CD30 Cockpit

[Jerry J Commisso]

I own a 1980 CD30 Cutter Hull #141 with pedestal wheel steering. My seats wrap completely around the cockpit so I am able to sit directly behind the wheel while sailing the boat. I have not seen another CD30 with the same arrangement. The boats I've seen have seats only on the sides of the cockpit nothing at the stern. Does anyone know which other production years these wrap around seats were used?
Thanks,
Jerry J Commisso
CD30c
CHELSEA ROSE



liasboat@aol.com

[Ron Musk]

I own a 1980 CD30 Cutter Hull #141 with pedestal wheel steering. My seats wrap completely around the cockpit so I am able to sit directly behind the wheel while sailing the boat. I have not seen another CD30 with the same arrangement. The boats I've seen have seats only on the sides of the cockpit nothing at the stern. Does anyone know which other production years these wrap around seats were used?
Thanks,
Jerry J Commisso
CD30c
CHELSEA ROSE

Jerry,We have a 1977 CD30 that we are converting to pedestal steering.This made it necessary to glass in the hole in the stern cockpit wall where the worm drive came through.It does shorten up the cockpit a bit.How far forward is your pedestal? I haven't seen a CD30 without the wrap around seats you describe,most had the worm drive unit with the teak box at the center of the stern and a small seat area to either side.Thanks.
Ron Musk
s/v"R&R"
CD30 #42



ccerre@massed.net

[LEN]

jerry

the CD 31 has cockpit seats on all four sides

len



MD.FREL@NWH.ORG

[Jerry J Commisso]

Ron, The distance from the wood at the stern of the cockpit to the wheel not the pedestal is 30". I am not positive but I believe that all boats 1980 and newer had pedestal steering. Not the worm drive type.
Jerry J Commisso
CD30c
CHELSEA ROSE

I own a 1980 CD30 Cutter Hull #141 with pedestal wheel steering. My seats wrap completely around the cockpit so I am able to sit directly behind the wheel while sailing the boat. I have not seen another CD30 with the same arrangement. The boats I've seen have seats only on the sides of the cockpit nothing at the stern. Does anyone know which other production years these wrap around seats were used?
Thanks,
Jerry J Commisso
CD30c
CHELSEA ROSE

Jerry,We have a 1977 CD30 that we are converting to pedestal steering.This made it necessary to glass in the hole in the stern cockpit wall where the worm drive came through.It does shorten up the cockpit a bit.How far forward is your pedestal? I haven't seen a CD30 without the wrap around seats you describe,most had the worm drive unit with the teak box at the center of the stern and a small seat area to either side.Thanks.
Ron Musk
s/v"R&R"
CD30 #42

liasboat@aol.com

[Jon Larson]

Jerry, I had a friend with a 1980 CD30 cutter like yours, and his cockpit was like yours. I had a 1981 CD30, Hull #183 and my cockpit was changed to the side seat only arrangement. I believe Cape Dory made the change when they discontinued the Ketch option, and it sure appears that was sometime around the introduction of the 1981 model.

Jon

I own a 1980 CD30 Cutter Hull #141 with pedestal wheel steering. My seats wrap completely around the cockpit so I am able to sit directly behind the wheel while sailing the boat. I have not seen another CD30 with the same arrangement. The boats I've seen have seats only on the sides of the cockpit nothing at the stern. Does anyone know which other production years these wrap around seats were used?
Thanks,
Jerry J Commisso
CD30c
CHELSEA ROSE

jon9@coastalnet.com