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1985 Cape Dory Cape Dory 26

Listed
Expired
$8,000 USD

Seller's Description

Price Drop $8,000 1985 Cape Dory 26 Patience Located in Georgetown MD The Cape Dory 26 is an exceptionally well suited cruiser. She’s a super sailing, quality-built yacht being offered at great price. The CD26 has a tall rig and large foretriangle, making her especially powerful to windward and her full keel makes her very stable with only a 37 draft. Below decks her interior is spacious, well-ventilated, and could accommodate four adults plus gear. This Cape Dory 26 features a built-in motor well, providing easy, close by access for the helmsman plus a safe, dry place for her 9.9 hp propane outboard. The concealed outboard retains the design integrity of the CD26 with her graceful sheer, moderate overhang fore and aft and low trunk cabin with bronze ports, while providing ample power, low maintenance, propulsion when not under sail. Current owner purchased her 3/24/15. She has sailed a large portion of the Chesapeake bay from Urbana in the Rappahannock to Turkey Point

Equipment: -Standing rigging replaced in 2014, with larger than stock. -Main sail new in 2014. With 2 reef points. -Main sail cover -130% Jib on roller-furling. (Needs a little Stitching) -New sheet on Jib 2019 Oversized for easy handling -Asymmetrical spinnaker WITH A DOUSING SOCK

-Lehr 9.9 new in 2013. With two fiberglass propane tanks (Need recertification) -LED lights in mast and salon, and most lights in salon replaced. -New 120 volt 1000 watt inverter installed in 2017 -Three anchors Bruce 22 lb, CQR 20 lb and a Danforth. -Thetford Porti Potti 135 -Fresh Water Sink with hand pump -Poly Fresh water tank 19 Gallons -Butane single burner stove -2 Deep cycle batteries -4 Life jackets - Air Horn - 2 Lewmar Bronze Single speed winches in cockpit - 2 Lewmar Single speed winches on Mast -Double Life lines and stanchions -Stern Perch Seats with drink holders -Teak hand rails and toe rails Sanded And Oiled 2019 -Swim ladder -Bomar opening hatch in V-berth -Self bailing cockpit -Tiller stearing with “Wavefront Tillerclutch” -12 volt DC and 120 volt AC shore power systems. -30 amp Shore power cord -Datamarine Depth Sounder -Compass -VHF radio -Accommodations. sleeps two easy, 4 if needed. -Lots of storage -Teak interior -HUGE Ice box -Entryway Screen -Boom sunshade -Fenders and dock lines -Electric bilge pump and Manual Bilge -Fire extinguisher -Encapsulated lead full keel -Pulled in 2019 and bottom paint done in spring of 2019.

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Specs

Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Cape Dory Yachts
Association
Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association
# Built
78
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Long
Rudder
?
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
25′ 11″ / 7.9 m
Waterline Length
85′ 3″ / 26 m
Beam
26′ 2″ / 8 m
Draft
9′ 10″ / 3 m
Displacement
5,300 lb / 2,404 kg
Ballast
2,400 lb / 1,089 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
304′² / 28.2 m²
Total Sail Area
304′² / 28.2 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
140′² / 13 m²
P
27′ 3″ / 8.3 m
E
10′ 2″ / 3.1 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
164′² / 15.2 m²
I
31′ 11″ / 9.8 m
J
10′ 2″ / 3.1 m
Forestay Length
33′ 7″ / 10.2 m

Auxilary Power

Make
?
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
?
Fuel Capacity
?
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
?
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
1

Calculations

Hull Speed
6.0 kn
Classic: 5.88 kn

Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

5.96 knots
Classic formula: 5.88 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
16.0
16-20: good performance

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
16.0
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
45.3
>40: stiffer, more powerful

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

45.3
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
331.3
275-350: heavy

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
331.25
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
24.0
20-30: coastal cruiser

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
23.97
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
1.8
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
1.84
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

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