Seller's Description
Beautiful 1974 Cape Dory Typhoon 18 Weekender sailboat ready to go sailing! “America’s littlest Yacht”, one of the most popular sailboats ever built.” Displacement is 2,000 lbs. and draft is 2.58 ft. Great day sailor and overnighter. Bow roller, anchor, chain and rode. Full custom canvas storage cover like new! Boat has FL title and trailer is registered, both in my name. All interior and cockpit cushions in excellent condition!
UK Sails are like new! Main with reef points and lazy jacks, 125 Jib, 150 Genoa, sail bags, Sunbrella boom cover fitted for lazy jacks, and jib bag, like new! Standing and running rigging in great condition.
1997 Trailer is very strong and is in very good condition. New in 2018: axle, hubs, bearing buddies, tires! Spare tire and bracket, new double wheel jack stand. Trailer lights are new and work! Trailer has long extension making for an easy launch and retrieval!
1998 5hp Yamaha 2 stroke long shaft (20”) outboard in like new condition, less than 10 hours, serviced 1 year ago including new water pump and impeller. Motor is mounted on original bronze typhoon bracket.
“The Typhoon is a joy to sail for beginner and expert alike. Carl Alberg designed her that way. The Typhoon’s “full keel”, with 900 Ibs. of molded-in ballast gives the Typhoon the feel of a larger boat, with the steadiness and stability not found in many larger designs”. Active Owner’s Association: http://www.capedory.org/specs/typhoon.htm
PRICE REDUCTION $5,999 TO $4,999 Phone calls only please!
Equipment:
Specs
- Designer
- Carl Alberg
- Builder
- Cape Dory Yachts
- Association
- Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association
- # Built
- 1982
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Long
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG solid laminate
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 18′ 6″ / 5.6 m
- Waterline Length
- 16′ 4″ / 5 m
- Beam
- 95′ 1″ / 29 m
- Draft
- 190′ 3″ / 58 m
- Displacement
- 2,000 lb / 907 kg
- Ballast
- 900 lb / 408 kg (Lead)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 155′² / 14.4 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 155′² / 14.4 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 96′² / 8.9 m²
- P
- 22′ 0″ / 6.7 m
- E
- 8′ 9″ / 2.7 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 59′² / 5.5 m²
- I
- 19′ 1″ / 5.8 m
- J
- 6′ 2″ / 1.9 m
- Forestay Length
- 20′ 0″ / 6.1 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
5.1 kn
Classic: 5.0 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
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
15.6
<16: under powered
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.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
45.0
>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
- Displacement/Length
-
331.6
300-400: 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
- Comfort Ratio
-
17.4
<20: lightweight racing boat
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
- Capsize Screening
-
2.0
<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
Notes
The DAYSAILER model has a slightly larger cockpit than WEEKENDER.
With nearly 2000 built, this was Cape Dory’s most successful model.
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