Boat Overview

Vintage is a nicely maintained sedan cruiser with a crisp, handsome downeast look. This well-designed Cape Dory 36 offers rugged seagoing performance, excellent accommodation, a spacious layout, and just the right amount of luxury to keep you and your guests happy on the water. This boat is an excellent Great Loop boat with her diesel twin screws, secure side decks, and excellent sight lines.

Her knowledgeable owner had a most fitting description: “Vintage has been the stable long range cruising platform that I wanted when I bought it 10 years ago. My daughter and I have cruised the Northeast every year with extended stays at Block Island on the hook. The accommodations, generator, AC, and large galley make it the perfect platform for comfortable cruising at reasonable speed and efficiency. The systems receive regular maintenance and have performed well.”

Power Boat Guide Description

“Economical to operate and easy on the eye, the Cape Dory 36 Flybridge is a Down East-style convertible whose blend of classic lines and spirited, planning-speed performance still hits the sweet spot with boating traditionalists. She rides on a modified-V hull with a solid fiberglass bottom, and a long, prop-protecting keel. The interior of the Cape Dory 36 is dominated by the handcrafted teak cabinets and trim long identified with this builder. A two-stateroom layout with midlevel galley was standard. Featuring large salon cabin windows make the interior seem bigger than it is. The cockpit is big enough for several anglers and their gear offering a transom door and teak covering boards. Additional features include a teak bow pulpit, teak swim platform, wide side decks, and a compact flybridge with the helm forward. Optional 250hp GM 8.2 diesels cruise at 19–20 knots (about 22 knots top).”

Accommodations

This 1988 Cape Dory Flybridge offers classic styling and design for comfortable and efficient cruising or fishing, or both, with reverse cycle heat / AC and generator, with that super cockpit aft. Equally at home on a longer cruise (Great Loop, anyone?) or can easily and safely get to the canyon – versatility abounds.

The Forward Primary Cabin features a V-berth with filler and cushions. Drawer storage is ample under berths. A large hanging locker is provided as well as shelving above the berths. Overhead and cross ventilation is via two stainless opening ports and a deck hatch.

The starboard Guest Stateroom provides two over & under bunks, storage under lower bunk, a large hanging locker, a small dressing seat and a two stainless opening port windows for ventilation.

To port from the Guest Stateroom is a large, private Head Compartment with a newer Tecma porcelain fresh & saltwater 12-volt electric head, separate shower stall, vanity w/sink and ample storage. New head water pump, shower sump pump and septic lines (all ’25).

Aft of the head is a step-up galley area featuring parquet flooring in a "U" shaped configuration with double stainless sinks. Norcold 120/12-volt refrigerator/freezer, hot/cold pressurized water, upgraded, newer 2 burner electric Kenyon electric stove, Princess by Seaward microwave and storage compartments. Ample natural lighting enters via large above-salon windows. Hot water system, water tanks, freshwater pumps all new in 2015.

The Salon features a large L shaped settee to starboard that converts into a berth, Hi/Low teak table. Large windows provide good lighting and an open feeling throughout the salon. The interior is all teak.

Two deck hatches, six opening stainless ports, large salon windows assure ample light and ventilation throughout all cabins.

Galley

Norcold 120/12-volt refrigerator
U-shaped galley
Double stainless-steel sinks
2 burner Kenyon electric stove
Princess by SeaWard microwave oven
White Formica counters
Teak parquet flooring
Stainless opening port
12-volt lights

Electronics/Electrical

Garmin GPSMAP 1040XS chart plotter (NEWER), with Garmin RADAR
New Standard Horizon Eclipse VHF at FB Helm; Std Horizon HX289S at salon, new antennae, AIS
MXR42 stereo system at helm; WM4000 stereo in Salon
Westerbeke 8kw generator (2,458 hours)
New generator recirculating coolant system and new motor mounts (’21)
Two (2) 30-amp shore power cord
120/12-volt electrical panel
New Galvanic isolator system
4 group 31 12-volt batteries, 1 group 24 12-volt batteries (all 07/24)
30-amp 12-volt battery charger
Xantrex Pro 1800 12V – 120V Inverter

Propulsion / Mechanical Equipment

Twin GM Detroit 8.2 250HP diesel engines, Model, approximately 2,200 hours
Regular scheduled maintenance (impellers, belts, gaskets, fluids and filters)
New shafts and PSS dripless shaft logs (’23)
Barnacle Buster for props and shaft
New Alternators
New turbos and exhaust elbows (‘2425/)
Bennett hydraulic trim tabs
Morse mechanical lever / cable throttles
Halon 1301 automatic engine compartment fire suppression system
New Fuel Tank
Twin Cruisair reverse cycle air conditioners with heat, each 12 K BTUs
Three (3) 12-volt automatic bilge pumps
Jabsco engine oil pump-out system
Hydraulic wheel steering
Engine alarms
Manual fire extinguishers
Engine & generator Racor fuel filters
Bronze Groco sea water strainers
Engine room fire suppression system

Additional Information/Equipment

Custom settee, forward V-berth and guest bunk bed cushions
Stainless steel bow rails
Stainless steel handrails
Simpson Lawrence anchor windlass
35lb stainless-steel plow anchor w/chain rode
Teak pulpit with stainless steel anchor roller
Teak cockpit coaming boards
Wide fiberglass side decks
Stainless-steel rail aft end of flybridge
Stainless-steel w/teak steps ladder leading to flybridge
Bimini, with full enclosure, new side panels port and starboard
Custom new teak swim platform and swim ladder (2015)
Opening side salon windows
Sliding companionway door
Transom door
Electric dinghy crane system forward with new winch motor and remote (’22)
2010 Achilles HB-280 DX RIB (9’+) Dinghy with 9.9 HP Mercury 2 stroke outboard (outboard completely rebuilt ’25)
New dinghy canvas cover (’23)
Sun Shade for cockpit, with stainless supports
Rod holders
Flybridge bimini with full enclosure w/U-windows
Spare bilge and water pumps
Fenders with newer custom fender covers, dock lines
Windshield cover
New hand held fire extinguishers (’25)
USCG safety package

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.