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1980 CAPE DORY 30’ CUTTER

LOA: 30’ 2 ½" LWL: 22’ 10" BEAM: 9’ DRAFT: 4’ 2"
DISPLACEMENT: 10,000# BALLAST: 4,000#
SAIL AREA: 437 sq ft MAST HEIGHT: 40’ 6"
DESIGNER: Carl Alberg BUILDER: Cape Dory Yachts, East Taunton, MA

ENGINE: Volvo MD7A two cylinder raw water cooled 15 hp diesel. Single lever engine controls in cockpit. Engine instrument panel forward in cockpit with tach, water temperature and alarms. Racor fuel filter, bronze raw water strainer, stainless settle water lift exhaust.

ELECTRICAL: 12v system with two gel batteries, selector switch, 12v breaker panel with battery condition meter and Guest Charge-Pro battery charger. 110v system with breaker panel and shore power cord. Xantrex ProSine 1800 inverter with ProSine digital monitor.

SAILS AND RIGGING: Cutter rigged. Anodized aluminum mast, booms and spreaders. Mast stepped on deck. Stainless steel standing rigging with double lowers and baby stay. Stayloc end fittings top and bottom on rigging. Six to one purchase main sheet with traveler on bridge over companionway. Two Lewmar #10 genoa sheet winches, two Lewmar #6 winches on cabin top. Sails include main (new ’01) with jiffy reefing and lazy jacks, club foot staysail (new ’01) and roller furling yankee on Profurl roller furling gear.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT: Hydraulic wheel steering, Tiller steering, Suunto bulkhead compass, Apelco VHF, Horizon depth sounder, Navco TP300C autopilot, Garmin 162 GPS map, EPIRB, 9,000 btu Mermaid marine air conditioning with digital controller, Adler Barbour 12v refrigeration, Foot pump water with in line water filter, Marine head with holding tank and Y-valve, Manual and electric bilge pumps, Stainless steel bow and stern pulpits, Double life lines with starboard gate, Teak bow sprit, Bruce anchor with chain and rode, Teak cockpit grate

OWNER'S COMMENTS: Starting with an excellent overbuilt never damaged hull, top sides and deck, the boat was updated and completely restored by Tradition Boat Wrights during the second half of 2007.  This boat was never intended to go on the market.  Circumstances have turned to require sale.  Here are some of the restoration details:

• All new exterior teak: Toe-rails, bowsprit, rub-rails, eyebrow, companionway boards, cockpit combing, cockpit grate, engine panel and all other trim replaced with new Burmese teak!  Left unvarnished, the topside teak may be left as-is, or varnished.
   
• All deck hardware was re-bedded or replaced: Nothing was left to chance.  Including chain plates, port-lights, etc. Traveler horse has been powder-coated.  Cleat locations have been optimized to prevent chafe.
   
• Deck and cockpit has been re-finished with 2-part linear polyurethane, and the non-skid replaced with a Gelcoat/Garnet offshore style nonskid.
   
• The sails were built in 2001, but were stored in a controlled environment until 2007.  They are in immaculate condition and used less than 30 hours.
   
• Running rigging is all top-notch quality, with lariat-braid sheets.  The double-course life-lines were replaced in January and have easy-release ABI slim-line pelican hook gates and all ends as well as the starboard side accommodation gate.
   
• Hydraulic steering (added in addition to being able to still use a tiller).  New in January, this is a balanced-cylinder steering that requires no steering brake.  It stays just where you set it!  Top quality components and installation make this a really great addition to the sailing experience.  U-line tiltable helm, is 4 turns lock to lock proportion make it easy to steer.  Just attach the tiller to have manual steering or use the Autohelm autopilot.
   
• Furniture grade interior:  As needed some of the interior joinery and paneling has been replaced with a new 1088 certified Marine Burmese Teak/Oakum plywood or Burmese teak.  All void areas and lazarettes have been re-painted with mildew-resistant paint.  Bilges are clean and oil-free.  All cushion covers are new.
   
• Plumbing:  All new head, bronze thru-hulls, holding tank, and associated valves and hoses.  Pressure fresh-water system, fresh water flushing, multiple dedicated tanks and back-up manual pumps for fresh-water in galley and flushing.
   
• Electrical:  All new Group 27 batteries for 12 volt system.  All old, obsolete or inefficiently routed wiring removed.  Electronics and electrical sub-systems are all fully operational, with wiring  well secured and rated properly.  A large new ProSine inverter is installed on-board.  The shore-power cord and inlet are both new.  Engine has a Balmar high output alternator.
   
• Instruments: The boat has a Garmin GPS installed at the Navigation station, a Horizon depth sounder, a Navco autopilot, a DSC VHF radio, a new Suunto compass and a shortwave RDF were added.
   
• Safety equipment includes a 246mhz EPIRB as well as recommended flares and extra extinguishers.
   
• “Swift-Ranger” comes with a slip at Demen’s Landing at the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina.  Slips are transferable with a sold boat until 10-1-2008.  The rent is $377/month, less than half of the cost of either nearby marinas.  The wait list at the St Pete marina for a slip this size is currently 50 months.  A Demen’s Landing slip, the favored area, would not be available to a new arrival.
   
• Amenities:  New Mermaid air-conditioning unit.  Centrally located, this quiet and efficient unit is equipped with reverse cycle for heating and a condensate extraction unit.  A digital thermostat allows programming the unit as a de-humidifier.  As with other installations on board, it is well installed, easy to access and is of top quality.
   
• Engine and Operation: Swift-Ranger is a cutter-head sloop.  She sails very well with only the main and the self-tacking staysail, and the furling jib is there to give stepped up performance and the ability to make good way under some very light winds.  Her Volvo diesel auxiliary is somewhat oversize, and drives her very well at low RPM’s. She carries 14 gallons of fuel in her all-aluminum tank.  There is a brand new shaft and coupler, assuring steady operation for a long time to come.  Wear parts such as filters and impellers have been replaced, so even basic maintenance should not need to be scheduled for some time to come. The bottom was painted and new zincs were installed Feb '08.

There are not many boats on the market in this condition, there are new vessels that are not nearly as ready to put to sea as Swift-Ranger.

LOCATION: St. Petersburg, FL                                               PRICE: $55,000

Particulars believed correct but not guaranteed.