[Public-list] Re: buying an Alberg

[Mike Lehman]

Reinforcing the mast beam on the older boats with wooden beams is necessary 
because the glue used by Whitby gives up and causes the beam to delaminate. 
The repair is straight-fore, easy, inexpensive and a permanent fix.

The older boat with the masonite core have not had any major deck problems. 
This is because the masonite is really pegboard [with the holes] that help 
to create a *sandwich* bond between the layers.

The Grey Marine is a great engine, very durable and can be rebuilt thru Van 
Ness Engineering. Parts are not a problem either.

One of the biggest benefits of the older A30s is that everything is glassed 
together [the bulkheads to the deck and hull, etc] these boats are very 
strong.

The cockpit in the older boats may become soft, because of the way the 
rudder stern tube funnels the water to the underside of the cockpit sole. 
This does not represent a structural problem, and can be fixed by simply add 
a teak cockpit grate to the boat.

IMHO, 7 is a lot of people on the boat, whether you are cruising or racing.

Mike Lehman
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon White" <gewhite at crosslink.net>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 2:52 PM
Subject: [Public-list] Re: buying an Alberg


>   As has been mentioned, reinforcing the mast supporting beam is a
> standard Alberg 30 maintenance item that has been reduced to commonplace
> and is relatively straightforward now. When I was looking for a boat I
> found several Albergs had gas tank corrosion, which is also no big deal
> as plastic tanks are readily available and not very expensive.  When
> hauled, the thru-hulls should be checked and updated if the original
> Whitby items are still in place, as they are hazardous. Also, on a 30+
> year old boat the wiring may  need to be replaced. Again, just a factor
> of age and the fact that wiring technology has been updated as time has
> passed. My boat is old enough to have the masonite core, which I like,
> and no liner, which I also like. There are issues like the icebox that
> some like better than others. My boat has a diesel, which is a common
> upgrade, but the Graymarine engine is probably better than the Atomic 4.
>
>     You will not be buying a new boat, at new boat prices, but the
> Alberg has classic lines and is built in very substantial form, stronger
> than most boats of its size. It has "stood the test of time" very well.
> It is a stout boat, well worth the routine maintenance and upgrades.
>
> - Gordon White, A-275 Brigadoon II
>
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