[Public-list] Possible day-sailer project

[Melissa Currier]

Interesting thought.  We have certainly "day sailed" our Alberg 30 as is,
but if you have the bug, I feel I should raise a few possible
considerations for you.

1) The mast is stepped on the upper deck, not the lower forward step of
the cabin, so you will need to somehow retain that portion of the deck and
beam.  May keep the v-berth, head and locker as an intact cuddy cabin?

2)  If you have ever sailed an Alberg with people sitting on the cabin top
or lounging anywhere midships you will know that you can't see where you
are going from anywhere you can reach the tiller.

3) In designing your new deck and "tanks", you would have to provide
adequate, reachable access ports for everything that you can currently
reach amid cabinetry in the cabin... chain plates, bolts for the jib
tracks and toe rails, etc.

That's what came to mind for what it's worth...

As for available "project boats", there are several in the mid-400s that
have issues with soft decks (one of ours included)... They would be the
most obvious candidates for a major deck hack job.

Enjoy,
Melissa Currier
Infinity #57
Daybreak #458


> Dear Readers,
> I am writing to explore the possibility of converting one of the more
> common
> Albergs (30, 35, 37) in to an open day-sailer for summer sailing in inland
> waters. Alberg designs seem to be an obvious choice because of their
> classic
> grace, good sailing qualities, easy motion, sound construction, and,
> admittedly, their relatively low prices. I hope the idea is not too
> offensive
> for some.
>      I imagine, for example, an alberg 30 with the raised portion of the
> cabin
> top removed two inches above its turn into the deck, and in its place
> installed
> a large 3-4 ft. deep cockpit with room for approximately eight. Naturally,
> the
> cockpit coamings would be (gracefully)extended to the remaining cabin top,
> the
> interior furnishings would be removed, the bulkheads left in place, and
> the
> floor raised. The weight of these passengers would be low and close to the
> longitudinal center, they could stand below the swing of the boom, in the
> bosom
> of the boat, as it were, and in general, find space to safely move about,
> frolic and make themselves comfortable.
>      The lower forward cabin top would remain intact, as would the side
> and
> forward decks, the bulkhead and door. Granted, many (all) details have yet
> to
> be worked out particularly with respect to the possibility of swamping,
> well
> deck drainage, hull strength etc. Nonetheless, I would be very interested
> to
> hear any Alberg-ophile comments on this idea, or indeed leads on 'project'
> Albergs. Regards, Aaron Nagler Vancouver B.C. Canada. July 14 04 ps. I can
> be
> reached at either of: naglera at eciad.ca or rainarch at hotmail.com
>
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