[Public-list] boat on ebay

[Coolray]

For what it is worth, probably about two cents, the
association is incredibly valuable and a very
effective support tool for Alberg owners - all of
them. To shift our focus toward salvage and
procurement may only serve a select few. But more
importantly, it sounds as if we are making the
assumption that we are the only ones to value this
boat. 

In my opinion, someone will step up. That person will
probably come to the Association and thus enhance the
Association through their membership, participation
and experience. We as a group gain so much more from
the addition of a boat AND owner. Keep the gene pool
fresh... mention the boat on ebay to your friends!

John B. Cooler
Atalaya, #87


--- dickdurk at atlanticbb.net wrote:

> 
> >I tried to talk up the idea with the Great Lakes
> >Association a couple of years ago - to create a
> syndicate >to get a fixer upper but, alas, there
> didn't seem to be a >ground swell of support for the
> idea.
> 
> 
> Doesn't that sort of go against my interests as an
> owner? 
> I mean, if there is a movement to keep unwanted,
> rummage 
> sale value, beater boats in the market stream, then
> the 
> value of every boat is reduced. Law of supply and
> demand, 
> and all that.
> 
> Speaking for myself, my attachment for Checkmate
> goes way 
> beyond consideration of resale value, but perhaps it
> is an 
> issue that everyone at least needs to be aware of.
> 
> It looks to me, the two sides of the issue are 1.
> (or 
> perhaps yin) keep as many Albergs around as possible
> to 
> have a pool of boats for one design racing status or
> 2. 
> (yang) let natural market forces reduce the number
> of 
> boats to owners who can appreciate a beautiful,
> versatile 
> design and maintain the boat as such.
> 
> I admit it, I'm inclined to elitism :)
> Michael Grosh
> #220
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