Cape Dory 30C

The Cape DORY 30C is a 9.2-meter cutter-rigged sailboat with a full keel, designed by Carl Alberg and built by Cape Dory Yachts from 1976 to 1987. It displaces 4535 kg with a 1.3-meter draft and a 2.7-meter beam. A ketch variant, the Cape Dory 30K, was also available. Aboard *Atom Voyager*, a Cape DORY 30C named *Flying Spur* underwent a comprehensive refit after a Bahamas cruise, which included replacing a failed diesel engine with a 9.9 hp Yamaha outboard and considering a 10 kW electric motor.0:20 The refit also involved installing a manual anchor windlass, replacing canvas non-skid with painted non-skid, and building a custom hard dodger.2:26 The crew removed the staysail boom to make the sail loose-footed.1:43 Below deck, leaking 30-gallon plastic water tanks were slated for replacement with larger fiberglass integral tanks, and the v-berth liner was removed to reclaim hull space, rebuilt as watertight collision bulkheads with gasket-sealed lockers.5:43 The chain locker floor was lowered to drop chain weight, and bilge access was improved.0:49 Seven unused through-hulls were removed and patched with biaxial fiberglass cloth and epoxy.1:16 The refit also included removing fiberglass hull liners to increase interior storage and improve access to the hull-to-deck joint, replacing a deep double sink with a shallower single basin, and installing a gimballed Origo alcohol stove.5:55 A custom solar arch was built from 1¼-inch anodized aluminum pipe and Speed Rail fittings to clear the wind vane and carry two 200-watt and two 100-watt solar panels.