1985
Year
CAPE DORY
Builder
36' 1" (11m)
Length
1
Cabins

Skylark - 1985 36' 1" CAPE DORY 36 Cutter
Bristol Rhode Island United States
$59,500 USD


Yacht for sale is a 1985 CAPE DORY 36' 1" "Skylark" 36 Cutter Cruising Sailboat in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.

This Cape Dory is truly Amazing!

If you are looking for a TURNKEY, comfortable, cruiser that needs nothing (but water) you have landed on the right page. Cape Dory is synonymous with top quality in cruising yachts. Solidly built In
New England from top-shelf materials and gear, they are designed for comfort, practicality and safety at sea.

She has been treated very well by her owners featuring upgraded MOST EVERYTHING!

Highlights: SAILS/FURLERS, WINCHES, ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL (solar), CANVAS, including full enclosure, MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, SALON CUSHIONS and much, much more. Also, Espar diesel heating system with a full enclosure for the cockpit (2023) combination to extend your season up north.

All that and she is immaculate!

Read through the listing details – you will be amazed as well!

Currently on the hard and located in Bristol, RI


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LENGTH 36' 1"
BUILDER CAPE DORY
ASKING PRICE $59,500 USD
BUILT 1985
BEAM 10' 8"
DRAFT N/A
MAX SPEED N/A
CRUISING SPEED N/A
CABINS 1
GROSS TONNAGE 0.00
DISPLACEMENT 16100 Lbs
LOCATION Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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FULL SPECIFICATIONS

Overview and Updates

EQUIPMENT and TIMELINE by year 

(new or upgrade, replace, refit or repair)

 

SAILS AND RIGGING

 

2018

  • Standing Rigging SS 316, turnbuckles
  • Rope clutches added to mast for halyards – main, yankee and staysail
  • Reconditioned mast step
  • Refinished and re-bedded mast deck collar

 

2019

  • MainSail – Precision 500 4 full battens Batten Pocket Closure Offshore Reinforcement pack
  • Staysail – Precision 500 luff padding Sunbrella UV strip offshore reinforcement pack
  • Jib – Precision 500 luff padding Sunbrella UV strip offshore reinforcement pack
  • Harken MK IV staysail furler
  • Harken MK IV yankee furler
  • Rebuilt Monitor windvane self steering
  • Replaced Monitor windvane paddle (spare onboard)

 

2020

  • Installed sleeve for Internal Mast Wires – Bristol Yacht Rigging
  • Main sheet bronze Lewmar winch 16 self-tailing
  • Staysail bronze Lewmar winch 16 self-tailing (2)

 

2021

  • Garhauer custom made mainsheet traveler
  • Garhauer Mainsheet all blocks
  • New England Ropes VPC halyards
  • New England Ropes running rigging sheets and reef lines

 

2022

  • 2 speed Lewmar 16 self-tailing on mast for main sail (with rope clutch + others 2019)
  • Lewmar D2 double rope clutches for yankee and staysail roller furling lines
  • Spreader boots
  • Mesh bag to hold halyards hangs from boom

 

2023

  • Tides Marine Track
  • Mainsail third reef added with webbing loop dog bones – Quantum Sails
  • Lewmar DC2 triple rope clutch on boom for reefing
  • ATN spinnaker sleeve

 

OTHER

  • Spinnaker recut by owner to appropriate luff length
  • Adjustable spinnaker pole and chocks on deck
  • Separate track on mast for Trysail

 

ELECTRICAL

 

2018

  • LED masthead tri-color OGM with strobe
  • LED mast lighting
  • Mast Wiring
  • Balmar MC614 MultiStage external regulator

 

2019

  • LED cabin lighting
  • LED engine room lighting
  • GPL-2400T AGM engine start battery
  • GPL-31XT 125AH house batteries (2x for 225AH total)
  • Magnum Energy ME Series Power 2000 W inverter charger with ME remote battery system monitor

 

2020

  • 2 – 100 Watt 12 V Monocrystalline solar panels on custom SS frame on Bimini
  • 2 – 50 Watt 12 V Renogy Solar on adjustable frames on pushpit
  • Go Power 30 amp dual bank solar controller
  • Custom solar panel storage bags
  • Added USB and 12V charging sockets at Navstation
  • LED bow navigation light

 

2023

  • High output alternator 105A Delco Remy Marine alternator
  • Xantrex 15A battery to battery charger for starter bank
  • LED stern navigation light

 

ELECTRONICS

 

2018

  • B&G Wind Sensor

 

2019

  • SIMRAD NSS9 Evo 3 Chartplotter/Radar
  • SIMRAD 4G Radar (Also spare SIMRAD 4G radar dome)
  • Raymarine i70s Multifunction Display
  • SIMRAD DST800 Thru-hull Tri-ducer
  • SIMRAD NAIS 500 AIS transceiver

 

2020

  • Navpod installed for Chartplotter
  • Second Raymarine I70 multifunction display added to Navpod

 

2021

  • Peplink Max Transit – Cellular WIFI router with dual sim card slots
  • Wilson 4G Wide Band Omni-Directional Marine Antenna
  • WeBoost Drive Reach – Cell Phone Signal Booster | 5G & 4G LTE | Boosts All U.S. Carriers – Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile
  • Custom Stainless steel antenna mount

 

2023

  • VHF radio Standard Horizon, GX2400, with GPS, AIS and foghorn
  • New Standard Horizon RAM 4 mic mounted in cockpit
  • Pelagic electronic controller with remotes for autopilot with wind interface via Quark NMEA bi-directional WIFI gateway
  • Note: Older Alpha System autopilot controller and compass still installed but disconnected and used as backup (operational)

 

OTHER:

  • SSB ICOM
  • Speedometer: GPS Speed over ground

 

ON-DECK and COCKPIT

 

 

2015

  • Simpson Lawrence manual anchor windlass
  • Custom reinforced bow sprit -w/ SS backing plate

 

2018

  • Leather wrapped wheel
  • Kiwi Grip deck paint
  • Replaced entire portside teak rub rail
  • Replaced all bronze rub rail coping with stainless
  • Re-bedded all deck hardware
  • Replaced freshwater tank access ports
  • Replaced holding tank access port

 

2019

  • Dodger with handrails
  • Bimini and connector with skylight

 

2020

  • Edson Stainless pedestal guard replaced with taller guard for Navpod
  • Sunbrella wheel cover
  • Sunbrella covers for yankee & staysail furler drum, mainsheet traveler, coach handrails, dodger windscreen
  • Sunbrella hatch covers
  • Sunbrella dorade box covers
  • Sunbrella hatch board cover
  • Sunbrella lee cloths for port and starboard berths
  • Rocna 20 kg (44 lb) anchor – 170′ galvanized chain plus 150′ nylon rode

 

2021

  • Sunbrella stackpack and lazy jacks for mainsail
  • Replaced stern dorade cowl vents
  • Swing lift for dinghy motor
  • SS Uncovered wire lifelines with turnbuckles and gates on both sides – Bristol Yacht Rigging

 

2022

  • Sunbrella cockpit cushions
  • Sundrella rainfly for forward cabin
  • Dorade cowl vents painted
  • Spartite – polyurethane mast deck plug installed
  • Life Sling

 

2023

  • Sunbrella cockpit enclosure
  • Rainfly for main salon
  • SS pad eyes with ss backing plates with Dyneema attachments for crew tethers – port and starboard
  • Custom fabricated wider starboard steps for boarding ladder

 

OTHER

  • 5″ Ritchie navigator compass
  • Manual windlass
  • Salt water anchor washdown
  • 44 lb Bruce anchor W/ 10′ chain, 150′ nylon rode
  • Nylon Anchor bridle with chain hook
  • Teak bow platform with Spartan Marine bronze dual anchor rollers
  • Swimming Ladder: Mystic Stainless Steel folding ladder (new rungs 2023)

 

BELOW – INSIDE

 

GALLEY

 

2019

  • Refinished Galley Stove

2020

  • Frigoboat keel cooled refrigerator freezer
  • Affinity automatic ventilation system enhances Frigoboat cooling
  • Camfro Sirocco galley fan

 

2023

  • Galley seacock 2023

 

OTHER

  • Carbon water filter Seagull

 

SALON

 

2019

  • All Salon cushions – new foam, new upholstery

 

2020

  • Removed portlights, replaced glass and re-bedded
  • Camfro Bora main salon fan
  • Custom portlight sun/privacy shades

 

2023

  • Stainless steel folding drink holders (4) main salon

 

OTHER

 

  • ESPAR Diesel Heater
  • Origo stove and oven
  • Portlight frames polished
  • LED lights red/white

 

HEAD

 

2019

  • Jabsco Twist & Lock Head Pump

 

2023

  • Head shower curtain retainer

 

ENGINE and DRIVING GEAR

 

2011

  • Engine Rebuilt
  • Hoses replaced

 

2015

  • Injector Pump rebuilt
  • Exhaust Riser fabricated in SS
  • Throttle and transmission cables replaced

 

2017

  • Cutlass bearing replaced
  • Packing replaced
  • SS prop shaft installed
  • Motor mounts replaced
  • Brunton Sigma-Drive flex coupling installed
  • Muffler and exhaust hoses replaced
  • FeatherStream feathering prop

 

2019

  • Perkins Engine heat exchanger cleaned, tested and installed
  • Manual vacuum pump oil changer

 

2020

  • Fuel polishing system with Walbro lift pump
  • Fuel tank professionally cleaned and inspected
  • Injectors removed, cleaned, tested
  • Removed injection pump and tested
  • Tested and adjusted valve timing

 

2022

  • Rudder packing replaced with PTFE flax packing

 

2023

  • Fireport added to engine cover
  • Zincs (October)

 

MECHANICAL

 

2018

  • Replaced all Potable Water Lines

 

2019

  • Access to Diesel Tank (Bronze deck plate on saloon floor)

 

2020

  • Tank level monitor for water tanks and gray water (excluding flexible water tank)

 

2023

  • Manual 12V Whale macerator pump system for offshore discharge
  • Spartan bronze seacock and thru hull replaced at galley sink
  • Seacocks lubricated 2023
  • Fuel, water, and holding tank vents replaced
  • Flexible water bladder 35 gallons

 

OTHER

 

2020

  • Custom Fairclough Cover (Mast Up)

 

2023

  • Bilge painted – Total Boat Bilge
  • Storage areas painted
  • Pettit Trinidad 75 Bottom Paint 2 coats by Bristol Marine

 

OTHER

 

  • Manual windlass
  • Salt water Anchor Washdown
  • Manual and electric bilge pumps
  • Life jackets
  • Dock Lines and fenders
  • Lee cloths for port and starboard berths
  • Teak stern flag staff with US flag
  • Telescopic boat poles

 

INVENTORY ITEMS

 

  • Perkin 4.108 (spare injector, top end rebuild gasket kit, oil and fuel filters, water pump, raw water pump (new 2023), impellers, belts, thermostat, sealing washers, raw water pump rebuild tool
  • Manual Whale bilge pump (new)
  • 12V spare bilge pump (new)
  • Spare Raritan head piston pump assembly (new)
  • Spare Monitor windvane parts

 

AVAILABLE UNDER SEPARATE CONSIDERATION

 

Dinghy and Engine

 

 

  • Azzaro 9’6″ PVC inflatable dinghy with high pressure air floor 2020
  • Replacement dinghy chaps (2023) never used
  • Tohatsu 5 hp propane outboard 2020
  • Propane tank 17 lb 2020
  • Mantus 45lb anchor (2023) never used
  • Dometic CFX65 DZ Portable Fridge/Freezer 2019

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