[alberg30] alberg 25 ???

[RABBIT649 at aol.com]

From: RABBIT649 at aol.com

Dear JF and Nadia,
I shopped extensively for a Cape Dory 10 years ago, although I never bought 
one. My understanding is that Alberg "designed" all of them in the sense that 
they scaled his hull specs up and down the line with minor modifications.
I do know that the "D" in the so-called "25D" model was not a reference to 
the diesel engine, but to the cabin arrangement of having a bunk under the 
port side of the cockpit, which gave the plan view of the cabin a "d" 
configuration.
The Pearson Electra shares its hull with the Pearson Ensign (a one-design 
racer/daysailer still popular from Jersey to Conn and in LI Sound) with a 
"main salon" cabin instead of a large non-bailing day sailing cockpit and a 
forward cuddy.
The Sprite is a 22.5 ft cabin sloop similar to the Electra which predates it 
and is famous for Atlantic crossings and other feats of derring-do. Both were 
available with inboard or outboard
The Triton is 28.5 ft with a dog leg cabin like the A30, A35 and A37. The 
Triton and A35 were built by Pearson. The 30 and 37 by Whitby
I once saw a very pretty boat called a Pearson Commander, an Alberg design 
which was like a large Ensign: 28 ft with a big self bailing cockpit and a 
cuddy. The one I saw had an outboard well behind a big teak rudder.
And the Ariel is 25.5 ft and would likely be available a lot cheaper than a 
Cape Dory, being 15 to 20 yrs older, but very solidly built with an internal 
lead ballast by Pearson (the Whitbys all had iron) and worth getting in 
shape. There were two versions, one with slightly more headroom in the rear 
cabin and it was available with gas inboard or an outboard well. My money is 
on your boat being an Ariel. Virtually a carbon copy of the 30 but smaller. A 
lot of fun to sail. I almost bought one.
I remember when researching my Alberg 30 in the BUC book, there was mention 
of a few other under 30, over 25 boats which went by the name 'Alberg', but 
not built by Whitby or Pearson. Maybe Bristol? I don't remember. And there is 
an "Alberg 22", supposedly different than the Sprite or the Ensign/Electra, 
but I had not heard of that until I read it on this list. I don't remember 
who posted it, but he seemed to have a deep knowledge of things Alberg. 
Perhaps he will weigh in again. But very few of any of these were made.
This is the extent of what I can remember off the top of my head.
Paul Cicchetti
Ashwagh #23


In a message dated 8/16/99 10:37:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tristan at one.net 
writes:

> From: Scott Wallace <tristan at one.net>
>  
>  Carl Alberg designed a diesel powered 25' the Cape Dory 25D...He did not 
> design the gas powered Cape Dory 25...
>  
>  He also designed the Pearson Ariel and a few others that fall into this 
size 
> range.  Check out:
>  
>  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Alberg30/designs.htm
>  
>  Good Luck,
>  
>  Scott Wallace, Spindrift, Pearson Electra 22' 6" LOD designed by Carl 
Alberg,
>  built by Pearson of Bristol, R.I. 1963,
>  displacement 3000#, draft full keel 3'
>  
>  
>  
>  clouross at globetrotter.net wrote:
>  
>  > From: clouross at globetrotter.net
>  >
>  > Hi, last summer we bought a boat and didnt know what kind of ship it 
was...
> 
>  >
>  > After a lot of reaserch, we find out that it looks exacly like an Alberg.
>  >
>  > The problem is that Alberg dosent seem to ever desing an Alberg of 25 
foot 
> long !
>  >
>  > The boat come from Kingston. It weight 3.25 tons.
>  >
>  > Draft is 4.2 foot. It look like an Alberg 30...
>  >
>  > We were sure about the fact that it was an Alberg, but some people told 
us 
> there are no Alberg 25 in this universe.
>  >
>  > If anybody could help us please do it...
>  >
>  > Confusely  JF & Nadia
>  >
>  > couross at globetrotter.net

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