[Alberg30] Deck Repairs- more info and opinion

[Scott Wallace]

Hi Dana,

That is certainly a beautiful sailing area!  I drove my then 85 year old father and
younger, 45 year old brother up East a couple of years ago...it was a lovely trip!
I used to own and sail a Pearson Electra, the earlier cruising version of the later
Ensign.  We bought a beautiful trailer from TRIAD trailers up in New Milford, CT.

Scott

Berube5 wrote:

> Hi Scott,
>
> I sail #99 on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Just across the bay from
> Bristol, RI where she was built in 1960.
>
> The Triton is a great boat. But then, Alberg designed a lot of great boats.
>
> Dana Berube
> Triton #99
>
> For those who are interested- I am the webguy for the New England Triton
> Association. We have Triton and Alberg stuff on the site that you might
> enjoy. We will soon be scanning in an original hand written letter by Carl
> Alberg to the then secretary of NETA. It's neat.
>
> www.pearsontriton.com
>
> On 02/04/2002 19:51, "Scott Wallace" <tristan at one.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Dana,
> >
> > Where do you sail your mighty TRITON?  They are a wonderful boat!
> >
> > Scott W
> >
> > Berube5 wrote:
> >
> >> Greg,
> >>
> >> The Alberg 35 was a Pearson built boat. To my knowledge Pearson used *only*
> >> balsa as their deck core material. The earliest Pearson Tritons (like mine)
> >> used balsa strip planking- which turned out to be the worst form of balsa in
> >> terms of water migration. Around 1962-63 Pearson innovated with the use of
> >> end-grain balsa- a much better construction practice.
> >>
> >> Masonite core material was used by Whitby- the builder of the Alberg 30 and
> >> Alberg 37.
> >>
> >> I began my deck rejuvenation project using the drill-and-dry technique since
> >> the area of actual delamination was small (a square foot) and I expected the
> >> wet area to be limited to that vicinity. Upon exploratory drilling I
> >> discovered that the wet area was much more extensive than originally
> >> thought. (Limited to one side deck extending partially to the foredeck.)
> >>
> >> I am still hopeful that this technique will work- I have witnessed the
> >> process involved in a total deck recore. A total recore is an enormous
> >> project- not to be undertaken by the faint of heart.
> >>
> >> However, if all or nearly all of the decks were saturated a total recore
> >> would be the only sensible option.
> >>
> >> Dana Berube
> >> 1960 Pearson Triton (Alberg design)
> >>
> >> On 02/04/2002 19:52, "greg" <greg at vandenbergphoto.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> With all this talk about balsa verses pegboard, is anyone sure what the
> >>> Alberg
> >>> 35 has in her decks?  It may have been stated but I can't remember.
> >>>
> >>> Kindest Regards- Greg
> >>>
> >>> PS:  Original message is as follows
> >>>
> >>> I know this is an Alber30 site, but we are considering purchase of an Alberg
> >>> 35, and would like some help in making a final decision.  She has been
> >>> fairly neglected, is available for a very low price and has many good
> >>> features.  The hull is sound, but the survey disclosed fairly extensive
> >>> "wet" areas on the side decks where the stanchions have been allowed to leak
> >>> for some time.  We are willing and able to do many repairs, but would like
> >>> to find someone to help us estimate the work, and assist us with the actual
> >>> effort to repair the deck properly (for a reasonable price).  Ideally we
> >>> would like to find an individual who could work on her in a Chicago area
> >>> boatyard, we would consider sailing her to a Wisconsin or Michigan port
> >>> within a 4-5 hours drive from Chicago.
> >>>
> >>> We need to let the owner know soon if we are willing to purchase the boat
> >>> and tackle this work.  Our expectation is that we are looking at deck
> >>> repairs anywhere between $2000 and $7000 range - assuming we do some of the
> >>> work ourselves. (We are handy and willing to do much of the prep and
> >>> painting/finish work, but haven't got the experience or sufficient time for
> >>> the structural work).  As we are on a very tight budget, we can't afford
> >>> major surprises beyond that range.
> >>>
> >>> We have always loved Albergs and have fallen in love with this particular
> >>> boat and its layout (dinette)  my husband and sons are all over 6'3" and we
> >>> need the somewhat larger boat.
> >>>
> >>>
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