I have recently learned about this boat and would be interested in hearing how she handles heavy weather, how she handles over all, and general impressions. I have never seen one, but am interested in purchasing one. I live along Lake Superior; a great place to sail, but with very varaible winds, and known for fickle weather. If anyone has taken any long cruises, I'd love to hear about what this boat can do! Thanks . John Wood
woody@boreal.org
Cape Dory 25
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Jerry Hammernik
Re: Cape Dory 25
John,
I had a CD25 for 20 years and I highly recommend the boat. Like all Cape Dories she'll probably take more than her crew will. The 25 has one of the prettiest sheer lines of any boat. They are well built and suitable for cruising if you don't need every luxury known to man! I'm not sure what your definition of a long cruise is, but I went out for as long as two weeks and enjoyed it a lot. The 25 is a good sailor and is solidly built. The newer models had improvements that are worth looking into, including the bronze ports that really dress up the boat.
Jerry Hammernik
CD 28 Lion's Paw #341
dauntles@execpc.com
I had a CD25 for 20 years and I highly recommend the boat. Like all Cape Dories she'll probably take more than her crew will. The 25 has one of the prettiest sheer lines of any boat. They are well built and suitable for cruising if you don't need every luxury known to man! I'm not sure what your definition of a long cruise is, but I went out for as long as two weeks and enjoyed it a lot. The 25 is a good sailor and is solidly built. The newer models had improvements that are worth looking into, including the bronze ports that really dress up the boat.
Jerry Hammernik
CD 28 Lion's Paw #341
John Wood wrote: I have recently learned about this boat and would be interested in hearing how she handles heavy weather, how she handles over all, and general impressions. I have never seen one, but am interested in purchasing one. I live along Lake Superior; a great place to sail, but with very varaible winds, and known for fickle weather. If anyone has taken any long cruises, I'd love to hear about what this boat can do! Thanks . John Wood
dauntles@execpc.com
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Ron Musk
Re: Cape Dory 25
John, I would concur with Mr. Hammernik's comments about the 25 having had sailed one for four years before moving to a CD30.The boat can get small with 2 or more aboard for extended periods.Can also be a wet sail to windward in chop with so little freeboard but overall a terrific and seaworthy small sailor.Best of luck.Jerry Hammernik wrote: John,
I had a CD25 for 20 years and I highly recommend the boat. Like all Cape Dories she'll probably take more than her crew will. The 25 has one of the prettiest sheer lines of any boat. They are well built and suitable for cruising if you don't need every luxury known to man! I'm not sure what your definition of a long cruise is, but I went out for as long as two weeks and enjoyed it a lot. The 25 is a good sailor and is solidly built. The newer models had improvements that are worth looking into, including the bronze ports that really dress up the boat.
Jerry Hammernik
CD 28 Lion's Paw #341
John Wood wrote: I have recently learned about this boat and would be interested in hearing how she handles heavy weather, how she handles over all, and general impressions. I have never seen one, but am interested in purchasing one. I live along Lake Superior; a great place to sail, but with very varaible winds, and known for fickle weather. If anyone has taken any long cruises, I'd love to hear about what this boat can do! Thanks . John Wood
Ron Musk
CD30 #42"R&R"
ccerre@massed.net
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Bruce Bett
Re: Cape Dory 25
John
Just a brief addition of a local note. My little brother sailed a Cape Dory 25 out of Marquette on lake Superior for a number years. He took it on several fairly extencive cruises including to Isle Royal and Batchawana Bay on the Canadian shore north of Sault Sainte Marie. He loved the boat but got the boat owners disease and bought an Alberg 35.
Bruce Bett
Sostenuto
CD25 #496
bettb@macomb.cc.mi.us
Just a brief addition of a local note. My little brother sailed a Cape Dory 25 out of Marquette on lake Superior for a number years. He took it on several fairly extencive cruises including to Isle Royal and Batchawana Bay on the Canadian shore north of Sault Sainte Marie. He loved the boat but got the boat owners disease and bought an Alberg 35.
Bruce Bett
Sostenuto
CD25 #496
John Wood wrote: I have recently learned about this boat and would be interested in hearing how she handles heavy weather, how she handles over all, and general impressions. I have never seen one, but am interested in purchasing one. I live along Lake Superior; a great place to sail, but with very varaible winds, and known for fickle weather. If anyone has taken any long cruises, I'd love to hear about what this boat can do! Thanks . John Wood
bettb@macomb.cc.mi.us
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Dave
Re: Cape Dory 25
John,John Wood wrote: I have recently learned about this boat and would be interested in hearing how she handles heavy weather, how she handles over all, and general impressions. I have never seen one, but am interested in purchasing one. I live along Lake Superior; a great place to sail, but with very varaible winds, and known for fickle weather. If anyone has taken any long cruises, I'd love to hear about what this boat can do! Thanks . John Wood
I purchased a 25 this past spring. The reason I chose the CD was because I wanted something that was going to be able to take some wind. This past summer i had her in all kinds of weather. She likes it the best at about 12-18 knots. Where I have here it's pretty protected and i stay pretty dry, but Ron was right about it being wet. If you do get one, make sure she has a roler furling on her. There were several times this summer of just running under the genua with about five wraps on her, moving at about 6 knots and having the spray blow over the bow. From what I found she'll heal over about 30 - 35 degrees and stay there. Only once did we get water in the cockpit. The only other thing that I would consider is how big you are. If your over 6' I would think you'll have a difficult time using the head and just getting around inside. Head room is somewhere around 5'5". The v-bearths are long enough for you in the main cabin, but forward they are only about 5'10" long or so. Well, Good luck and I hope you find a boat you love.
Dave
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Vic Seefeldt
Re: Cape Dory 25
I’m enjoying the discussions about the CD25’s and have a few questions of my own.
CD25’s have a mast step not a compression post like the CD25D’s. I haven’t heard of deformation or the need to rebuild the areas. (One posting described pronounced cracks on the top of the foreword deck, but didn’t receive any replies.) Has this problem occurring on CD25s?
Water penetration of deck core material resulting in soft spots on decks has been discussed on many plastic classics including Cape Dory’s, but I don’t recall any postings about this occurring on CD25s. Sounds to good to be true, is it?
How much does the mast of a CD25 weigh? I’ve read postings on raising and lowering the mast – the actual weight would be helpful information.
Finally, the most direct route from Marquette, MI to Isle Royal is to proceed directly across Lake Superior from the Kewenaw Peninsula. Was that the course? If the CD25 can safely cross 50 or so miles of open water on Lake Superior can it be safely sailed across any of the Great Lakes? Thanks.
CD25’s have a mast step not a compression post like the CD25D’s. I haven’t heard of deformation or the need to rebuild the areas. (One posting described pronounced cracks on the top of the foreword deck, but didn’t receive any replies.) Has this problem occurring on CD25s?
Water penetration of deck core material resulting in soft spots on decks has been discussed on many plastic classics including Cape Dory’s, but I don’t recall any postings about this occurring on CD25s. Sounds to good to be true, is it?
How much does the mast of a CD25 weigh? I’ve read postings on raising and lowering the mast – the actual weight would be helpful information.
Finally, the most direct route from Marquette, MI to Isle Royal is to proceed directly across Lake Superior from the Kewenaw Peninsula. Was that the course? If the CD25 can safely cross 50 or so miles of open water on Lake Superior can it be safely sailed across any of the Great Lakes? Thanks.
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Bruce Bett
Re: Cape Dory 25
Vic:
The CD25's mast is stepped on deck with no compression post. It is located between the two bulkheads separating the head from the saloon and the vberth. There is a thick chunk of steel glassed into the cabin top below the mast step. There have been several reports of the aft bulkhead port side working loose on the CD25's. These need to be secured!
Most of crazing on Sostenuto is around the deck house and in corners around the cockpit seats. I don't think it's particularly serious. CD 25s can and do develop soft decks. I think it's more a matter of keeping good seals around deck hardware then crazing, but as I haven’t had those problems on my boat I'm hardly an expert.
Yes you can sail a CD25 from Copper Harbor on the Kewenaw to Rock Harbor on Isle Royal. My brother and his wife did it. These little boats are wonderful lake cruisers! I do of course advise discretion. Wreak diving is also a hot sport on the Great Lakes!
Bruce Bett
Sostenuto
CD25 #496
bettb@macomb.cc.mi.us
The CD25's mast is stepped on deck with no compression post. It is located between the two bulkheads separating the head from the saloon and the vberth. There is a thick chunk of steel glassed into the cabin top below the mast step. There have been several reports of the aft bulkhead port side working loose on the CD25's. These need to be secured!
Most of crazing on Sostenuto is around the deck house and in corners around the cockpit seats. I don't think it's particularly serious. CD 25s can and do develop soft decks. I think it's more a matter of keeping good seals around deck hardware then crazing, but as I haven’t had those problems on my boat I'm hardly an expert.
Yes you can sail a CD25 from Copper Harbor on the Kewenaw to Rock Harbor on Isle Royal. My brother and his wife did it. These little boats are wonderful lake cruisers! I do of course advise discretion. Wreak diving is also a hot sport on the Great Lakes!
Bruce Bett
Sostenuto
CD25 #496
Vic Seefeldt wrote: I’m enjoying the discussions about the CD25’s and have a few questions of my own.
CD25’s have a mast step not a compression post like the CD25D’s. I haven’t heard of deformation or the need to rebuild the areas. (One posting described pronounced cracks on the top of the foreword deck, but didn’t receive any replies.) Has this problem occurring on CD25s?
Water penetration of deck core material resulting in soft spots on decks has been discussed on many plastic classics including Cape Dory’s, but I don’t recall any postings about this occurring on CD25s. Sounds to good to be true, is it?
How much does the mast of a CD25 weigh? I’ve read postings on raising and lowering the mast – the actual weight would be helpful information.
Finally, the most direct route from Marquette, MI to Isle Royal is to proceed directly across Lake Superior from the Kewenaw Peninsula. Was that the course? If the CD25 can safely cross 50 or so miles of open water on Lake Superior can it be safely sailed across any of the Great Lakes? Thanks.
bettb@macomb.cc.mi.us