[Public-List] Alberg 30 or Triton?

[Daniel Michaels]

First let me say that when choosing a plane I always tell the customer to define the mission first. This eliminates most of the choices right away. Gets rid of that "I like the looks of this one". I did the same thing, I followed the suggestions of "Twenty Small Boats to take you Anywhere". Other things written by John Vigor and numerous sailing groups. One of the groups thought I was crazy to attempt such a venture in anything less than a 45' boat with less than 3 crew. Also this own board suggested I ask the expert "Yves Gelinas" who told me both boats are great boats, which I already knew. But the decision would hinge on the condition and equipment each boat had. I picked the boat that had the best equipment and was in the best condition for the least amount of money. Just because I only paid $1,000.00 for it does not mean it is worth $1,000.00. It was the best choice for what I want to do. You also have to realize that not everyone's mission is the
 same. I tell a friend that I am taking a coast to coast trip in the Viking at 9000'/180 mph. He just laughs and says that is not a trip. A trip is 1500'/80 mph in a Champ. More than one person has told me, "You have not sailed until you sailed without and engine". 

One other thing, I went to the web site of Tim Lackey http://www.northernyacht.com/. I watched all the progress of "Rookie" a Triton he restored. He addressed every aspect of the problems that the boat had. Nothing looked to be a deal-breaker. This boat had been filled with water and needed a total refit.

Dan

--- On Thu, 7/1/10, C.B. Currier <cbcurrier at spinrx.com> wrote:

From: C.B. Currier <cbcurrier at spinrx.com>
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Alberg 30 or Triton?
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 7:59 AM

There has been discussions about several aspects of this idea in the past....
1. the Triton is a nice Carl Alber designed boat - but compared to the Alberg 30 it was not built as well. Most of the Annapolis fleet (what is left) have been substantailly rebuilt and still have issues. Compare this to the A30 where many have never had anything but repowering and paint jobs and you see that you get a better bang for you buck.

2. This idea of the outboard is a joke. Yes I am being judgemental ... however I have been there done that with dingies and find that in a full keel boat - a well powered inboard makes all the difference when trying to access a harbor during a substantial ebb or navigate through a storm into a harbor or any number of other circumstances where a good auxiliary engine is needed. I own a Melges 24 - it has an outboard ... there ... you really don't need the outboard but you find that it is purposeful. On both of my Alberg 30's the inboard will always be there in an emergency. I think these folks who do the ocean trip on the outboard find that there are substantial issues with the outboard .... like cavitation, popping out of the water ...etc... my Atomic 4 uses anywhere about 1 gal per hour under motor --- not bad --- so for emergencies - it is well worth being there.

Good luck with the $1,000 triton - you get what you pay for!

C.B. Currier
Infinity #57
Daybreak #458

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