Cape Dory 27

• Fuel unknown
  “8-gallon fuel tank” — review, cruisingworld.com · “10 Gallons” — broker listing (1981), cd27.org · “just a tad over 15 gals” — search excerpt (1977), capedory.org · “49 L (13 US gal)” — search excerpt, sailcentral.com
  Four different figures (8, 10, 13, 15 gal) and no builder document could be checked. Our earlier 13 came from a spec database; an owner-written Cruising World piece says 8, a 1981 boat's own spec page 10, and a forum owner measured about 15 on a 1977 boat. The tank may have changed over the run; worth confirming on your boat.
• Water 24 gal
  No builder source could be checked. There's indirect support: one 1981 boat's own spec page lists 48 gal after an added bladder that doubled capacity, implying about 24 gal as built, and a forum post describes two water tanks (V-berth and port settee).
• Holding unknown
  The only figure seen is a 15-gal owner-built replacement tank on one boat, not a factory figure. Forum posts describe a mix of bag tanks and an integral tank under the engine, so the original fitting varied.
• Water heater unknown
  No builder, owners' association or review source found mentions a water heater on the Cape Dory 27; owner pages discuss only cabin heat and water tanks.

Tanks are often replaced or added on older boats — check the tank labels or a survey for yours.

• Bow thruster not fitted
  No source mentions a thruster either way; our earlier figure of none has no source and looks like a guess for a 27-foot tiller boat.
• Stern thruster not fitted
  Nothing was found either way; our earlier figure of none has no source.
• Steering tiller
  “The rudder stock is capped by the tiller head on most boats, although pedestal steering was an option.” — review, goodoldboat.com · “I have a copy of the 1983 Cape Dory 27 brochure. All of the photos show a tiller. I see no mention of a wheel option.” — search excerpt (1983), capedory.org · “CLASSIC PEDESTAL STEERER ... PULL/PULL CONDUIT W/END FITTINGS ... OFFSET MANGANESE BRONZE QUADRANT” — spec database, edsonmarine.com
  Tiller steering is standard. Good Old Boat says pedestal wheel steering was an option, and Edson keeps a Cape Dory 27 data sheet for a Classic pedestal with pull-pull conduit to a bronze quadrant, so the wheel option was Edson pedestal cable. An owner reading the 1983 brochure found no wheel option listed.

Thrusters and steering are often replaced — check the units on your boat before ordering parts.