[Public-list] Possible day-sailer project

[John Birch]

Why not buy the Mona Lisa and paint a happy face on her. Sounds like a good
way to ruin an otherwise great boat - why not buy such a boat as you want
already made the way you want it. Like an Aleron. In a few more years Alberg
boats will become classics and their value will likely rise - at least for
those that have not been, ah, err, "improved."

I suppose it would be named the Velvet Elvis ....

Well you asked.

N'uf said.

Thanks

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <naglera at eciad.ca>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: [Public-list] Possible day-sailer project


> 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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