Can anyone confirm or deny that at one point the Typhoon was built with a bowsprit?
This is Hull No. 5 landlocked in NH.
I've got Hull No. 6. A lot of similar details, but that bowsprit arrangement!
Not mine, but the one just before mine. Hull No. 5 !!
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HullNo.6-Stephen
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Re: Not mine, but the one just before mine. Hull No. 5 !!
Without a photo of the bow stem, I could only guess someone thought theyHullNo.6-Stephen wrote:Can anyone confirm or deny that at one point the Typhoon was built with a bowsprit?
This is Hull No. 5 landlocked in NH.
I've got Hull No. 6. A lot of similar details, but that bowsprit arrangement!
knew more about naval architecture than Carl Alberg and added it???
It's also very possible the boat is "quite similar" to a Typhoon, but not really a Typhoon?
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Re: Not mine, but the one just before mine. Hull No. 5 !!
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Ben Miller
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Re: Not mine, but the one just before mine. Hull No. 5 !!
Interesting! I'm not a Cape Dory historian, but that nameplate does appear legit. I'm not sure about the bowsprit. In the photo, it looks like the forestay still attaches to the bow in the normal location (compared to a Typhoon without a bowsprit) so it appears to be either decorative or for some anchor-related purpose. Possibly added after manufacture by a later owner, although that would have taken some heavy modification of the bow casting, assuming it was the same as later models.
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Re: Not mine, but the one just before mine. Hull No. 5 !!
Yes it is a very early Typhoon but that hot mess on the bow is definitely not original, Steve
Re: Not mine, but the one just before mine. Hull No. 5 !!
What is that circular thing on the front of the bow sprit? I'm struggling to understand what it is used for but appears to be the purpose of the bow sprit being added.
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Ben Miller
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Re: Not mine, but the one just before mine. Hull No. 5 !!
Looks like a water ski tow hook. What it's doing there, I have no idea!
https://greenbayprop.com/media/water-sk ... 442412811/
https://greenbayprop.com/media/water-sk ... 442412811/
Re: Not mine, but the one just before mine. Hull No. 5 !!
Maybe for mooring or pulling onto the trailerBen Miller wrote:Looks like a water ski tow hook. What it's doing there, I have no idea!
https://greenbayprop.com/media/water-sk ... 442412811/
-michael & Toni CDSOA #789
s/v KAYLA CD28 #318
2012 FLSTC Heritage Classic
Niceville FL
+30° 30' 24.60", -86° 26' 32.10"
"Just because it worked, doesn't mean it works." -me
No shirt + No shorts = No problem!
s/v KAYLA CD28 #318
2012 FLSTC Heritage Classic
Niceville FL
+30° 30' 24.60", -86° 26' 32.10"
"Just because it worked, doesn't mean it works." -me
No shirt + No shorts = No problem!
Re: Not mine, but the one just before mine. Hull No. 5 !!
Looks like Spinnaker attachment
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