[Alberg30] Request for Purchasing Advice

[David and Barbara Cooke]

Jim:
Thanks for the info.  I envy you in the Chesapeake area with such a large
fleet of A-30s.  I'm not sure how many there are in the Washington/British
Columbia waters,  but it seems that my search will be fairly limited by
availability. 
Are you aware of any specific problem areas: ie, de-lamination, or
fleet-wide structural ailments that I should be on the lookout for?       
Is there a class design for retro-fitting a black-water holding tank?
Thanks much.
Dave
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From: Alberg 30 public list
Date: Sunday, March 02, 2003 8:44:33 AM
To: Alberg 30 public list
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Request for Purchasing Advice
 
Dave, Barb,

I've been around the 250 boat Chesapeake fleet of Albergs since 1975 and am
aware of the wide range of conditions you can find the boats in--the asking
price generally reflects condition (especially if its been on the market for
awhile). My opinion is that there's 3 price brackets: 1) free to <$5K--this
will be a boat with all original equipment and no consequential upgrades. It
also probably means that there hasn't been a lot of drilling and
modifications done and this can be an advantage if your looking to do a
restoration. If the decks are solid, and the bottom in good condition you
have a good starting point. Plan on re-powering, re-canvassing,
re-electronicing, painting inside and out, if the boat hasn't spent time in
the south the standing rigging is probably ok but needs a close look. 2) up
to about $13K you start seeing upgrades and some TLC and should be very
sailable but not ready for extended cruising. 3) At around $20K you should
find a well cared for boat with good sail inventory and equipment in good
repair. These are my opinions which my not be shared by all. 


Jim Mennucci


----- Original Message -----
From: David and Barbara Cooke
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 2:03 PM
To: Public-list at alberg30.org
Subject: [Alberg30] Request for Purchasing Advice

Hello;

I am new to this list as of today. Since the days, about 30 years ago when I
was a teenager and avid sailor, I have always loved the lines of the Alberg
30. I vowed back then that if I ever were to be able to afford to buy a
boat it would be none other than an Alberg 30. I have recently finally got
myself in a position where I can seriously start Alberg shopping. 

I was wondering if members on this list could feed me some advice from their
first hand experience on what to look for and what prices and features
should be expected when shopping for the Alberg 30.

Thanks in advance,

Dave Cooke
Victoria, British Columbia




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