[alberg30] Alberg 30, Texas review

[SandersM at aol.com]

From: SandersM at aol.com


In a message dated 1/30/00 10:35:17 PM, dai at pdq.net writes:

<< Oh: Also, the other sailor hot for the 29.9 owns a b24 which he wants 5k 
for >>

David, greetings.

The B24s aren't in the same class, in terms of design and construction and 
sailing performance, as the B29/30, or the Alberg 30.  You can do a lot 
better for the money.  

If you're looking for a good sailing vessel that is handsome and affordable, 
and the older Bristols and Alberg 30s move you, you might try to find what is 
called a Bristol 27 Weekender, which is (surprise!) another Alberg design.  
Bristol built two versions of the 27 -- the standard 27 is a shrunken version 
of the 29, but the interior is cramped, and the coachroof is ungainly.  The 
Weekender has the same hull, but with a longer cockpit and a short coachroof; 
below, she has four simple berths and makes no effort to accommodate more 
than 2-3 people for more than 2-3 days.  The Weekender is one of the 
prettiest boats you'll ever see, a real head-turner -- a gorgeous classic 
Alberg hull with low freeboard and a sweeping sheer.  They're powered by 
outboards that you mount in a well hidden in the lazarette so it doesn't hang 
off of the transom.

They didn't make too many Weekenders, so they're not easy to come by.  But if 
you can find one for sale, you can probably pick it up for somewhere around 
$6,000 to $8,000, assuming she's in decent shape.  Less, obviously, if she's 
tired and in need of a good home.

If you want to learn more about the Bristols, there is a very good Web site 
devoted to them which you can view at this URL:

http://members.aol.com/bristol32/bristolyachts.html

Good luck!  There are many options -- keep looking.  Find a thoroughbred that 
makes your heart leap when you're taking the launch out to her.  I find that 
the A30 does that for me, but there are many others that would as well.  The 
Weekender would do it.  So would a pretty 24-footer with a canoe stern called 
a Quickstep.  So would a 28-foot Southern Cross, another canoe-stern pocket 
cruiser that is easy on the eyes.  

Sanders

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