddy and I motor her hard for 40 mins or so took her out and back. There was no alarm, no overheating and the flow coming out the exhaust looked better than I can recall. The yanmar sounded great, not sluggish at all. I took a few...

Good afternoon, I just had my stolen moments put in for the season. After letting the diesel run for 10 mins I motored out to my slip. After about 5mins or so my overheating alarm went off twice. Once I pulled back on the throttle for a minute the sounding alarm stopped, only to start again some 5 m...

Great String..., a couple of tangents here or there, but the theme still stands, what would it take for someone to sail off into the sunset. Personally I am not ready. Some of us have complicated lifes while others are more simplified. And even if I was being a bit rhetorical, it hits a chord with u...