Well the deal is finally complete and I am the proud owner of a 1974 CD25! This is my first "big" boat and I am really excited about getting the boat ready and of course that first sail. Thank you to EVERYONE on this board for all the help with my questions. This board, as many have mentioned before, is a HUGE resource. Thanks again.
Kevin Dreese
New CD25 Owner!
Moderator: Jim Walsh
New CD25 Owner!
"Life begins at 2 knots."
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Dick Barthel
- Posts: 901
- Joined: Feb 5th, '05, 10:29
- Location: Dream Weaver, CD25D, Noank, CT
Congrats Kevin
Kevin,
Welcome aboard and be sure to keep us all posted on your early experiences.
Dick
Welcome aboard and be sure to keep us all posted on your early experiences.
Dick
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Carl Thunberg
- Posts: 1305
- Joined: Nov 21st, '05, 08:20
- Location: CD28 Cruiser "Loon" Poorhouse Cove, ME
Congratulations!
Kevin,
You'll love your CD25. She's a blast to sail! Take care of her, and she'll bring you back safely every time.
Carl
You'll love your CD25. She's a blast to sail! Take care of her, and she'll bring you back safely every time.
Carl
CDSOA Commodore - Member No. 725
"The more I expand the island of my knowledge, the more I expand the shoreline of my wonder"
Sir Isaac Newton
"The more I expand the island of my knowledge, the more I expand the shoreline of my wonder"
Sir Isaac Newton
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Oswego John
- Posts: 3535
- Joined: Feb 5th, '05, 20:42
- Location: '66 Typhoon "Grace", Hull # 42, Schooner "Ontario", CD 85D Hull #1
New Boat
Kevin,
Here's a warm welcome to the Cape Dory World. We wish you many pleasant sailing experiences in the coming days and seasons to follow.
O J
Here's a warm welcome to the Cape Dory World. We wish you many pleasant sailing experiences in the coming days and seasons to follow.
O J
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Dean Abramson
- Posts: 1483
- Joined: Jul 5th, '05, 11:23
- Location: CD 31 "Loda May"
Sail on!
Congratulations on the new boat. You will never regret buying a Cape Dory, and joining this fellowship of owners.
Enjoy!
Dean
Enjoy!
Dean
Dean Abramson
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine
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MarcMcCarron
- Posts: 101
- Joined: Feb 9th, '07, 11:22
- Location: CAPE DORY 30 KETCH - CLEONA
CD-25
Had one, great boat!
She was fun to sail with a spinnaker (asymmetrical with pole and sock).
The engine in the box was a bad idea.
Watch out for pox.
She works well with an autohelm (tracks well)
for sleeping, if you are one person or a couple, an inflatable
double bed is comfortable in the middle of the cabin - bridge
the center isle with plywood and you have wonderful bed at
anchor. Use the Vee for storage.
She was fun to sail with a spinnaker (asymmetrical with pole and sock).
The engine in the box was a bad idea.
Watch out for pox.
She works well with an autohelm (tracks well)
for sleeping, if you are one person or a couple, an inflatable
double bed is comfortable in the middle of the cabin - bridge
the center isle with plywood and you have wonderful bed at
anchor. Use the Vee for storage.
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MARC MCCARRON
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MarcMcCarron
- Posts: 101
- Joined: Feb 9th, '07, 11:22
- Location: CAPE DORY 30 KETCH - CLEONA
good luck with your boat
good luck with your boat
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MARC MCCARRON
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Neil Gordon
- Posts: 4367
- Joined: Feb 5th, '05, 17:25
- Location: s/v LIQUIDITY, CD28. We sail from Marina Bay on Boston Harbor. Try us on channel 9.
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Re: CD-25
Funny. I'm thinking a bed anchor would be important if, for example, you had a tendency to take a nap in your dinghy while the tide was going out.MarcMcCarron wrote:... and you have wonderful bed
anchor.
Fair winds, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
CDSOA member #698
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
CDSOA member #698
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Oswego John
- Posts: 3535
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- Location: '66 Typhoon "Grace", Hull # 42, Schooner "Ontario", CD 85D Hull #1
BED ANCHOR
Neil,
Some day soon, well, one of these fine days, I'm going to take life seriously and find out how to send in photos with my posts.
If that day ever comes, I will send in a picture of a BED ANCHOR. It is of a flower bed with an old navy anchor leaning on it's side in the center.
Rising above all of this are three flagpoles. The tallest one in the center is for the Red, White and Blue, the flag of our country. The other two proudly bear a Service Colors and the Black MIA memento.
Just another twist of this convoluted path we travel on, called life.
O J
Some day soon, well, one of these fine days, I'm going to take life seriously and find out how to send in photos with my posts.
If that day ever comes, I will send in a picture of a BED ANCHOR. It is of a flower bed with an old navy anchor leaning on it's side in the center.
Rising above all of this are three flagpoles. The tallest one in the center is for the Red, White and Blue, the flag of our country. The other two proudly bear a Service Colors and the Black MIA memento.
Just another twist of this convoluted path we travel on, called life.
O J
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Neil Gordon
- Posts: 4367
- Joined: Feb 5th, '05, 17:25
- Location: s/v LIQUIDITY, CD28. We sail from Marina Bay on Boston Harbor. Try us on channel 9.
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Re: BED ANCHOR
There does seem a fondness for old anchors and putting them on display. I suppose we're not likely to see gardens with Lewmar Claws and Danforths, though.Oswego John wrote:It is of a flower bed with an old navy anchor leaning on it's side in the center.
Fair winds, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
CDSOA member #698
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
CDSOA member #698
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Wayne Brown
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Feb 5th, '05, 21:02
- Location: '83 CD-27 Whisper, Stuart, Fl.Wayne
CD-25
We purchases a CD-25 in 79 and just loved her. She made several passages across Lake Michigan and quite a few overnights along the lake, all with my wife and two kids, except one.
Question? How many people can a
CD-25 sleep. One memoral overnight involved another family of four. Total eight people. It didn't start out that way, but. With all aboard we anchored out on the boat to watch a fourth of July fireworks display. After the display it was so beautiful on the lake we went for a sail. It was late when we got back so you guessed it, we decided to stay aboard. Two adults in the V- berth, two adults in the settee berths, two early teen boys in the cockpit and two sub teen girls on the salon floor. All went well until a early morning shower drove everyone inside. Oh, to be young again.
Question? How many people can a
CD-25 sleep. One memoral overnight involved another family of four. Total eight people. It didn't start out that way, but. With all aboard we anchored out on the boat to watch a fourth of July fireworks display. After the display it was so beautiful on the lake we went for a sail. It was late when we got back so you guessed it, we decided to stay aboard. Two adults in the V- berth, two adults in the settee berths, two early teen boys in the cockpit and two sub teen girls on the salon floor. All went well until a early morning shower drove everyone inside. Oh, to be young again.
Wayne