[Public-List] Restoration of Hull #574 complete

[George Dinwiddie]

Peter,

Rick Hansen has (or had) a canvas awning business in Baltimore.  Like 
many business owners, he found that keeping the business running cut 
into his sailing time.  It's a pity, but I'm glad to hear that you've 
got her back in shape.

  - George

Peter Milley wrote:
> I have just completed the restoration of Alberg 30, hull # 475, Ginseng.
> According to the Alberg 30 website history spreadsheet the original owner in
> 1987 was a Harry Hansen of Back Creek. The last owner of record(2004) was a
> Rick Hansen of Back Creek.
> I am told in her last years in the water she sailed out of Myers Marina,
> Annapolis. On her stern below her name, Ginseng, was Cattail Creek. In fact
> there was a Cattail in "gold leaf" sprouting up through the name.
> This fine lady is now restored back to her original glory. Alex Magiaone,
> Hansen's foreman at the Whiby boat works remembers working on her and I got
> a lot of the materials for her refit from Alex before he sold the Whiby Boat
> works a few moths ago and finally retired. She is now sporting a new Vetus
> 33 HP diesel engine and is ready for Kingston Ontario this summer, Nova
> Scotia this fall and Havanna this winter.
> I would love to speak with someone who sailed on her, worked on her , knew
> the previous owners. etc...Any
> information on her background and owners. If only she could talk!
> I  purchased her from  C.R.A.B. (Chesapeake Accessible Boating Association)
> and
> they have no estate information..The estate donation was third party. I have
> had no luck in trying to locate the previous two owners on record.
> If anyone can suggest a contact to get some of the anecdotal history for
> Ginseng, please let me know.
> Peter Milley,
> Vice Chairman, Canadian Sail Training Association
> Vice-President , Brigantine Inc.
> http://www.brigantine.ca/

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   When I remember bygone days                         George Dinwiddie
   I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
   So many I loved were not yet dead,           http://www.Alberg30.org
   So many I love were not yet born.
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