Asking $22,000. This is a well maintained and near-original Cape Dory, hull no. 251 of a total of about 270 built. Set up for singlehanding. Coast Guard documented. Located in Bellingham, north of Seattle, WA.
Bottom painted May 2009.
13 hp twin-cylinder Westerbeke diesel, 815 hours, with 50-amp alternator.
Hull barrier coated, four coats epoxy, 2005.
Dodger and matching mainsail cover in CD brown.
Full winter boat cover in CD brown.
Almost new Windpilot Pacific wind-vane steering system.
Raymarine ST2000+ autopilot with remote.
Teak cockpit grating.
Fitted cockpit cushions.
Newer saloon cushions and fabric.
25-pound genuine CQR on dedicated bronze bow roller.
Datamarine Corinthian series speed/distance log with pull-out impeller and dummy plug.
Matching Datamarine depth sounder with alarms.
Twin burner pressure alcohol stove.
Large icebox.
Fixed-mount Standard Horizon Eclipse 25-watt VHF radio with masthead antenna.
Teak-and-holly sole, ash ceiling.
Groco head and legal holding tank with dockside pumpout and overboard pumpout via manual cockpit pump.
Stainless-steel stern boarding ladder.
Ulmer mainsail with two jiffy reefs, good condition.
Ulmer working jib, 100 percent, good condition.
Hood 150 percent genoa, reasonable.
Hood asymmetrical spinnaker with snuffer (hardly used)
Staaf 120 percent genoa, brand new.
Plus lots of extras. For a full brochure and pictures, by snail mail or e-mail, call (360) 714-1549 or pm via this board.
1983 Cape Dory 27 for sale
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Re: 1983 Cape Dory 27 for sale
The right boat, on the wrong coast. Patience, patience...John Vigor wrote:Located in Bellingham, north of Seattle, WA.
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In transition
Hi Henry:
June and I are in a transition stage now. We have owned Cape Dorys for 12 years. We bought our CD27 to explore the San Juan and Canadian Gulf Islands, and also to circumnavigate Vancouver Island, which we did last year. So Sangoma has done all we asked of her and we love her for it.
Now it's time to move on. We're not expecting to sell her until next spring because people seem to be experiencing difficulty raising bank loans right now, and we don't yet know where we'll go from there. A CD33 would be very nice.
On the other hand, I might go back to my old love, dinghy sailing. There's some wonderful gunkholing and beach camping to be had all the way from Alaska to Seattle, hundreds of lovely snug hideaways where where boats with keels can't get to.
We'll just seee what happens.
Cheers,
John V.
June and I are in a transition stage now. We have owned Cape Dorys for 12 years. We bought our CD27 to explore the San Juan and Canadian Gulf Islands, and also to circumnavigate Vancouver Island, which we did last year. So Sangoma has done all we asked of her and we love her for it.
Now it's time to move on. We're not expecting to sell her until next spring because people seem to be experiencing difficulty raising bank loans right now, and we don't yet know where we'll go from there. A CD33 would be very nice.
On the other hand, I might go back to my old love, dinghy sailing. There's some wonderful gunkholing and beach camping to be had all the way from Alaska to Seattle, hundreds of lovely snug hideaways where where boats with keels can't get to.
We'll just seee what happens.
Cheers,
John V.
A note about a "different transition"...from Cape
If you get a chance, try a little time in a Hobie Mirage Drive kayak, with the sail kit. These entertaining little boats are one of the main reasons I sold my Cape Dory.
I loved the Cape Dory, but the Hobies became so addictive, while "new horizons" suddenly appeared in my life. Over the last 5 years we've had our Hobies on every kind of water imaginable, in all kinds of weather, oceans, lakes, and rivers. While I couldn't imagine paddling 10 miles in a conventional kayak, 12-15 mile per day trips are practical in the Hobies (more if you use the sail).
There's a few pics and stories at my website, http://home.earthlink.net/~leinfam/index.html
These things just keep going, in incredibly rough conditions... I've even rescued (towed in) two broken down powerboats (one was a Hobie Skiff....strange coincedence)! If it gets too rough while sailing, the rig can be yanked out, rolled up, and stored on one of the paddle holders.
I still love following the Cape Dory news, and remain grateful for the good times I experienced in my own Cape Dorys (and the support from this board).
And...of course...you could carry Hobies pretty nicely on a big Cape Dory!
Best wishes, JimL
I loved the Cape Dory, but the Hobies became so addictive, while "new horizons" suddenly appeared in my life. Over the last 5 years we've had our Hobies on every kind of water imaginable, in all kinds of weather, oceans, lakes, and rivers. While I couldn't imagine paddling 10 miles in a conventional kayak, 12-15 mile per day trips are practical in the Hobies (more if you use the sail).
There's a few pics and stories at my website, http://home.earthlink.net/~leinfam/index.html
These things just keep going, in incredibly rough conditions... I've even rescued (towed in) two broken down powerboats (one was a Hobie Skiff....strange coincedence)! If it gets too rough while sailing, the rig can be yanked out, rolled up, and stored on one of the paddle holders.
I still love following the Cape Dory news, and remain grateful for the good times I experienced in my own Cape Dorys (and the support from this board).
And...of course...you could carry Hobies pretty nicely on a big Cape Dory!
Best wishes, JimL