[Public-list] Anyone looking for a project A-30?

[C.B. Currier]

Rachel,

This topic has come accross the list in the past. Remember theses are 30
plus year old boats. Some have been well maintained and others have not.

I own 2 Alberg 30's

One is in excellent condition & I paid a fair market price for her when I
purchased her back in 97. The other I paid less than 4,000 for and it
needs work. However my lesson in the 2 boats is this: I will probably put
equal amount of labor into both boats due to their ages and maintenance
requirement regardless of how much I put down to buy the boat.

In your case picking up an alberg 30 for $5000 or less with a good working
Yanmar is worth the fact that the boat has a yanmar in it.
retail wise it would cost you $10,000 (round number) to put that engine in
today. Here you could have an a30 which needs cosmetic work annually, but
which can be cleaned up for less than the going rate of $12-15 thousand.
If you want reasons to why not to buy vs why to buy look at the success of
the A30 class here on the chesapeake. 40 years of hopeless infatuation
with a boat that can steal you heart and keep it forever.

There are obviously other reasons to not get the boat but the reality is
that if the boat has a good engine, no or little blistering/osmosis, a
mast  then it is probably worth the $5000 however if the interior needs
work hire a marine carpenter or do yourself the time to redo the cabin
sole, the bulkheads/wiring. then you have a boat that is comfortable.

Good luck.
An BTW: If you can get good sails oyu are looking at a saving of $2-$5
thousand on those.

-- 
C.B. Currier
Infinity #57
Daybreak #458

Rachel said:
>
> On Jan 3, 2005, at 4:31 PM, Onwu at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Interesting story...................I have a 1972  Alberg30 I'm
>> selling for
>> $5,000.00 that has no engine but has brand new mylar racing sails
>> (sails valued
>> at $4,000.00).........the boat is in City Island ,NY..........I don't
>> believe
>> I'm asking for too much for the boat...............
>
> Albergers,
>
> I hope my message didn't come across wrong - like I was expecting
> perfection for $5000.  Maybe I should have given more details.  I guess
> I thought I wouldn't write an extremely long e-mail unless someone was
> really interested.  Plus, I didn't want to offend the owner, if he is
> on the list.
>
> OTOH, many times - after driving a long distance to view a boat that
> did not seem to be as described - I've wished that others who had
> looked at it before me had posted their findings.  I just wish sellers
> would be a bit more accurate when describing their boats.
>
> At any rate, the boat I looked might or might not be worth the $5000 -
> and it is "obo."  A newish Yanmar is certainly a desirable feature.  I
> guess it all depends on what one is looking for.  The interior, for
> example, was said to need "updating," but to be in basically good
> condition.  In actuality, it had water damage and - I believe - would
> need to be completely gutted.  It was hard to get too good a look due
> to the bees (there were nests), but I could see that the overhead had
> been painted, and that it was raining paint flakes everywhere, the sole
> was water damaged, and it was in major disarray.  Definitely more than
> "updating" necessary in my book.
>
> I guess I was pretty surprised at the difference between the
> description and the actual boat.  Had I understood the condition of the
> boat, I would have known that I wasn't interested and saved myself 5
> hours of driving and had a Sunday with my brother whom I was on my way
> to visit.  But it could possibly be just the right boat for someone.
>
> As I said before, I'd be happy to talk to anyone who is really
> interested.  I might rather talk by phone than spend 45 minutes typing
> up a comprehensive letter...
>
> Respectfully,
>
> --- Rachel
>
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