Ditto, I have a large cabin cruiser and used to want to do the loop. Now I want to move it FL and sell it and buy a sailboat and cruise around the Caribbean.
Sam, you've got a smile on your face and your sailing. That's all the excitement I could ever look for. Although you did give me a scare when you motored away with your tank on E.
Cape Dory made great high quality boats, we've had several over the years. They can take hard winds just fine and are stable as a rock. They were built to last...fabulous boats.
Had a 1976 28 - perfect boat to bash around Buzzards Bay - balsa core on deck needed attention 20 years later - down sized to Marshall 18 last 25 years -Sam does with this boat what I dreamed of! Cheers to Sam Holmes!
Awesome you checked that the anchor worked first and foremost. So many people do not think of the anchor as a piece of equipment or even safety equipment or even essential if you do not plan on anchoring. Bravo!
@@samholmessailing My father designed drink holders that he had a cushion maker sew out of canvas for our boat. They had thin strap about 18 inches long that attached to the holder at 12 and at 6 o'clock that was large enough to hold the lower 2/3 fo a can of beer or soda or a small water bottle or a hi-ball glass (tall glass) that fit in . The top third of the beverage stuck up so you could take it in and out easily. It would hang on the life lines. All you needed to do is take the drink holder, lay the strap over the lifeline and pull the drink holder through the end of the strap to tie it to the lifeline and put your drink in it. So when you needed both of your hands to pull in sheets or whatever, the drink was kept safe and never spilled because it would adjust no how far heeled over you were. They worked fantastically well.
@@samholmessailing Yes and you know, I was thinking after making the comment that an easier way to make them might be if you could find some drink holder cozies that have bottoms as well as sides. Then all you'd need to do would be sew or attach some twine or nylon at 12 and 6 o'clock for the strap (for lack of a beetter word). You'd put them on the lifelines the same way. They'd be bulkier and take up more space on your boat when you aren't using them though. Good luck. I hope whatever you end up with you get as much enjoyment out of as we did. They were always a conversation piece too.
Sam this is a beautiful ⛵ I want to say thank you for the inspiration to go out spend my savings on a 27ft Dockrell 😁. These boat are pretty much a hurley 27 on steroids. She has a long keel and it's a bi flared at the bottom to hold her upright on land. Super solid boats a lot like you Cape Dory. Anyhow beautiful boat and thank you again.
30 years ago I went out with someone I'd just met on a boat he'd just purchased and had never sailed before. Glad your sea trial went better than ours did...
you can tell an experienced sailor who manages to douse the mainsail and collect the halyard while casually maintaining his grip on a beer! welcome to the club! i'm sure you can tell what a great boat she is...she looks well fitted out and well kept. compared to the ranger 23, you have a yacht! what have you decided to call her? when do you leave for bermuda or the bahamas??
Previous owner clearly put some time and effort (not to mention $$) into making her easy to manage that you'll really benefit from. I have the same TP & a hasler windvane steering gear on my long keel Bowman 26, I've yet to play around with different thicknesses of bungee running to a couple of small jammimg cleats on the tiller as a 3rd means of self steering, I'm sure it'll work as these sorts of boat are so balanced & directionally stable so yes sheet to tiller I'm sure could be gotten to work as well...
Glad you see you sailing again.. just take it out..just like Captain Ron..lol "Well if anythings gonna happen it's gonna happen out ther." Great videos..I can see you hitting 100,000 subscribers in no time at all..😎👍
The CD 28' is a great go places boat. Happy that you found a boat so quickly. It looked like that fuel gauge was reading empty when you started off so I expect you will have fun sorting out all the systems and getting everything ready to shove off for your next adventure. Wishing you the best. Cheers
Nice video. When I first bought my boat I sailed it very hard the first time to see what would break, while not going too far from the dock and only had a couple of minor things break.
looks great. i installed same tiller pilot on my old CD25. i think i recall that the pilot unit should be truly perpendicular to boats centerline. i miss the tiller steering. Thx for posting
I like how you keep it real and show all the missteps, in-gear/outta-gear mix-ups, and back-winded jibs. ^_^ Also your fuel gauge was on Empty....hope that just was not working right. CD-28 looks like a great boat!! What's your cruising plans for 2020?... Australia? S. Africa? That boat'll take you anywhere!
Thanks. Yes the fuel gauge will be one of my first projects. Ill be doing the Caribbean, then up the east coast and then hopefully across the Atlantic.
@@samholmessailing if you can add a 5-6" inspection plate for your fuel tank you can easily clean out the fungus gunk that can grow on the tank bottom a and later on clog your fuel lines. You can also use the hole for the fuel gauge to inspect and clean, but it's pretty small in diameter.
Very cool. I have to wait until spring to take a first sail on the Cape Dory 28 that I bought in the fall. I have the mast off to re rig and new electrical wires. Cool to see the tiller autohelm in use, my CD 28 came with a autohelm, but also a Monitor windvane. I think I’m just going to use the autohelm and sell the windvane. I will only be sailing short passages on the Great Lakes. Looking forward to watching your videos.
I’m in Ohio, and this is a heavy piece of hardware, shipping would be pricey. I’m sure there is one closer to you. Sailor’s Exchange in St. Augustine has a great selection of used cruising gear. They will understand what you are looking for. You might ask about any fuel tanks they have.
I believe the Cape Dory has a full keel, it'll be interesting to see if you like or dislike the various advantages to a longer keel than your last boat.
Glad you’re happy with the new boat purchase, can’t wait for more sailing videos, you’re awesome Sam. Is the carribean in your sights in the near future?
Lol Sam did you notice the fuel tank gauge on empty when you started the engine and got underway? Nice first sail. Looking forward to see you taking her to the Bahamas and then the Caribbean. Thanks for sharing!
Whoa! That mainsheet arrangement looks like it's for an America's Cup boat, not a 28' cruiser! I'd lose half of that. BTW, I love Cape Dory's, Always wanted a 30'. Small on the inside, but properly salty.
Liz has a sound taste in music, big fan of Muse here. And possibly a quickly growing fan of you, Sam - so laid back, at peace, wholesome. I usually never browse YT much or subscribe to anyone because I can't stand the pace and music of most videos and the insane amount of editing done. But this is just right :-) Wishing you all the best from a fellow sailor in Denmark.
My 28 footer was SO much bigger than a 24, even though the difference was only 4 feet. Never had a full keel, but would like to hear more about the differences you've notice in sailing blue water. I've always heard general comments on this, but never a personal perspective. Cheers.
