I am new owner of 1977 Cape Dory 27, needs work, but by end of next summer I think its going to be a beauty! Bought boat in New Bedford Ma. and had it brought down to Long Island, N.Y. Seems to sail/run great, only got one sail in before the winter.
I have two problems/questions...
1. I didn't notice until now but there is a 1' by 1' square
teak plywood piece of wood screwed in ceiling right under the mast.
Looks like it may be hiding cracks in ceiling or earlier leak.
Is this a normal/factory installed plate? Looks like thin luan/teak
plywood with screws. I am thinking of removing this plate to see what
the heck its hiding. Anyone have the same thing in ceiling head, or
any ideas??
2. Went to winterize the boat myself. Never had inboard before and
got thru most of procedure - did head, water tank, sink pump, etc.
I was told to run engine and then drain oil and change it. Ran engine
and tried to pump oil out thru filler with small hand pump that came with boat, big mistake.... couldn't get any oil out. Then like jerk,
I started engine to begin to pump in antifreeze. Forgot to replace
oil dipstick. Inside got totally sprayed with oil dots (nice and black). I got those cleaned up and finally thought disaster was over
until I went on deck - oil dots all over topsides (under mainsail and
cover). I tried soap and water, then comet, nothing seems to work on
chauky old topsides. Does anyone know anyway to get oil spots off???
Boat looks like black spotted ink test, hope owning a boat gets better than this. Any help would be appreciated.
robertkenney@hotmail.com
new owner-needs help
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Duncan Maio
Re: new owner-needs help
The stock fitting under the mast is a small, round access panel (teak on my 1977 CD27) for access to the mast wiring. The plywood may be covering a larger hole made for a repair - definitely check it out.robert kenney wrote: 1. I didn't notice until now but there is a 1' by 1' square
teak plywood piece of wood screwed in ceiling right under the mast.
My best suggestion would be an emulsifying cleaner - like Simple Green or Spic 'n Span - followed by Soft Scrub with Bleach, if necessary. On & Off, which is an acid-based cleaner, will also work, but is much nastier stuff.robert kenney wrote: 2. Does anyone know anyway to get oil spots off???
BTW, my CD27 has an oil drain tube on the port side, at the aft end of the engine/forward end of the transmission (it is easier to get to through the cockpit locker. I use a vacuum-type pump to drain the oil.
Sailing a vintage CD27 does get better.
Duncan Maio
s/v Remedy
CD27 #37
Bristol, RI
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sam
Re: new owner-needs help
hope owning a boat gets better than this.
Take heart it gets better. My first boat was a 10 footer. First sail out I ran it into a tree branch overhanging the water and dismasted the boat. That was 28 years ago and I have been a sail boat owner ever since. It gets better but if you get larger boats, like most of us do, it will not get cheaper!
Take heart it gets better. My first boat was a 10 footer. First sail out I ran it into a tree branch overhanging the water and dismasted the boat. That was 28 years ago and I have been a sail boat owner ever since. It gets better but if you get larger boats, like most of us do, it will not get cheaper!
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Harvey Wilson
Re: new owner-needs help
w: until I went on deck - oil dots all over topsides (under mainsail and
Harvey/Ga
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Try Peal Products BC (bilge cleaner) available at WM or Boat/US. it takes out oil stains on clthes nicely by spotting BC on the stain, then washing normally. Try this on the deck stains and mainsail cover.robert kenney wrote: cover). I tried soap and water, then comet, nothing seems to work
Harvey/Ga
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Richard Kinsman
Re: new owner-needs help
Too bad the boat isn't still in New Bedford, as my summer mooring is the next harbor down in Padanaram and I'd be happy to give a shot at helping. Black spots....fiberglass is delicate, esp topsides. You might try green palmolive.....works wonders on lots of stuff with elbow grease.
I had never owned a sailboat and my first and only is a 30 footer. Once you watch someone...and take notes.... the typical diesel and fresh water cooling, plumbing, and head winterizing can be done in two hours or less. I don't bother with dip stick or oil pumps to change the oil. After warming the engine, I drop the bottom drain plug after making catch bowls to recover oil and make sure it doesn't overflow from the engine holding bed. Once the oil is drained and refilled, you can change the oil and two fuel filters, bleed injectors, restart engine, and replace raw sea water with antifreeze from a bucket. Be good to the environment and catch any antifreeze before it exhausts to the ground. Other details....like stuffing oily rag in breather element and 'fogging the engine'and algae fighters in the fuel tank.....but I can tell you....I'm no expert and my diesel has run like a dream for ten years and the amount of repairs and work needed to keep her sailing and in bristol condition has been minimal. You're in for some wonderful times.
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I had never owned a sailboat and my first and only is a 30 footer. Once you watch someone...and take notes.... the typical diesel and fresh water cooling, plumbing, and head winterizing can be done in two hours or less. I don't bother with dip stick or oil pumps to change the oil. After warming the engine, I drop the bottom drain plug after making catch bowls to recover oil and make sure it doesn't overflow from the engine holding bed. Once the oil is drained and refilled, you can change the oil and two fuel filters, bleed injectors, restart engine, and replace raw sea water with antifreeze from a bucket. Be good to the environment and catch any antifreeze before it exhausts to the ground. Other details....like stuffing oily rag in breather element and 'fogging the engine'and algae fighters in the fuel tank.....but I can tell you....I'm no expert and my diesel has run like a dream for ten years and the amount of repairs and work needed to keep her sailing and in bristol condition has been minimal. You're in for some wonderful times.
Kinship1@webtv.net