Intrepid 9M Owner's Manual/copy sought

[Michael Abramson]

Hi All,

I'm new to the board, but I can see it is a great resource for all CD lovers. Many thanks for offering this service. Nicely done, too!

I've owned Peace, Intrepid 9M #37, for over 8 years. She is a great
sailing boat and "every bit a Cape Dory" in Dave Perry's words. I
just attended the Robinhood event on my brother Dean's CD 25D out
of Yarmouth, Me. and it was a real treat to meet other fans and tour
the Robinhood facility. The Robinhood 36 is of course a somewhat
upgraded CD 36, with Harken hardware and some interior customization.
I heard unofficially the boat under construction was for singer Dan
Fogelberg, and it was very nice with extra white paneling to brighten
up the interior. Dean and I had a great sail home in the rain , wind,
and swells and enjoyed powering past the bigger CD 30 and 36 leaving
ahead of us with the Yanmar one cylinder pumping away. I'm sure
there will be some other reports on this event to follow. Thanks to
all who organized this gathering.

Although I have an 83 CD owner's manual, it does not list the Intrepids. My boat was built in 79, and apparently only about 60
were built. CD obtained the hulls from Grampion in Canada, but built
the interiors and fitted hardware to CD specs. The longer WL length
gives the 9M a higher hull speed than the CD 30, its closest sister
ship. All of the through-hulls are Spartan, the rigging is Shaefer,
and the interior is fully dressed out, even with ash ceiling, so it
is no stripped down "performance" cruiser. Unlike regular CDs, the
9M has a bolt-on lead fin keel, which is probably a more expensive
keel than the encapsulated type. My boat is very shallow draft (3'6")
which on the Chesapeake is a great advantage. By searching the old
posts on Intrepids, I see some comments about this boat being tender,
but I don't agree. My boat loves the wind and it is hard to bury the
rail. Since shoal draft boats sometimes are fitted with shorter rigs,
I can't say if that contributes to her stability. I'd like to hear
from other 9M owners on this subject.

These boats were built as a "performance cruiser" to reach different
boat buyers than CD traditionalists. A few compromises were made in
hardware specification, such as aluminum rectangular opening ports (8)
and single lifelines instead of dual. But the interiors are pure
CD and very high quality for a production boat. My boat has the
ubiquitous MD7A/B, which despite needing a rebuild (according to the
engine surveyor when I bought her 8 years ago!) still starts readily
only smokes a little, and powers well in most situations.

I have some original sales literature stashed somewhere, and it might
be nice to see Intrepid sail and floor plans added to the site. If others are interested, let me know and I'll get it to the webmaster.

If anyone has an Intrepid manual, I'll be happy to pay costs of copying. Would also like to meet other CD owners on the southern
Bay.

Michael Abramson
"Peace"
Intrepid 9M #37
Wormley Creek Marina on York River
Yorktown, Va.
(757) 898 0892 (lv msg)



mabramson@widomaker.com

[John Dupras]

Michael,
Hi - saw your post and wanted to let you know that there is another 9M owner out there. I own Mariah, hull number 34 sailing out of Puget Sound. I am new to sailing and have only owned her for about 6 months, but love the boat. I have an owners manual ( at least i think it is, more like a sale type brochure),and would be glad to copy it and send it to you. Let me know where to send it. Love the boat, though I wish it had more storage space.
John

Hi All,

I'm new to the board, but I can see it is a great resource for all CD lovers. Many thanks for offering this service. Nicely done, too!

I've owned Peace, Intrepid 9M #37, for over 8 years. She is a great
sailing boat and "every bit a Cape Dory" in Dave Perry's words. I
just attended the Robinhood event on my brother Dean's CD 25D out
of Yarmouth, Me. and it was a real treat to meet other fans and tour
the Robinhood facility. The Robinhood 36 is of course a somewhat
upgraded CD 36, with Harken hardware and some interior customization.
I heard unofficially the boat under construction was for singer Dan
Fogelberg, and it was very nice with extra white paneling to brighten
up the interior. Dean and I had a great sail home in the rain , wind,
and swells and enjoyed powering past the bigger CD 30 and 36 leaving
ahead of us with the Yanmar one cylinder pumping away. I'm sure
there will be some other reports on this event to follow. Thanks to
all who organized this gathering.

Although I have an 83 CD owner's manual, it does not list the Intrepids. My boat was built in 79, and apparently only about 60
were built. CD obtained the hulls from Grampion in Canada, but built
the interiors and fitted hardware to CD specs. The longer WL length
gives the 9M a higher hull speed than the CD 30, its closest sister
ship. All of the through-hulls are Spartan, the rigging is Shaefer,
and the interior is fully dressed out, even with ash ceiling, so it
is no stripped down "performance" cruiser. Unlike regular CDs, the
9M has a bolt-on lead fin keel, which is probably a more expensive
keel than the encapsulated type. My boat is very shallow draft (3'6")
which on the Chesapeake is a great advantage. By searching the old
posts on Intrepids, I see some comments about this boat being tender,
but I don't agree. My boat loves the wind and it is hard to bury the
rail. Since shoal draft boats sometimes are fitted with shorter rigs,
I can't say if that contributes to her stability. I'd like to hear
from other 9M owners on this subject.

These boats were built as a "performance cruiser" to reach different
boat buyers than CD traditionalists. A few compromises were made in
hardware specification, such as aluminum rectangular opening ports (8)
and single lifelines instead of dual. But the interiors are pure
CD and very high quality for a production boat. My boat has the
ubiquitous MD7A/B, which despite needing a rebuild (according to the
engine surveyor when I bought her 8 years ago!) still starts readily
only smokes a little, and powers well in most situations.

I have some original sales literature stashed somewhere, and it might
be nice to see Intrepid sail and floor plans added to the site. If others are interested, let me know and I'll get it to the webmaster.

If anyone has an Intrepid manual, I'll be happy to pay costs of copying. Would also like to meet other CD owners on the southern
Bay.

Michael Abramson
"Peace"
Intrepid 9M #37
Wormley Creek Marina on York River
Yorktown, Va.
(757) 898 0892 (lv msg)

jdupras@wdcorp.com

[Michael Abramson]

Hi John,
Herb Lima at Robinhood has found a copy of the actual manual for 9M
and 35' Intrepids, and is sending me a copy. I'll return the favor
by making an extra copy for you after I get it. This has all the
specs, plus commissioning check-list and hardware suppliers, as well
as systems and operational details. If similar to my 83 CD manual,
it should 20-30 pages of useful info. Send me your snail mail address in the next week or so. Have fun with your boat!
Michael

Michael,
Hi - saw your post and wanted to let you know that there is another 9M owner out there. I own Mariah, hull number 34 sailing out of Puget Sound. I am new to sailing and have only owned her for about 6 months, but love the boat. I have an owners manual ( at least i think it is, more like a sale type brochure),and would be glad to copy it and send it to you. Let me know where to send it. Love the boat, though I wish it had more storage space.
John

Hi All,

I'm new to the board, but I can see it is a great resource for all CD lovers. Many thanks for offering this service. Nicely done, too!

I've owned Peace, Intrepid 9M #37, for over 8 years. She is a great
sailing boat and "every bit a Cape Dory" in Dave Perry's words. I
just attended the Robinhood event on my brother Dean's CD 25D out
of Yarmouth, Me. and it was a real treat to meet other fans and tour
the Robinhood facility. The Robinhood 36 is of course a somewhat
upgraded CD 36, with Harken hardware and some interior customization.
I heard unofficially the boat under construction was for singer Dan
Fogelberg, and it was very nice with extra white paneling to brighten
up the interior. Dean and I had a great sail home in the rain , wind,
and swells and enjoyed powering past the bigger CD 30 and 36 leaving
ahead of us with the Yanmar one cylinder pumping away. I'm sure
there will be some other reports on this event to follow. Thanks to
all who organized this gathering.

Although I have an 83 CD owner's manual, it does not list the Intrepids. My boat was built in 79, and apparently only about 60
were built. CD obtained the hulls from Grampion in Canada, but built
the interiors and fitted hardware to CD specs. The longer WL length
gives the 9M a higher hull speed than the CD 30, its closest sister
ship. All of the through-hulls are Spartan, the rigging is Shaefer,
and the interior is fully dressed out, even with ash ceiling, so it
is no stripped down "performance" cruiser. Unlike regular CDs, the
9M has a bolt-on lead fin keel, which is probably a more expensive
keel than the encapsulated type. My boat is very shallow draft (3'6")
which on the Chesapeake is a great advantage. By searching the old
posts on Intrepids, I see some comments about this boat being tender,
but I don't agree. My boat loves the wind and it is hard to bury the
rail. Since shoal draft boats sometimes are fitted with shorter rigs,
I can't say if that contributes to her stability. I'd like to hear
from other 9M owners on this subject.

These boats were built as a "performance cruiser" to reach different
boat buyers than CD traditionalists. A few compromises were made in
hardware specification, such as aluminum rectangular opening ports (8)
and single lifelines instead of dual. But the interiors are pure
CD and very high quality for a production boat. My boat has the
ubiquitous MD7A/B, which despite needing a rebuild (according to the
engine surveyor when I bought her 8 years ago!) still starts readily
only smokes a little, and powers well in most situations.

I have some original sales literature stashed somewhere, and it might
be nice to see Intrepid sail and floor plans added to the site. If others are interested, let me know and I'll get it to the webmaster.

If anyone has an Intrepid manual, I'll be happy to pay costs of copying. Would also like to meet other CD owners on the southern
Bay.

Michael Abramson
"Peace"
Intrepid 9M #37
Wormley Creek Marina on York River
Yorktown, Va.
(757) 898 0892 (lv msg)

mabramson@widomaker.com