25' Cape Dory Cape Dory 25
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Year
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Length
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Beam
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Draft
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Location
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Price
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1977
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25'
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7.25'
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3'
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North Carolina
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$3,000
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Description: |
Great lil boat, Ill miss it - have another in the works so this one is for sale. Sails like a dingy and has a little (barebones) cabin. Just back from a several month trip from NC to the Dominican Republic and back via the Bahamas - she did great in some nasty weather and on offshore passages etc.
I finished a year long refit of it about two years ago. Lots of structural glass work that was/is overkill: Ground down the antifoul and gelcoat below waterline and let dry for 8 months before re-glassing the bottom with epoxy and 17oz biaxial, then two part barrier coat and antifouling. Also glassed a new 3/4 main bulkhead and bonded the other bulkheads into the hull/liner/deck, and re-cored and glassed some parts of the deck. Now a very strong hull with no osmosis.
Other work included: Re-rigging the boat with heat treated dyneema (oversized at ⅜ for cap shrouds and backstay) Moving chainplates (bronze) to hull Replacing old thru hulls with new flanged bronze seacocks on backing plates Adding solar - a 100w panel, 100Ah lead acid battery and controller Added a larger galley/counter with a giant SS sink to a seacock drain The water tank is a removable 6 gallon jug with a bulb pump into the sink Redid electrical (simple, but done well with marine wire and soldered connections, goes to simple fusebox/switches) Repainted exterior with two part marine paint (hull is interlux perfection) Added bowsprit to allow more sail area and reduce weather helm (very happy with it!) Added a dodger, over companionway so you can stand under it while cooking. ... Overall in great shape, just got back from a 4000 mile trip, and I wouldn't hesitate to head out again now. The sails and woodwork (toe rail, tiller) could do with some care and the interior is quite simple/rough but works well. Technically there are two berths but I've found that two people are only comfortable for a few days at a time. Composting bucket head with sawdust. The mattress is foam that I put a fitted sheet around. Popular boat with active owners association. |
Equipment: |
Self steering windvane by Navic (works well once you know how to use it, has steered over 4000miles for me) 1 claw anchor (around 20lbs) on 20 of 5/16 g4 chain and 100 of rode, mounted on bowsprit 1 danforth anchor with 20 of 5/16 chain in cockpit locker (has chocks on foredeck as well) Inflatable kayak and paddle/pump working in-hull depth sounder like new ritchie compass in cockpit 2 lifejackets 2 sm fender Several docklines 4 jibs (2 large, one medium, one storm sm) - fair to poor condition 2 mainsails (two reefs in both) - fair condition Fire extinguisher and smoke detector **EXTRA $500 for the 5hp stroke mercury 2005 longshaft outboard** (old and a bit beat up but runs consistently and pushed the boat at 4 kts, can get 5kts in calm) |
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Location: Oriental, North Carolina
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L101018

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Material
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Hull
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Type
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Rigging
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Cabins
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Condition
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fiberglass
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monohull
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cruiser
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masthead sloop
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good
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