Is the 33 an Offshore candidate?

[Paul D.]

I am seriously looking at a 1982 CD 33 in Wisconsin. Looks good, hull is clean and flaws are only the requisite gelcoat crazing in the decks and cabin house. The foredeck sounded out good and she has a belowdecks autopilot.

I got stuck at the chainplate construction. The bulkhead at the head did not seem tabbed to the hull and an angle-iron below the hull-deck flange spread the load and tied it into the bulkhead which seemed inserted into the liner. The motor was not accessible because the cabinet piece I had to remove was pinched tightly. (Could this be hull pinching from sitting in the cradle? The boat is on the hard for winter).

I have two questions. Would this boat be suitable for some offshore use? What are the sailing qualities, expected speeds, balance etc.?

Thanks alot, I am moving up from a beloved Typhoon.

Paul Danicic
Typhoon HORNET
#1178 MPLS



nyeme001@tc.umn.edu

[Jack and Jo Chamberlain]

We've had our Typhoon for nearly 20 years and our CD 33 for 3 1/2 years. We love them both. To answer your questions, in our opinion the 33 is an exellent boat. It sails great, balances well, in the groove at about 15-20 degrees of heel. Hull speed is 6 knots (or close to it), and on a good day with favorable current we have been known to hit 7.5 plus (GPS speed over ground). Our sailing has been on the Chesapeake Bay, but someday we hope to venture into blue water. We know the boat can do it; we're not always sure about ourselves.



jchamber@crosslink.net

[Brian]

I'm no expert, but in its size-range I can't think of a better off-shore candidate than the 33. full keel, very solid, etc.

you might want to check the cockpit core to be sure water hasn't saturated it. CD didn't void-the-core around the emergency tiller opening, and water can seep in there over time. if it's a problem, also check the steering components to be sure the iron frame below the cockpit has not rusted. anyhow, it's probably about a $2-3,000 repair, but once fixed correctly shouldn't be a problem from there on out. should it be a problem on your candidate, deduct the amount from the asking price and your fine. it shouldn't deter the sale.

as far as the engine access in the cabinet, the wood could be swollen from humidity.

Brian

[Patrick Turner]

My brother sails a CD33 out of Oriental N.C.. He has been to the bahamas and cruised around there for about 3 mos. He just recently sailed down to the Virgen Islands (just ahead of Olga) and was in 12 foot seas and 25knts a fair bit. He took the offshore route from North Carolina, heading to a point about 400nms south of Bermuda and then straight south to the VI's. He is currently makeing his way down towards the Leaward/Windward Islands and on down to Trunadad. He has nothing but good things to say about how the boat handled all conditions. I've included an email he sent along the way.

Pat

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Passage Note 5
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 11:50:46 -0800 (PST)
From: zenobia@pocketmail.com
To: <lfturner@email.unc.edu>

We lost contact with Lewanna sometime around, well, I don't really know,
you kind of loose track of the days out here, maybe Saturday. Friday
afternoon we reached our turning-south point at W67 30, N30, still with
20 knots of wind on the port beam. Conveniently, the wind clocked around
to the east-northeast so that we were still able to sail along at close
to a beam reach. The winds kept blowing strong and even built to about
25 knots with regular gusts to 30 knots through Saturday morning. When
the sun came up that day we had a bit of a surprise. Big waves had built
during the night and now we were sailing through 9-12 foot seas. The
seas were larger than you would expect given the wind strength. We soon
figured out that a storm system east of Bermuda was casting off these
big seas (the storm soon to become Tropical Storm Olga). The seas were
uncomfortable but we would rather have them than the storm that created them.

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patraick.t@attbi.com

[Michael Carroll]

I am seriously looking at a 1982 CD 33 in Wisconsin. Looks good, hull is clean and flaws are only the requisite gelcoat crazing in the decks and cabin house. The foredeck sounded out good and she has a belowdecks autopilot.

I got stuck at the chainplate construction. The bulkhead at the head did not seem tabbed to the hull and an angle-iron below the hull-deck flange spread the load and tied it into the bulkhead which seemed inserted into the liner. The motor was not accessible because the cabinet piece I had to remove was pinched tightly. (Could this be hull pinching from sitting in the cradle? The boat is on the hard for winter).

I have two questions. Would this boat be suitable for some offshore use? What are the sailing qualities, expected speeds, balance etc.?

Thanks alot, I am moving up from a beloved Typhoon.

Paul Danicic
Typhoon HORNET
#1178 MPLS

I have about 10,000 offshore miles on Sturdy Logic, my CD 33 (#88) and have been very pleased by the combination of sea worthiness and performance. In four gales nothing has broken, the worst complaint would be that it could be drier.



mcarroll51@aol.com

[mike]

I'm currently on my third annual north south, south north, east coat migration from Lake Ontario to points south of 24.

LaVida, my customized 33' cape dory sloop out performs many traditional boats i come across on these annual voyages. at the end of the day I'd take her anywhere I needed to go.

Many say it was Alberg's finest design. Very quick in light air and reef downed, a real mean,going to weather machine.

if you like traditonal boats, go for it.
mike



lavida@pocketmail.com