[Public-List] Alberg 30 or Triton?

[Rachel]

On Jun 30, 2010, at 12:58 PM, mahseer at kos.net wrote:

> Dan
> There is no way in this world I would cross any ocean in a boat I  
> bought
> for $1,000.00.

I don't think the purchase price has much bearing on what I would  
cross an ocean in.  I would want a structurally strong, well-rigged,  
well-outfitted boat of a good design. I don't think any of our genre  
of boat fit the former three specs when they were built as family  
racer/coastal cruisers, so to my mind even a "pristine" $20k Alberg 30  
would need some serious re-fitting before setting out on that type of  
voyage.  It's no problem starting out from even a gutted hull if you  
have the interest, knowledge, money, and aptitude to build it up  
properly.  Well done, it would be much better than new.

>  My gut feeling is that there a some defects when the
> external ballast has been glassed in.

I agree that I would skeptical of external ballast that has been later  
encapsluated.  I think that external lead ballast is a fine thing, and  
internal can be fine too of course.  But one that has been made into  
the other; that would bear some careful checking.

Rachel
ex-#221



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