[alberg30] Cost cutting shortcuts

[Gord Laco]

From: "Gord Laco" <gord at transatmarine.com>

Well, blame us Canucks then.  Maybe it was our "original" group of Folkboat
sailors at National Yacht Club who quibbled.   By the way, when I was a kid
racing in A30 #234 Surya, there was an Alberg with lead ballast who
everybody complained about; is this a true memory?

Gord A30 #426 Surprise

----- Original Message -----
From: greg vandenberg <fashionguy at mailhost.kal.ameritech.net>
To: <alberg30 at onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [alberg30] Cost cutting shortcuts


> From: greg vandenberg <fashionguy at mailhost.kal.ameritech.net>
>
> Is there any insight as to why the Chesapeak group was willing to allow
the
> corner cutting. Was it naiveté... I doughty it. Or just a dollar issue. It
is
> my understanding that $30M in 1960 dollars could buy a grand house. Why
did
> they quibble over what must have been hundreds.
>
>
>
>
>
> Whitby cut a lot of corners to get the price to where the original
Chesapeke
> group was happy
>
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