cape dory 26D Interior

[Brian Johnson]

I have made an offer on a cape dory 26D. The interior, has carpeted walls, instead of ash panelling. Was the ash panelling an option?? If so has anyone replaced the carpet with ash panelling. If anyone has any specific items to be cautious about with a cape dory 26D please let us know. This is the second cape dory we have tried to purchase and we are very excited. This website has truly been a wealth of information. Hopefully we too can soon contribute some information of our own. Thanks in advance.
Brian



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[john churchill]

i think the ash was an option. i have carpet above the bunks, then ash behind the shelves. it works out well as, when sleeping, i would rather nuzzle up against carpet than wood.

[Dana]

Brian,

Hope it works out for your offer. The ash paneling/fabric ceiling has even a more involved history. Early 1985 CD26 had neither. Just an epoxy paint interior above and below the shelves. In later models the factory placed fabric below the shelves and "glued construction" teak above the shelf. Mine CD26 had painted surfaces. You could get everything as an option...However, while visiting the CD factory, I recieved the name of the teak and ash supplier for Cape Dory and their other models. For $170 I bought premilled ash and teak stripping from what was then ITP (International Timber Products in RI) The company is under new management and listed under "Where to Look" on this web site. You can look at what I did on my web page below. I had enough teak and ash to do both the aft and forward sections of the boat. The stripping is held on by spaced vertical wood "stringers" which I glassed to the interior hull with epoxy resin. The strips were then screwed to the stringers. This was the "traditional" way of attaching the stripping. Later CD glued these strips together.



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[Dana]

PS......You should check to see if the half model which came with every boat to the orginal owner is offered with the boat sale. Many owners, however, sometimes keep them....

Dana

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Brian,

Hope it works out for your offer. The ash paneling/fabric ceiling has even a more involved history. Early 1985 CD26 had neither. Just an epoxy paint interior above and below the shelves. In later models the factory placed fabric below the shelves and "glued construction" teak above the shelf. Mine CD26 had painted surfaces. You could get everything as an option...However, while visiting the CD factory, I recieved the name of the teak and ash supplier for Cape Dory and their other models. For $170 I bought premilled ash and teak stripping from what was then ITP (International Timber Products in RI) The company is under new management and listed under "Where to Look" on this web site. You can look at what I did on my web page below. I had enough teak and ash to do both the aft and forward sections of the boat. The stripping is held on by spaced vertical wood "stringers" which I glassed to the interior hull with epoxy resin. The strips were then screwed to the stringers. This was the "traditional" way of attaching the stripping. Later CD glued these strips together.

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[Rich]

I've got hull number 6 with ash battens lining the lower half. It looks like they are screwed to some sort of backer material.



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