1986 Cape Dory 30 for sale in Solomons, Maryland
Solomons, Maryland, United States19869.1m
Asking PriceBroker
$49,900 USD
+11 moreMakeCape Dory
Model30
Year1986
Length9.1m2.7m beam
EngineUniversal18
Draft1.2m
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Petral is an exceptional Cape Dory 30 Cutter. She has maintained her original beauty by having had the best of care by her owner. This boat has more than any other 30 footer on the market such as her Pedestal Wheel, cutter rig, lovely varnished exterior teak with full canvas covers to protect it, Reverse cycle air-conditioning and heat, upgraded sails and canvas etc. She is a Carl Alberg design that has withstood the test of time. She is a capable offshore cruiser and would make a couple or family feel safe and secure. Petral would make a great starter boat or last boat. She is a serious Pocket Cruiser with Beautiful classic lines.
The Cape Dory 30 is a classic fiberglass sailboat designed by Carl Alberg and built by Cape Dory Yachts in East Taunton, Massachusetts, from 1976 to 1986. The hull is a solid fiberglass laminate with a balsa cored deck. It features a full keel for stability and tracking, making it a seaworthy coastal cruiser with traditional lines, modest overhangs, and a subtle sheer. Unlike a lot of 30-footers, the Cape Dory 30 was designed as a small seagoing boat with a reasonable bridge deck and sea hood over the main companionway hatch. There is a fair amount of exterior teak on these boats, including cockpit coamings, toerails, hatch trim, and eyebrow trim around the cabin on later models, giving the boat a yachty appearance.
Accommodations
Petral has a very traditional layout for her interior. Starting forward is the master cabin with a V-berth with filler, drawers under, ceiling strips along the hull sides, two opening bronze ports, overhead hatch and chain locker forward. Moving aft you enter the head area with the sink and shower to starboard and toilet to port. There are privacy doors between the salon and head as well as between the head and forward cabin.
The Main Salon is warm and inviting with abundant teak cabinetry, teak and holly sole, ceiling strips along the hull sides and teak cabin sides. She has multiple opening bronze ports as well as an overhead hatch. Ventilation in this boat is terrific. The cushions have all been upgraded to a lovely soft green that accentuates the teak cabinetry. She has port and starboard settees and the port settee pulls out to make a double berth. There are shelves outboard of the settees and the dining table mounts on the forward bulkhead allowing for more space when needed.
Aft of the salon is the athwarships galley. Utilizing both sides of the vessel makes for a larger more workable galley area. The center companionway leads to the cockpit as well as opens for access to the engine compartment.
Her cockpit may be small but it is quite comfortable. She has a custom Teak helm seat with storage, port and starboard lockers for additional storage of lines, fenders, boathooks etc. She also has a pedestal wheel with teak table, cup holder, compass and misc instruments. More updated instruments are mounted on the forward bulkhead.
Galley
The galley on this boat is quite large and uses both sides of the vessel. Sink and stove are on the port side and the large refrig box is to port. This area serves a double purpose, one as additional counter space for food prep and also as a standup navigation station. Double stainless steel sinks with hot and cold pressure water as well as a foot pump. Adler Barbour refrigeration is installed in a large insulated box. There are drawers for storage to starboard and outboard lockers on both port and starboard side for galley ware.
Sails and Rigging
Aluminum spar stepped on deck with aluminum boom and aluminum Staysail self-tending boom for her cutter rig. All standing rigging was replaced in 2018. The Mainsail with Lazy Jacks is not original and estimated to be 15 years old. Additional sails include a 2018 Yankee high cut, 2020 Staysail, and Asymmetric spinnaker. Spinnaker pole is mounted on starboard deck. Furlex roller furling is installed for the staysail and self-tending boom. All sails are stored, inspected, and cleaned annually. All sheet lines were replaced in 2020 and the staysail topping lift was replaced in 2019. Bamboo Chafe protection is on the shrouds. Lewmar #15 Primary winches and 2 Lewmar cabin top winches for halyards are installed. Jam cleats are on cabin top, bronze cleats for genoa sheets, and a Manual Boom Vang is fitted.
Electronics
Equipment includes Icom VHF Radio below and VHF hand held at the helm, Garmin GPS Map, 2024 Raymarine Auto pilot, 2025 Raymarine Apparent Wind and direction, 2025 Raymarine Depthsounder, 2025 Raymarine speed log, Panasonic flat screen TV, and Cyber Home single DVD player for digital stream for TV channels.
Mechanical and Electrical
Universal diesel engine 16 HP with rebuilt transmission and rebuilt Cutlass bearing. Stainless steel shaft with 3 blade bronze prop. New Rudder shoe was installed in 2018. New holding tank (hard plastic) installed in 2013. 110V shore power with 30 amp shore power cord. Engine and house batteries were replaced in 2021 with batteries having parallel switch. Reverse Cycle Air-conditioning and Heat is installed.
Deck and Hull
Solid fiberglass hull with balsa core deck. Stainless steel bow and stern pulpits with side stanchions and double life lines. Stainless steel gate for transom as well as on the starboard deck. Stainless steel swim ladder on transom. Blue Dodger with stainless steel hand rail aft and canvas cover for the eisenglass. Blue bimini and blue connector for dodger and bimini. Blue canvas pedestal cover. Full beige canvas covers for the teak toerails and hand rails. Teak toerails, hand rails, eye brows, and cockpit combings. Teak companionway boards. Teak Cowl box with one cowl vent, battery operated vent, and solar operated vent. Cockpit cushions with closed cell foam. Life lsing and horse shoe life ring. EPIRB and SOS beacon with flag. Eight opening bronze ports and 2 opening hatches. Spartan Chock added for the anchor with 25lb plow anchor on teak platform with Spartan roller. 2024 New Barrier coat applied after paint was removed and barrier applied as a precautionary measure.
Maintenance and Upgrades
Since the present owner bought the boat, significant maintenance and upgrades have been completed including bobstay replacement (2012), halyard and holding tank replacement (2013), teak professional stripped and refinished with Cetol (2014), wind gauge replacement (2015), hot water heater replacement and exhaust line lagging (2016), eisenglass replacement in dodger (2017), all standing rigging replacement and Yankee replacement (2018), staysail topping lift replacement (2019), staysail and sheet lines replacement with new Origo alcohol stove (2020), transmission rebuild and battery replacement (2021), transmission fluid changes, barrier coat application, Cutlass bearing replacement, and bilge pump float switch replacement (2024), and depth sounder, wind gauge, speed log, and eisenglass replacement (2025).
Specifications
The details
Vessel
MakeCape Dory
Model30
Year1986
Dimensions
Length overall9.1m
Beam2.7m
Draft1.2m
Engine & Fuel
Engine makeUniversal
Engine model18
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