[Public-List] Purchase/Survey Advice

Wed Oct 15 06:07:01 PDT 2008

Chris -
  I used Hartoft Marine Survey - not cheap but it was thorough and gave
me some confidence.
  Another is Jack Hornor, who is a former A30 owner.

  Both can easily be found on the web.

Mike
Rinn Duin #272

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John Bloss, the late great yacht broker of Port Credit, Ontario, used to
say

"Never let money stand in the way of your pleasure."

He used to say the word 'money' with such contempt, I knew he meant it.

Gord #426 Surprise

On 10/15/08 6:26 AM, "dickdurk at atlanticbb.net" <dickdurk at atlanticbb.net>
wrote:

> Hi Chris
> 
>> boats have a way of clouding sound judgment. Tell me I >cant afford 
>> it
> 
> The boat aphorism is: if you have to ask, you can't afford it. Hope 
> this helps :)
> 
> I really, really hate to spend money. The thing is, the only time I 
> like to spend money is when I spend it on the boat. What is helpful 
> about the Alberg in this regard is it's built like a battleship; once 
> you get past a certain level of yearly maintainence, the spending is 
> optional. It will sail with the current sails, and old 8 track tape 
> makes great tell tales-so much for electronics.
> 
> Just what are you saving your money for, anyway? Bet it won't be as 
> satisfying as a cruising/class racing sailboat.
> 
> MichaelGrosh
> #220
> 
> 
> On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:59:20 -0700 (PDT) Chris Martin 
> <notcmartin at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hello All
>> 
>> I've been lurking in the background for a while soaking up what I can

>> about these fine boats. A few of you were kind enough to let me help 
>> (mostly watch, really) at the work day in June and ever since then 
>> I've been casually looking for an A30.
>> 
>> A boat turned up in the Annapolis area I plan to look at tomorrow. I 
>> think I'm pretty well versed in the boats, thanks to the website and 
>> this list, but would appreciate an opinion from an owner/expert 
>> before I get too serious.
>> I also have a copy of a survey from 3 years ago, for what it's worth.
>> 
>> I'm really looking for some honest advice, you know how boats have a 
>> way of clouding sound judgment. Tell me I cant afford it, or it's 
>> better to move on, please! :)
>> 
>> Also, if I go to the next step, I will be looking for a survey. 
>> Ideally I'd like to find some one that knows A30's and isnt looking 
>> for vacation money.
>> 
>> Thanks for any advice
>> 
>> Chris
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