[Public-list] Hello all!

[George Dinwiddie]

Shannon,

Hmmm...  I know nothing of the condition of Gypsy, but I'm surprised. 
Especially surprising is water in the decks.  I thought Gypsy was an 
old-style boat with the masonite core.  I've never heard of serious 
problems with those, unlike the newer balsa cored decks.  Standing 
rigging isn't so terribly expensive and lasts a lot longer than the 
surveyors would have you believe.  A wet hull is understandable if the 
boat's been in the water recently.  A30s tend to have rather porous 
gelcoat.  Blistering problems, though, are very rare.  Severe cases 
generally happen only on boats with barrier coats.  I've learned that 
surveyors are not infallible.

Anyway, check http://alberg30.org/collaborate/AlbergBoatsForSale for 
some boat listings.

  - George

Shannon Egan wrote:
> Dear Alberg 30 friends,
>    
> Thanks for your quick response. Nice to know we have your support.
> Unfortionatley, we had a surveyor check out the boat and we were advised
> against purchasing it as there would be seriously expensive maintance
> problems (water in the hull, new rigging would be essential, water in
> the decks, etc.)
> 
> We want to purchase an Alberg 30 as this is the boat that has stolen
> our hearts. DO YOU HAVE any idea where we might find one for sale?
> 
>   Please help!
>    
>   An Alberg 30 owner wanna be,
>   Shannon Egan
> 
> George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org> wrote:
>   Congratulations on your new boat. I know that Linc was sorry to give it 
> up. You'll find there's quite a bit of maintenance information on the 
> web site, and a google search box that includes past emails on the list.
> 
> Of course, I think it would be a good idea for you to join the 
> Association, also. Give me the word and I'll email you an application.
> 
> Where do you plan to keep the boat?
> 
> - George
> 
> Shannon Egan wrote:
>> Dear Alberg 30 owners,
>>
>> My name is Shannon Egan and my fiance, Brooks Macfarquhar and I just
>> bought ourselves an 1966 Alberg 30 that belonged to Linc Finkenberg
>> of NYC. He gave us the boat number (190) but he said it may be
>> incorrect (his sister owned the boat previously). He suggested that
>> we subscribe to this site and get some feedback about past
>> maintanance issues and history of the boat and also so that we could
>> be apart of the great Alberg 30 community.
>>
>> Currently Brooks and myself have been teaching English in Khartoum,
>> Sudan. Our contract with the school has just ended and after two
>> years of the third world life style we are ready to make a home on
>> the ocean. We are both in our mid twenties and would greatly
>> appreciate your input, direction,advice, assistance---any any and all
>> things related to sailing, life aboard a sailboat, the Alberg 30,
>> etc,etc,etc!!!!!!!
>>
> 


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