30 Cape Dory 1986 Boat for Sale

Petrel

ASKING PRICE: $49,900 Watch Price

Solomons, MD

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Last updated Sep 9, 2026

Petrel Boat | 30' Cape Dory 1986

"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 cavas 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.

Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Bluewater Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel

Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. A yacht buyer should instruct his yacht broker, or his boat surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. This boat may be listed with another yacht broker.

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Petrel HIGHLIGHTS

Yacht Details: 30' Cape Dory 1986
Location: Solomons, MD
Engines: 16.00hp
Last Updated: Sep 9, 2026
Asking Price: $49,900
Max Draft: 4' 0''

Petrel additional information

Specifications

Cruising Speed: 6 kn
Beam: 9' 0''
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Max Draft: 4' 0''

Accommodations

"Petrel" has a very traditional layout for her interior; Starting forward is the master cabin. Here one will find 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.
Next we enter the Main Salon. She is warm and inviting with her abundant teak cabinetry, teak and holly sole, ceiling strips along the hull sides and teak cabin sides. This by no means makes her dark as she has multiple opening bronze ports as well as an overhead hatch. Ventilation in this boat is terrific. The cushions have all been upgraded from the standard plaid 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 mare 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. 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 side 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.
New Two burner alcohol stove
Adler Barbour refrigeration in a large insulated box
Drawer storage to starboard
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.Mainsail with Lazy Jacks. Not original and guess is she is 15 years old
2018 Yankee high cut by Quantum
2020 Staysail by Quantum
Asymentric spinnaker
Spinnaker pole mounted on starboard deck
Furlex foller furling for the starysail
Furlex roller furling for the staysail and self-tending boom
All sails are stored, inspected, and cleaned annually by Quantum
2020 all sheet lines replaced
2019 Replaced staysail topping lift
Bamboo Chafe protection on the shroads
Lewmar #15 Primary winches
All lines led aft to the cockpit for ease in single handing
2 Lewmar cabin top winches for halyards
Jam cleats on cabin top
Bronze cleats for genoa sheets
Manual Boom Vang

Electronics

Icom VHF M-302 Radio below
VHF hand held at the helm
Garmin GPS Map
2024 Raymarine Auto pilot
2025 Raymarnine Apparent Wind and direction
2025 Raymarine Depthsounder
2025 Raymarine speed log
Panasonic flat screen TV
Cyber Home single DVD player - digital stream for TV channels

Mechanical And Electrical

Universal diesel engine 16 HP
Reverse Cycle Air-conditioning and Heat
Rebuilt transmission
Rebuilt Cutlass bearing
Stainless steel shaft
3 blade bronze prop
2018 new Ruddar shoe
2013 New holding tank - hard plastic
110V shore power
30 amp shore power cord
2021 engine and house batteries replaced
Batteries with parallel switch

Deck And Hull

Solid fiberglass hull
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
Canvas cover for the eisenglass on the dodger
Blue bimini
Blue connector for dodger and bimini
Blue canvas pedestal cover
Full beige canvass covers for the teak toes rails and hand rails
Teak teo rails
Teak hand rails
Teak eye brows
Teak combings in the cockpit
Teak companionway boards
Teak Cowl box - one cowl vent
1 battery operated vent
1 solar operated vent
Cockpit cushions - closed cell foam
Life lsing
Horse shoe life ring
EPIRB
Dock lines
Fenders
Red LED lisght by Nav station
LED light in galley
SOS beacon with flag - no flares needed with this system
2024 New Barrier coat. Paint was removed and barrier applied. No blisters just paint sick and done as a precautionary measure.
8 opening bronze ports
2 opening hatches
Sparten Chock added for the anchor
25lb plow anchor on teak platform with Sparten roller

Upgrades By Year Since The Present Owner Bought He

2012 - Replaced Bobstay
2013 - Replaced halyard, Replaced holding tank and hoses, replaced starter, installed galvanic isolator, professionally checked the rigging
2014 - Teak professionally stripped and refinished with Cetol, serviced all Spartan Sea Valves
2015 - Replaced Wind gauge, Cetol maintenance coat, Starboard cockpit sea valve replaced
2016 - replaced Hot water heater, Serviced port side cockpit drain sea valve, New lagging on exhaust line, Replaced seals/gaskets on water pump, Tighten stuffing box, Changed transmission fluid, Cetol Maint. coats (2)
2017 - Replaced Eisenglass in dodger
2018 - Replaced all standing rigging, replaced Yankee, Replaced starter
2019 - Replaced staysail topping lift, serviced Sea Valves
2020 - Replaced staysail, replaced all sheet lines, new Origo 3000 alcohol stove
2021 - Rebuilt transmission, replaced starting and house batteries
2023 - Cetol maint. coat
2024 - Media Blasted bottom; new barrier coat, replaced cuslass bearing, all valves serviced, Replaced head manual pump (groco), Replaced bilge pump float switch, Replaced water strainer in potable system, Replaced Autopilot
2025 - Replaced depth sounder, wind gauge, speed log, Replaced Eisenglass in dodger, Cetol maint. coat
2026 - Re-bedded companionway cover, serviced Sea Valves.