[Public-list] Alberg modifications

[Kenneth Butler]

   Good Stuff Mr.McCormack,I lost a mast and replaced it with a cut down
   discard from a CC.It is now attached and supported to the deck so its
   main support is not from the chain plates ,and it can pivot, as with
   many Dutch sail boats. I replaced the teak hatches with aluminum and
   the Atomic 4 with a 27HP Yanmar.With a boat built in 1969 it is a
   matter of necessity, money, what is available, how and where a person
   sails and taste.Ken Butler PEI
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     From:  "Hugh McCormack" <hugh_alberg at hotmail.com>
     Reply-To:  Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
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     To:  public-list at lists.alberg30.org
     Subject:  [Public-list] Alberg modifications
     Date:  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:39:18 -0230
     >Good evening all,
     >
     >The recent thread concerning changing through hull fittings and
     >discussion around "ain't broke - don't fix" got me thinking about
     my
     >newly aquired old Alberg and what attracted me to her in the first
     >place.  I would have to say that hull lines would be the main
     >feature and knowing that she is a solidly built seaworthy boat is
     >second.  The rest is essentially cosmetic.
     >
     >In my boat, due to lack of recent care and maintenance, the
     interior
     >and exterior wood work is looking a bit worn.  The cushions will
     >need replacing and the wiring is definitely due for an upgrade.  I
     >am also considering modifying the interior layout slightly.  My
     >biggest objection in the look of the cabin is the ugly wooden
     built
     >in cooler to port of the companionway.  I feel no shame in
     removing
     >this and rebuilding something else in its place.  I find it really
     >intrudes into the look of the cabin.  I will probably be closing
     off
     >and relocating the sink drain and tap water intake, too.
     >
     >Sometime ago, when I first started looking at boats for sale I
     >viewed an Alberg 37 that was unique in that the companionway was
     >centred in the rear of the cabin and there were two quarter berths
     >instead of the usual cabin configuration.  I was told that the
     sole
     >owner, and vendor, had paid for this modification when the boat
     was
     >first built because he felt that the standard design did not suit
     >his needs.
     >
     >I guess my point is that, even though one's boat may be a mass
     >produced model it does not mean that the standard design meets
     >everyones' needs and desires.  Consequently we should feel free to
     >modify our boats, if neccessary, to suit us.  So, if it means
     moving
     >a through hull, we move it.  None of this alters the fundamentals
     >that make the boats what they are: beautiful, solid and dependable
     >safe ocean going sailing vessels that are the envy of others on
     the
     >water.
     >
     >Cheers,
     >
     >Hugh McCormack
     >Woody Point, Nfld
     >Alberg #39 (as yet to be renamed from "Cold Duck")
     >
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