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On the cover . . . Morgan Wade checks the set of the whisker pole on her family’s good old 28-foot Cape Dory, Zephyr. Chesapeake Bay photographer and proud father David Wade caught this scene while sailing with Morgan and her sister Molly off the 64 Turkey Point Lighthouse.

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hil Bills began sailing in 1960 when he was 15. He grew up Pin Delaware, Ohio, north of Columbus, and sailed the Douglass & McLeod among other boats. After earning his college degree from Eastern Kentucky University, he embarked on a successful career in planning and engineering, but sailing was always present in his life. He berthed his first “big” boat, an O’Day 23, BY TOM WELLS at Limestone Bay Yacht Club on the Ohio River east of Louisville, Kentucky, and named it Scotch’s Too. The name came from a beloved dog named Butterscotch, or “Scotch” for short. The dog loved being aboard, and Phil’s wife, Phyllis, remarked, “The boat is Scotch’s, too.” Phil replaced the O’Day with a J/29 named Scotch’s Too II and began racing in the active sailing community on the Ohio River. That lasted until 2001, when a website listing caught his eye. A beautiful Cape Dory 27 was for sale on nearby Lake A thoroughbred at home Monroe in Indiana. He was fascinated, and before long the boat was his. Phil on rivers, lakes, and oceans renamed her Scotch’s Too III and has sailed her from Limestone Bay Yacht Club since that time. In April 2015, Phil invited my wife, Sandy, and me to take a Carl Alberg design, in 1977 and built 277 Robinhood 36 and 40. The Robinhood good look at Scotch’s Too III and try our examples over eight years. Marine Center in Georgetown, Maine, hand at Ohio River sailing. The company continued to expand remains in operation today. its line of cruising sailboats until the Cape Dory Yachts late 1980s, producing models ranging Construction details Andy Vavolotis began building the from 25 to 45 feet, and in the late 1970s If you absolutely had to hit something Cape Dory 10 to his own design in East also began building powerboats. with your , owning a Cape Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1963. The Production ceased in 1991 and the Dory 27 would be an asset. The hull is boat was essentially a rowing dinghy name was sold to a New York company a thick hand layup of solid fiberglass, with a cat rig for sailing. His initial that intended to continue building the and that includes the full keel with its success was boosted in 1967 when he powerboats. That company ceased encapsulated ballast, an Alberg design introduced the 18-foot Carl Alberg- operations in 1996. designed Typhoon (see Good Old Boat, Andy Vavolotis moved to Maine, The Cape Dory 27 Scotch’s Too III, sailed July 2015). taking with him the company’s Spartan by Phil Bills on the Ohio River, shows off Cape Dory Yachts began producing Marine Hardware division. He also the low sheerline and balanced overhangs, larger cruising yachts in the early 1970s. retained the molds for some of the today considered “classic,” that are char- It introduced the Cape Dory 27, another larger models, and sold the boats as the acteristic of the designs of Carl Alberg.

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Cape Dory 27 hull-to-deck joint and chainplate

the sidedeck outboard of the teak cockpit coamings, which are protected Polyester bonding putty from line chafe by stainless-steel Toerail rubbing strakes along their top edges. Aluminum T-tracks mounted on the Molded shelf for deck flange toerails allow the genoa sheet leads to Balsa core be adjusted. A small utility winch on the starboard cabin trunk serves halyards led aft through rope clutches.

On deck When you step aboard the Cape Dory 27 Rubbing strake Deck molding you notice that it has the solid feel of a much larger boat. That’s due to the Two bolts and nuts boat’s heavy displacement, nearly half of which is made up by the encapsu- Hull ground wire lated ballast.

The foredeck is a fairly narrow but FRITZ SEEGERS BY ILLUSTRATION Steel reinforcement clean working space. Chocks with retainer pins lead docklines to a pair of Fiberglass reinforcement over steel cleats inboard and centered about 3 feet aft of the stem. There is no anchor roller or anchor locker. Some owners have added a roller, but chain and rode would need to be stowed elsewhere and connected when anchoring. Scotch’s standard. The solid hull and the absence were produced by Cape Dory’s Spartan Too III has a pair of solar vents installed of vulnerable keel bolts mean that, even Marine Hardware division. on either side of the cleats, but they are in a grounding, any damage will most Cape Dory did make heavy use of not standard. The stainless-steel bow likely not be catastrophic and might gelcoat and some owners have found pulpit provides security. Single lifelines only be cosmetic. Osmotic blistering crazing and cracking in areas under supported by stanchions mounted just has occurred on a few hulls, but most high stress. The balsa-cored decks inside the teak toerail extend aft to the owners report no major problems. are also prone to occasional water stern pulpit, where they are attached The decks were hand laid using intrusion and should be watched for with hooks so they may be end-grain balsa core. For the hull-to- any developing soft spots, including the removed for dockside access. deck joint, Cape Dory employed an area where the rudder stock penetrates A sizable hatch is fitted at the inward-turned flange on the hull to the cockpit sole forward end of the cabin trunk where support the mating outer edge of the The rudder tube is glassed into the it’s over the V-berth and a single dorade deck. The hull extended above this hull and the cockpit sole, which is rein- vent lies to port of the mast step. Short flange to match the thickness of the forced locally with heavy laminations. T-tracks with standup blocks on the deck, thus leaving no exposed entry The rudder stock is capped by the tiller cabin-trunk edges provide tight sheeting for leaks. The hull and deck were head on most boats, although pedestal angles for a small jib. joined using polyester bonding putty steering was an option. Aft of the mast, the sea hood for the and screws through a teak toerail into sliding companionway hatch rests on both sections. A matching teak rubbing Rig teak trim that forms the hatch slides. strake was installed with screws The Cape Dory 27’s aluminum mast is Halyards are led from the mast through through the short portion of the hull deck-stepped above a compression post that extends above the flange and into and supported by single upper shrouds, the deck edge. The result is an attrac- double lowers, and single spreaders. Resources tive and fairly trouble-free joint. The single backstay attaches to the The Cape Dory Sailboat Owners The chainplates are manganese- bronze chainplate centered at the stern. Association is an active organi- bronze castings through-bolted to steel The mainsheet is attached to the end zation and an excellent resource. backing plates that are augmented with of the aluminum boom and leads to a Specifications, manuals, literature lateral steel stiffeners along the hull. single-line traveler that spans the aft and other information for all Cape The backstay chainplate is similarly end of the cockpit. Dory models may be found at built, as is the stemhead fitting. Like Barlow #23 bronze self-tailing www.capedory.org. most bronze fittings on the boat, they primary winches are mounted on

60 Good Old Boat September/October 2015 www.goodoldboat.com No serious provision is made on the foredeck for anchoring, at left, but the cleats and fairleads are adequate. The blue non-skid has held up fairly well on Scotch’s Too III. The toerail and rubbing strake are attractive and useful. Teak cockpit coamings, at right, are indicative of the quality of materials Cape Dory Yachts employed. There’s good stowage beneath the seats, which are long enough to lie down on.

ILLUSTRATION BY FRITZ SEEGERS BY ILLUSTRATION a deck organizer to starboard and aft stowed vertically to clear space when on the underside of the table are offset to the rope clutches. Teak grabrails are in port. The engine controls are on the from the centerlines of both, so the installed on each side of the aft part of port side of the cockpit well. table can be mounted to extend close the trunk, but do not extend far enough over the port settee to serve as naviga- forward to double as toerails for work Belowdecks tion space or turned 180 degrees to be at the mast. Three bronze opening ports The Cape Dory 27 has a traditional on the centerline between the settees on each side of the cabin trunk assure interior with plenty of attractive teak. for dining. good ventilation and light below. Standing headroom in the saloon is The electrical panel and electronics The sidedecks are uncluttered and a full 6 feet at the centerline. Teak are located to port over the small galley, are wide enough for crew to pass grabrails are located to port and which has a two-burner alcohol stove easily between the lower shrouds and starboard. The overhead is finished with with a teak cover plate that makes the cabin trunk. They extend past the a fiberglass liner that conceals wiring. extra countertop area when the stove cockpit, where they join the aft deck. Acorn nuts cap the exposed ends of a is not in use. A small icebox is behind A hatch in the aft deck gives access to a few through-bolts that secure cabintop the stove and some owners indicate it storage locker. fittings. Teak-and-holly cover plates in requires more insulation. In the large and comfortable cockpit, the sole, which is part of the fiberglass A small stainless-steel sink is fitted the 75-inch-long seats are suitable for pan, allow access to the bilge. to starboard of the companionway napping or reading while at anchor and Some of the boats were equipped and storage compartments are built the teak coaming provides a short back- with a bulkhead-mounted folding in below the sink and outboard of it. rest. A full bridge deck adds security in table, but Scotch’s Too III has a table When the top companionway step and a seaway and both cockpit seats have that mounts on two removable stain- the main step panel are removed, the lockers beneath them. The tiller may be less-steel posts. Sockets in the sole and engine is readily accessible for service.

The galley is partially under the bridge deck and spans the cabin, at left, and the electrical panel and basic electronics fit tidily on the bulkhead. On Scotch’s Too III, the table fits on stainless-steel posts, either close over the port settee, at right, or centered between both.

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Divided by the companionway, the compact galley has an alcohol stovetop to port, at left, and a sink and icebox to starboard. The 6-foot by 6-foot V-berth, at right, is even more commodious with the filler cushion. Teak ceilings covering the hull sides look and feel shippy.

A teak door in the the forward compartment in the forepeak with a saloon bulkhead provides privacy for Cape Dory 27 louvered teak cover. the head and the V-berth area. A small head compartment to port is just large Under power enough for the marine toilet, which Scotch’s Too III is powered by a is mounted facing inboard, but no single-cylinder Yanmar YSB8 diesel. vanity sink is provided — the galley A connecting fitting allows a hand sink is dual-use. A large hanging locker crank to be used to start the engine opposite the head drains to the bilge in an emergency. The engine is a bit and can be used for wet gear. noisy, as are most one-lungers, but it The V-berth is a full 6 feet long starts and runs reliably and powers the and 6 feet wide at its aft end, and boat adequately. Phil says it has been a removable insert makes the full relatively trouble-free. width usable for sleeping. Teak The helm is neutral when powering ceilings on both sides lend a finished ahead, when the long full keel keeps the appearance and there is a small storage boat tracking straight with little need for corrections with the tiller. There is some prop walk to port in reverse and throttling back doesn’t begin to correct it immediately. With some practice it is possible to back under control.

Under sail We scrubbed our first attempt to go Designer Carl Alberg sailing due to a combination of strong LOA: 27 feet 1 inch winds, spring flooding, and an associ- LWL: 20 feet 0 inches ated strong current on the river, but the Beam: 8 feet 6 inches second date proved ideal. We headed Draft 4 feet 0 inches out of Limestone Bay Yacht Club onto Displacement: 7,500 pounds a gentle Ohio River into winds that Ballast: 3,000 pounds varied from 7 to 10 knots. John Kiesel, Sail area : 354 square feet who sails his , Naiad IV, on Sail area/disp. ratio: 14.8 the river, skippered the chase boat for Disp./LWL ratio: 419 the under-sail photography, a center- Water 10 gallons console Carolina Skiff. Fuel 25 gallons After the photography session, I Holding tank: 6 gallons transferred to Scotch’s Too III to experience the helm. Wind in the lower ranges is not ideal for this boat, but The single-cylinder Yanmar diesel is under she proved to be a bit quicker than I and behind the companionway steps. It's a expected. Going to windward through little loud, but it can be started with a hand several tacks we averaged 4 to 5 knots crank in an emergency. and were able to sail to an apparent

62 Good Old Boat September/October 2015 www.goodoldboat.com Price and availability Tom Wells is a contributing editor with A search found five Cape Dory 27s Good Old Boat (and he has also earned currently on the market at asking prices the honorary title of Troubadour from $7,500 to $15,800. The average, through his musical contributions $12,420, is a good price for a solid, at boat shows). He and his wife, capable boat. With 277 built, it is likely Sandy, have been sailing together there will be at least a few on the since the 1970s and own and sail market at any given time. a 1979 Tartan 37, HigherPorpoise. Comments from owners of the Cape Dory 27 “I owned a CD 27 from 1978 until total control and very confident 2009. The build quality was a solid in the boat’s ability to stand up The head has a marine toilet to port and B/B+. The interior fiberglass liner to the conditions. Although we hanging locker to starboard. A privacy door pan made any changes to deck had plenty of sails, the only ones in the main bulkhead closes it off from the hardware complicated. Electrical we used were a mainsail with saloon but not from the V-berth. wiring was simple, with fuses, not lazy-jacks and two reef points and wind angle of around 35 degrees. It breakers. The hull seemed very a 120 percent Yankee on a roller appeared to be closer on one tack solid, the rigging and mast were furler. Although the CD 27 did than the other, but that was likely due simple and solid, but the winches not point as high as the fin-keel/ to some current effect. The tiller has were undersized for the 120 spade-rudder boats because of a nice solid feel and the influence of percent jib. It was totally under- the full keel and the inability to the full keel is noticeable. Letting the powered with a Yanmar YSB 8. I trim the headsail close, we would tiller go did not result in any sort of always felt confident that the boat regularly hit 6.5 knots or more wandering or abrupt course changes. could handle any trouble that I got close reaching and could go to The boat tacked smoothly and came myself into and I loved her salty windward pretty well.” through the wind easily. New England look — a beautifully –Stephen Gaal, Portland, Maine Easing the sails and falling off proportioned boat.” onto a beam reach produced slow but –John Buchbinder, Point Judith, “The original icebox is practically steady acceleration. Our GPS showed Rhode Island, and Brooklyn, New York useless; ice melts in a short time. a maximum speed of 5.5 knots going With the full keel, trying to back across the slight current. We eased “I love how solid she feels. She under power is nearly impossible sheets a little more and dropped down can stand up to anything that — she has a mind of her own. onto a run, even sailing by the lee with we are going to run into in the The original electrical system is the sails set wing-and-wing for a brief Midwest. With winds above 15 insufficient for today’s needs.” time. The boat was steady and well knots, we put one reef in the –Cliff Gates, Galesville, Maryland under control at all times. On each main and still the 150 percent point of sail, the helm was solid and genny. As the wind picks up, the “The boat is quite tender initially, crisp and the boat never showed any genny gets rolled in a bit. What do like most narrow full-keel boats, sign of tenderness. It’s a solid, comfort- I like the least? Backing up. With but will dig in and track well at able sailboat. a cutaway full keel, backing up about 12 to18 degrees of heel. Cape Dory 27s are not widely depends more on wind direction There is a fair but not over- raced, but they should perform to than rudder position.” whelming tendency to weather the PHRF rating of around 243. That –Tim Roberts, Harbor Point, Missouri helm, and the tiller is not as light compares favorably to the Tartan 27 on the hands as some other boats centerboard boat at 243 and to the “We would tuck in a reef above 20 I have handled, but it is responsive Pearson Triton, another Alberg design, knots and an occasional second and one feels a solid connection to at 252. Phil races Scotch’s Too III in the reef above 30 with a few turns on the rudder.” charity regattas and does quite well. the jib furler, but we always felt in –Roy Vestrich, Charlotte, Vermont www.audioseastories.com September/October 2015 Good Old Boat 63