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I've had my Capri for 6 seasons and it's been great! Now we just had a newbie come in to our marina and he's got the boat that I've always been quite fond of. A Compaq 16. Now I was seriously thinking about trading up for a larger boat, so I did a checklist of the pro's and cons......... Pros...

Last outing I was running at planing speed quite a bit. Noticed a fair amount of water finding it's way into the cockpit through the slot. What happens is that while running fast downwind the stern gets lower as the bow is in a planing trim, just like a power boat when it just starts to plane...

I posted this last fall, but just for grins here it is again. Mod 2 Capri has been sitting unused for a few years now, owner finally decided to sell. It's based at Lake Opeka in Des Plaines, Il., (near north suburban Chicago) which is right next to O'Hare. The lake is park district operated...

Reviewing the subject brought up by SoCalSailing and the shroud kit he bought, I just reconfirmed with C-Direct that the part # shown in this attachment is the correct one. They redesigned the rigging after 2012, so I'm a bit confused how the pics showing comparison between the older and newer...

Wanted to share a continuation of my earlier post of 10/12/21 "Save The Mistress". You can refer back to that for the beginning of this story. That was when I experianced the failure of the mast support beam due to rotten wood. Repair was made by a cantilivered pipe system which gave support to...

Stored in Des Plaines Il. Don't have a contact # but if anybody's interested give a shout here and I'l find a way to put you in touch with owner. Boat's been rarely used for years, basically seems to be in good shape, but needs a lot of TLC!

My home port is in DesPlaines, Il on Lake Opeka. Nice smallish sized lake. In past years the water was quite clean and free of seaweed. About mid spring we had a major algae bloom, kind of a surface blue/green carpet variety. That was treated and started to dissapate when another variety popped...

So a while back had a disaster with Capri (I call her my mistress!). Mast support beam cracked, just enough to drop mast about 1/4". Was sailing under sporty conditions, lots of strain on the rigging! Discovered that the wood was moist and deteriorating. Saw another thread where similar...

Heard through the rumor mill there may be a new Capri owner in the Chicago area that was interested in visiting my home port of Lake Opeka in Des Plaines, Il. We're just a stones' throw north of O'Hare airport. I'll be sailing there this upcoming Saturday PM in case anybody wants to chat, I've...

Winds were in the 5-15 knot range. Hiked out, going fast, heard a cracking sound. When back on trailer noticed that the shrouds were super loose. Then my guts churned when I saw that the main support beam for mast had cracked. Lifted up a piece of fiberglass and dug a fingernail into wet, rotted...

My home port is at Lake Opeka, in DesPlaines, Il. Just a stone's throw from O'Hare field. See the pic, this Mod 2 Capri's been sitting there untouched for the second year. I'm willing to bet the owner might part with it for a very reasonable price. It's a diamond in the rough, just like my beat...

So last Saturday I set sail on our nice medium sized lake in the north Chicago suburban area. Winds were predicted to be 5-15, turned out to be more like 3-20. And the gusts popped up out of nowhere! You could only see them coming by watching the water for the big "cat's paws". Started out with...

Forgive the grainy pic but you get a good idea how hatch looks. Has 3 nice twist toggles that hold the canvas bag, especially useful for stowing halyards and many other things! And there's a latch (can't see it here) that secures everything. I'll have my tarp off in the near future and can send...

So the grand finale are some great action shots taken by a fellow sailor. The swing keel version of Capri actually points to weather better than the fixed keel at the expense of being a bit tender. It's a bit faster also. But that forces one to be a better sailor. It's like driving a Ferrari...

My first attempt at posting pics was feeble, so this thread's a repeat title done right! The Mod 1 has a hollow transom, needed some beefing up to handle the added stress. The motor is light and easy to use, no vibration and minimal torque forces. See the one pic where it's up high and turned...

Hi this is Aquaman strarting out with a series of pics showing all the work I've done on my 1986 Mod 1 Capri. Starting with the Baby Bob. Custom made bracket makes it simple to mount!

Let's try it again!

See the group of pics!

See the group of pics!

Finally got this picture transfer thing figured out so enclosed is a blitz of the improvements I made to my Capri which was in need of lots of TLC when I bought her.......... The Mod 1 has a hollow transom which required lots of work to reinforce it to accept improvements. The inside access...