Cape Dory 25

[Andrew]

Does anyone know where the center of gravity of a CD25 is? I have been searching books, manuals, and websites and have not found it.



andrewtmiller@eaton.com

[Second Wind]

Does anyone know where the center of gravity of a CD25 is? I have been searching books, manuals, and websites and have not found it.

This is probably only peculiar to me, but as I get older the center of gravity in my boat is usually where I'm sitting.



jfsjr@aol.com

[JimL]

When I bought my boat, she was too far back on the trailer. After I got her home, I put a 4"x4" block of oak on my 3-ton floor jack and raised her straight up. I then used a "come along" to pull the trailer back underneath her. I found she would stand on the 4x4, on the jack, without touching the trailer. Look at the first picture on my website.....the oak block was placed between the two axles, between about the 3rd and 4th keel roller on trailer, when I jacked the boat up. I think the pic will help you understand about where the fore-aft CG is. The bottom of the keel is very flat, and on several occasions I had the boat standing on the trailer with all the supports lowered.....only the trailer winch bow eye hooked up (not even that while I was moving the trailer under the boat).

Hope this helps, regards, JimL



leinfam@earthlink.net

[Sir Issac Newton]

Located in H2O.. I surmise it to be the beam length center at the waterline.

Class dismissed !

s/v Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

Does anyone know where the center of gravity of a CD25 is? I have been searching books, manuals, and websites and have not found it.

Olditaly@roman.com