CD 28 bowsprit questions.

Stan W. · Post by **Stan W.** » Nov 26th, '01, 09:20

Removed the bowsprit on my '79 CD 28 yesterday for repair or replacement. It is teak, 48" long, 10" wide and 1 3/4" thick. It was originally at least two pieces. The aft piece tapers to a blunt point (a large tenon) in front of the forestay attachment. This blunt point nests inside a cutout (a large mortise) in the forward piece. The two pieces are attached to one another with two lengths of threaded rod running from side to side through the joint.

The forward piece is broken and will have to be replaced. The aft piece actually is two boards (one about 7" wide and one about 3" wide) glued together, and the lamination is starting to separate.

First question: does this sound like original equipment? I think it probably was, but I'm not sure.

Second question: Should I try to repair the existing bowsprit? If not, should I try to duplicate it, or would I be better off laminating together some teak strips, say 1" or 2" wide?

Thanks for any advice.

smwheatley@capecod.net

mike mascaros · Post by **mike mascaros** » Nov 27th, '01, 15:21

Stan W. wrote: Removed the bowsprit on my '79 CD 28 yesterday for repair or replacement. It is teak, 48" long, 10" wide and 1 3/4" thick. It was originally at least two pieces. The aft piece tapers to a blunt point (a large tenon) in front of the forestay attachment. This blunt point nests inside a cutout (a large mortise) in the forward piece. The two pieces are attached to one another with two lengths of threaded rod running from side to side through the joint.

The forward piece is broken and will have to be replaced. The aft piece actually is two boards (one about 7" wide and one about 3" wide) glued together, and the lamination is starting to separate.

First question: does this sound like original equipment? I think it probably was, but I'm not sure.

Second question: Should I try to repair the existing bowsprit? If not, should I try to duplicate it, or would I be better off laminating together some teak strips, say 1" or 2" wide?

Thanks for any advice.

hi STAN W....
not al cape dorys used teak on bowsprits...mine is ash and seems to be a one piece deal...i believe other CDs used oak planks .. compinche is a 1979 30 cutter...guess some day i may have to replace it... does not seem to be worth repairing it as it is one solid rectangular plank with an anchor roller....
hope whatever you do works out...im sure others can add good advz...
cheers/mike

compinchecd30@yahoo.com

Russ Campbell · Post by **Russ Campbell** » Nov 27th, '01, 21:33

Stan, I have never heard of a bowsprit setup like you describe. I own a 77 CD 28 and mine was a solid piece of ash. I replaced it a couple of years ago when I also replaced the metal backing plate underneath it. If you have the bowsprit off I would look at this plate and now would be a good time to replace it if it needs it. You can e-mail with questions about this if you want. I constructed my own bowsprit out of teak strips glued together with West epoxy. Its a good winter project and fairly straight forward. Good Luck

Russ

Stan W. wrote: Removed the bowsprit on my '79 CD 28 yesterday for repair or replacement. It is teak, 48" long, 10" wide and 1 3/4" thick. It was originally at least two pieces. The aft piece tapers to a blunt point (a large tenon) in front of the forestay attachment. This blunt point nests inside a cutout (a large mortise) in the forward piece. The two pieces are attached to one another with two lengths of threaded rod running from side to side through the joint.

The forward piece is broken and will have to be replaced. The aft piece actually is two boards (one about 7" wide and one about 3" wide) glued together, and the lamination is starting to separate.

First question: does this sound like original equipment? I think it probably was, but I'm not sure.

Second question: Should I try to repair the existing bowsprit? If not, should I try to duplicate it, or would I be better off laminating together some teak strips, say 1" or 2" wide?

Thanks for any advice.

russ@claybycampbell.com

mike mascaros · Post by **mike mascaros** » Nov 30th, '01, 13:53

Russ Campbell wrote:
Stan, I have never heard of a bowsprit setup like you describe. I own a 77 CD 28 and mine was a solid piece of ash. I replaced it a couple of years ago when I also replaced the metal backing plate underneath it. If you have the bowsprit off I would look at this plate and now would be a good time to replace it if it needs it. You can e-mail with questions about this if you want. I constructed my own bowsprit out of teak strips glued together with West epoxy. Its a good winter project and fairly straight forward. Good Luck

Russ

Stan W. wrote: Removed the bowsprit on my '79 CD 28 yesterday for repair or replacement. It is teak, 48" long, 10" wide and 1 3/4" thick. It was originally at least two pieces. The aft piece tapers to a blunt point (a large tenon) in front of the forestay attachment. This blunt point nests inside a cutout (a large mortise) in the forward piece. The two pieces are attached to one another with two lengths of threaded rod running from side to side through the joint.

The forward piece is broken and will have to be replaced. The aft piece actually is two boards (one about 7" wide and one about 3" wide) glued together, and the lamination is starting to separate.

First question: does this sound like original equipment? I think it probably was, but I'm not sure.

Second question: Should I try to repair the existing bowsprit? If not, should I try to duplicate it, or would I be better off laminating together some teak strips, say 1" or 2" wide?

Thanks for any advice.

hi russ...
i am interested in what you done with yours...bowsprit...and is the back up plate inside the chain locker...and what did you replaced it with... stainless steel plates...soft iron...bronze and if so did you have it manufactured or been able to use materials of the shelves...
this is a good subject maybe we get others to jump into this one and
look into a problem some CD s... are in need of improvements in this area
cheers mike/compinche cd30

compinche cd30@yahoo.com

Russ Campbell · Post by **Russ Campbell** » Nov 30th, '01, 17:48

mike mascaros wrote:
Russ Campbell wrote:

Mike, The soft steel backing that almost all Cape Dory's have had eroded to a paper thin plate due to a leak through the bow pulpit. So as long as I was removing the bowsprit I decided to replace it. Also it looked as if it might have rot underneath ( which it did not ) and that the deck was getting wet ( which as it turns out it was ) I have pictures of the steel piece I replaced with a stainless one and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me. As long as the I had the bowsprit off I decided to make a teak one to replace it. If you want a more detailed explanation again please don't hesitate to email me. Good luck

Russ

mike mascaros wrote: hi russ...
i am interested in what you done with yours...bowsprit...and is the back up plate inside the chain locker...and what did you replaced it with... stainless steel plates...soft iron...bronze and if so did you have it manufactured or been able to use materials of the shelves...
this is a good subject maybe we get others to jump into this one and
look into a problem some CD s... are in need of improvements in this area
cheers mike/compinche cd30

russ@claybycampbell.com

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