CAPE DORY TYPHOON (WEEKENDER)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 18.5 ft |
| LWL | 13.5 ft |
| Beam | 6.29 ft |
| Draft | 2.58 ft |
| Displacement | 2,000 lb |
| Ballast | 900 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 4.9 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 19.08 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 6.17 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 22 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 8.75 ft |
| FLforestay | 6.2 ft |
| Mainsail | 162.8 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 58.9 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 100.1 sq ft |
About the CAPE DORY TYPHOON (WEEKENDER)
The WEEKENDER model has a slightly larger sail area than the DAYSAILER. Self-bailing cockpit. Also a cuddy cabin with v-berth and two quarter berths. With nearly 2000 built, this was Cape Dory's most successful model.
Direct variant of the CAPE DORY TYPHOON (WEEKENDER)
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Estimated Value
Medium ConfidenceAsking price by model year
10 listings · boat years 1975–1981 · median $7,500
Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 18.5ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
1 documented issues across 1 systems, documented on the near-identical sister model CAPE DORY TYPHOON (DAYSAILER). The CAPE DORY TYPHOON (WEEKENDER) shares its hull, so these findings apply.
This variant has a different rig (Fractional Sloop vs Masthead Sloop); those items are flagged below. Everything else is hull/structural and applies directly.
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