Cape Dory 36 Lady Pauline
1984,
hull #117
Asking
price $55,000.
I can be contacted either via "Private Message" on this message board, or by emailing me directly at
russell@ladypauline.com
I have been
living aboard and sailing Lady Pauline full time for 10 years. I have recently purchased a larger
boat to continue my adventures on and Lady Pauline is now
for sale. I have spared no expense in upgrading and maintaining her as a serious oceangoing
passage maker, you will find many things you will not find on any other CD36.
The
boat is currently located in Bocas del Toro,
Panama. A great starting point for your own cruising adventure either in the
Caribbean or Pacific, or a fun
delivery back to the US.
Details:
Cockpit:
Custom made
radar arch with
bimini top, 316 stainless, integrated into pushpit. About 500w of
solar panels with a BlueSky MMPT controller, this is enough to keep the
batteries fully charged in the tropics with the fridge running and several hours of computer use per day (today for instance was entirely overcast all day and I am
posting with the
batteries at 12.6 at midnight). Pole for a
wind generator is also integrated, no
wind generator is included as I removed the
noise machine a few years ago.
Custom hard top
dodger, had laid
fiberglass top on 1.25” stainless supports, you can stand on it. Space for more
solar if desired.
Canvas side windows have makrolon AR2 windows (rigid polycarbonate). LED white and red
lighting that is switched on inside the
companionway.
Very nice
teak destroyer
wheel, came with the boat when I bought it but have not seen another CD with this kind of
wheel so I assume a previous owner added it, much nicer hand feel and less fatiguing then the standard destroyer wheels.
Richie
compass on
pedestal is new in 2013! Was going to have the old one rebuilt and stumbled on the exact same
compass brand new on a west
marine clearance table for less then a professional
rebuild cost.
All
canvas is Sunbrella "Linen" color. There is a 2 piece sunbrella awning,
mast aft and
mast forward.
Rigging:
Standing
rigging replaced in 2005 by Chesapeake Spars in
Annapolis. New Schafer
jib furler 2005, New pro furl staysail
furler 2008. Staysail boom is removed and tracks for traditional sheeting on
cabin top. Main boom upgraded to a Selden boom with far superior reefing system and rigid
boom vang, works very well with the NorthSails stack pack. All running rigging is setup to be usable from the
cockpit, but mast operation is still possible as well. Main
halyard mast
winch upgraded to a
Lewmar self tailer, main sheet
winch in cockpit upgraded to a custom ordered
bronze lewmar self tailer.
Rope clutches for all lines in the cockpit. There is also a Tides
Marine StrongTrack installed on the main. All blocks have been upgraded to new Garhaurer blocks. New garhauer line control traveler.
Ground tackle:
Bow sprit and bow pulpit both new in about 2010. New
bowsprit is solid burmese
teak, and considerably thicker then the CD original. Two
bronze Spartan bow rollers.
Lofrans Project 1000
windlass. Primary
anchor is a 45lb
Rocna (made in
Canada, not one of the problem
China made ones), with about 200’ of 5/16 G4 chain and 100’ of line. Secondary
anchor is a 33lb Bruce with 75’ of 5/16 chain and 150’ of line.
Fortress stern anchor on pushpit.
Electronics:
Raymarine ST60
Wind, Speed (2005) and ST60+
Depth (2012)
Raymarine E80
Chartplotter (2005) with mast mounted
radar.
Raymarine X10
Autopilot with ST70 control
head and Type 1
linear drive (2010).
ACR Nauticast Class B
AIS transponder with dedicated
antenna on
radar arch.
ICOM M710
SSB
Uniden
VHF
Electrical:
Recent major rewiring.
New Bluesea DC panel.
New Bluesea AC ELCI panel.
4 New Trojan T145 batteries with a trojan
battery watering system (very nice!).
Xantrex 40amp
Battery charger.
Xantrex 1800
Inverter, hardwired with automatic switching (plugged into
shore power, all 4 110 outlets run off
shore power, away from the
dock all outlets run off of the
inverter automaticly).
Lifeline
AGM starting battery.
Lifeline
AGM windlass battery in v berth.
Xantrex LinkLite battery
monitor.
Lighting:
Bow nav lights are new (2012) LED, stern light and steaming light are incandescent.
Combo LED tricolor/anchor at masthead, not currently functioning (short tripping the breaker, suspect chafed wires at mast exit up top).
Interior:
Solid teak (not veneer!)
cabin sole, 3/8” thick teak and maple over top a subfloor of coosa composite and marine
plywood. Currently no finish on it, but will be putting a finish on it after moving onto the
new boat. Sole completely opens on hinges with locking
latches, for complete access to the
bilge, also new access hatches by mast and in v berth, these are all very nice to have and not on factory CDs.
Custom cabinetry in the v berth above the beds, greatly increasing
storage for cruising.
Custom cabinetry in
galley above sink.
Quarterberth is converted to
storage with a removable seat back for a proper nav station seat. Can quickly be converted back to a quarter berth.
New upholstery in
saloon and nav station in 2014. v berth currently has no foam or upholstery, but instead lee clothes for storage of
sails and other bulky items.
Headliner in need of painting, I intend to
paint it before
sale though.
All
interior dome light fixtures are LED, not just replacement bulbs but top of the line Sensibulb new fixtures. Dimmers on all lights, and nav station,
galley and
head are both red and white.
Frigoboat 12v
refrigerator with
keel cooler AND air cool (so it can run when hauled out or switch on the air cool fan when in really warm shallow
water for better efficiency). Variable speed controller to maximize efficiency. Entire fridge has been insulated with 2" of polystyrene board in addition to foam added to the "air"
insulation of CDs original design.
Engine:
Volvo D2-40 new 2009. 2500 hours.
110 amp
alternator.
PSS dripless
shaft seal.
Hurth transmission in need of
rebuild, I have the rebuild
parts and will be pulling the
transmission and rebuilding it prior to
sale of the boat.
Sails:
Mainsail new 2005, but pretty worn out.
Yankee
jib in good condition, needs new UV cover (sunbrella to do this is on board and I plan to replace the UV cover before sale of the boat).
Staysail excellent condition, also needs new UV cover (same deal as above).
Asymetrical
spinnaker in sock, lightly used.
Drifter, very good condition.
Windvane:
There is currently a
monitor wind vane installed on the boat, but that will be coming with me to the
new boat. However the new boat has an
wind vane">Aries wind vane in working condition that I will be including with Lady Pauline, uninstalled (will gladly help install it).
Air conditioner:
Cruisair 12000 BTU air conditioner, new 2012, then replaced under warranty entirely new in 2013. Has reverse cycle heat. Spare circulating
pump and spare
control box (from warranty replacement, they sent me everything new and let me keep spares off the old and a spare
pump is a very nice and expensive part to have).
Cosmetics:
Exterior is painted with 1 part
polyurethane,
Interlux bright side. Its not a fancy awl grip job, typical
Cape Dory gel coat crazing is visible through the
paint. Teak is in “transition”, some of is it redone with recent Cetol natural, some is old peeling
varnish that I was slowly transitioning to cetol as the sun did the stripping for me.
Boat had a full bottom barrier coat done with West System before I bought it, over 10 years of owning it I have found about 4
blisters which I ground out and filled.
Rudder typically has a couple
blisters each
haul out which I grind out and fill(haul outs every 3 years). Overall I would consider this very good.
Current bottom paint was put on 2 years ago and is still doing well.
Photos (more to come soon!):
Good luck !
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