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Cape 30: SEA FEVER (1972)
Here is a rare opportunity to own a classic Ted Hood sloop. Sea Fever is one of only six Cape 30s ever produced by Cape Dory and this one was sailed and well-maintained by her original owner for nearly 40 years! Note: This boat predated the Cape Dory 30 designed by Carl Alberg. She is a beauty to behold with moderate overhangs and a tucked up stern, good sails, and has had thousands of dollars in upgrades. A wonderful vessel for single-handing adventures all around the Chesapeake and beyond!
On Deck The teak is in fabulous condition recently stripped and prepped for varnish! Sails: A Harken roller fuller with 130% Genoa; Second removable forestay that allows for flying twin headsails downwind; The main sail is in good condition; newer main sheet; Additional sails include storm jib, main sail, spinnaker, and two additional jibs. Clever winch handle cubbies next to mast. Great Canvas! Newer offshore-style dodger; bimini; sail, hatch, and winch covers. Hull has been recently anti-fouled.
Below Deck Sea Fever’s layout features a classic u-shaped dinette to port with the galley to starboard, a warm mahogany interior, and a cabin sole built of laid teak plank and holly strips. Even the interior sides of the cabin are wood-paneled! There are well-designed dry and wet lockers (separated with a partition) next to the companionway ladder; three opening port lights, plus two plexiglass hatches for light and ventilation. Good storage too!
Equipment: - Newer boom vang and a Dutchman boom break - Refurbished Barient 21 self-tailing headsail winches - Most of the running rigging has been updated - 4 deep cockpit lockers - Raymarine instruments: Wind direction/speed, depth finder, and autopilot - 2 Danforth anchors; 1 Bruce anchor - Raymarine AIS 650, Class B transceiver - 2 AGM, Type 27 batteries - New battery charger - Updated 110 switch panel - Origio 2-burner gimbaled alcohol stove - Stainless sink - Ice box with drain and sliding shelf - Nice chrome-plated hardware on drawers and cubbies - 3 opening port lights
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.
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
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.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
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.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
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.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
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.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
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.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Derived from an earlier boat called the NAUGUS 30, originally built in 1967 by Naugus Fiberglass Industries, (Marblehead, MA) (6 built). The tooling was later sold to Cape Dory Yachts and renamed CAPE 30. Thanks to NAUGUS 30 owner Ben Smith for providing extra information.
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