[Public-List] pete- selling Alberg

[Gordon Laco]

If anybody is going to be at the Maine Boatbuilder's Show in Portland later
this month, I'm doing a seminar presentation on TW's restoration.

G




On 06/03/11 9:06 PM, "dan walker" <dsailormon at yahoo.com> wrote:

> love is like that
> 
> --- On Sun, 3/6/11, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> 
>> From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] pete- selling Alberg
>> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>> Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 6:15 PM
>> Conversely it can get one into a lot
>> of, er, 'trouble'.  Look at me and
>> TOUCH WOOD.
>> 
>> :)  GORD 
>> 
>> 
>> On 06/03/11 5:46 PM, "Michael Grosh" <dickdurk at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Emotional attachment can really screw up a business
>> transaction.
>>> 
>>> MichaelGrosh
>>> #220
>>> On Mar 6, 2011 10:36 AM, "Matthew Hay" <mattrhay at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> Hi Pete,
>>>> I sold my Alberg for $6500.00 it sounds to be
>> about the same shape as
>>>> yours. I had a nice new diesel and I nice new
>> awlgrip paint on the hull.
>>>> The decks were in pretty good shape and freshly
>> painted. there was no
>>>> roller furling and there was some delimitation on
>> the starboard bulkhead
>>> and
>>>> the interior benches/drawers etc.needed carpentry
>> and the interior needed
>>>> painting, through hulls etc. etc. It sounds like
>> your heart is in the
>>> right
>>>> place. I wanted to get enough money to get me
>> started towards a new boat.
>>>> (I eventually bought a 1976 Sabre 28) But I also
>> wanted the boat to go to
>>> a
>>>> person that would finish the work and do a great
>> job at finishing the
>>>> restoration and that person most likely was not
>> going to spend too much on
>>>> the actual boat if they had to put restoration
>> money into it. So the price
>>>> was a win win the guy in Boston who bought her had
>> already restored a
>>>> flicka, and a golden hind and was more then proper
>> to finish the job and I
>>>> am happy knowing the boat is in capable hands and
>> will thrive for another
>>> 40
>>>> years. I do not know how she would have been
>> treated if she had been
>>>> donated to a summer camp or something?? So I would
>> recommend a low price
>>> to
>>>> the right person will make you as the seller feel
>> good about the
>>> transaction
>>>> on behalf of the boat and a new owner will bring
>> new life to your great
>>>> boat.
>>>> Best,
>>>> Matt
>>>> formerly 314 Renard 1968
>>>> now a un-named crazy little Sabre 28 (with all the
>> trimmings and more)
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