List of Projects
Cape Dory built many fine boats over the years. Their boats have been used by many different people and for a variety of uses. Carl Alberg's designs produced able sailing boats with eye appeal and sea kindly form. Crossing oceans requires a sound vessel with gear suited for the purpose. With this requirement in mind I will be making numerous changes and modifications to the original boat. These changes are based on my experience both in building and sailing boats for many years. Many of the projects listed below overlap one another.
| I have divided the projects into the following pages: | |
| Interior Projects | |
| Exterior Projects | |
| Systems Projects | |
| Since I wanted to bring the boat to my house to work on it I purchased and modfied a standard trailer for the job. | |
| Propossed Exterior Modifications | Propossed Interior Modifications |
| Propossed New Interior | |
| Change plank bowsprit to SS pipe platform. | Remove existing interior furniture between main bulkhead and cockpit footwell bulhead. |
| Replace bow and stern pulpits with new higher double rail pulpits. | Rebuild interior to include two quarter berth / settees. Relocate galley and nav area forward. |
| Replace lifeline stantions with higher stantions. | Remove from port side and relocate head to starboard side.(Head not re-used, bucket instead) |
| Install 1"X4" toe rails attached to stantion bases. | Rebuild existing hanging locker to accomodate new head location. (This space was left open and proved ideal for storing my folding bicycle) |
| Install new bobstay and bobstay fitting. (Lengthening the bowsprit required a new bobstay. I relocated and reused the bobstay fitting) | Rebuild existing head area into food storage area. |
| Remove existing toerail and rubrail: Bond hull and deck together on interior and exterior. | Add compression post and new SS mast plate under mast step. |
| Install new chainplates for shrouds and new twin backstays. | Remove head holding tank and existing plumbing from v-berth area. |
| Add staysail stay fittings to deck and mast. Add running backstay fittings to mast and deck. | Rebuild existing v-berth area to increase storage capacity. |
| Replace all standing rigging with 1/4" 7X19 304 SS and 1/2" turnbuckles.(I reused the original backstay as the new headstay and reused the headstay as the staysail stay.) |
Add 60 gallons water. |
| Remove stock rudder and replace with new rudder , tiller and partial skeg. | Replace prop shaft.(Was done in New Zealand) |
| Add two 1" cockpit drains. | Replace total electrical sytem and add new distribution panel. |
| Add LPG tank storage locker and add one 1" drain. | |
| Relocate mainsheet traveller to midboom arrangement. | Add anchor chain hawse pipe and storage area under forward part of v-berth. |
| Replace existing coamings. | Build anchor rode storage reels.( Used plastic pails for storage) |
| Add weather cloths. | Rebuild cockpit seat locker storage areas. |
| Additional winches as needed. | |
| Add new spinakker pole track and pole car to mast. | |
| Remove existing genoa track. Reinstall as staysail sheet track. | |
| Build new dingy. Bought new RIB in New Zealand. | |
| Strip existing bottom paint. Epoxy seal bottom to top of boot stripe. Repaint bottom. Bottom has been repainted twice since departure. Add new sheer stripe. New name and hailing port on transom. | |
| Build and install new wind vane. Home made windvane replaced with Aries Vane in Lankawi, Malaysia. | |
| Add anchor chain windlass. | |
| Sails | |
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