[Public-List] What to do with #554?

[Bill Woodford]

Pete,

I will just speak to the donating option.  Before I purchased my Alberg 30, 
I had a Pearson 30 whose engine went up.  I donated the boat to CRAB, 
Chesapeake Regional Accessible Boating.  Don Bakke is the director of CRAB 
and he made the transaction very smooth for me.  I received a nice tax 
deduction and they resold the boat and received the proceeds.  I am sure he 
would be delighted with your Alberg 30.

If have no affiliation with CRAB but I believe in their mission.  You can 
read more about them on their website  http://crabsailing.org/


Best of Luck in whatever you decide.

Woody
US 11

---- Pete Staehling <pete.staehling at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am trying to decide what to do about Aurora (#554).  At this point in my
> life I am finding other commitments to be at conflict with Aurora's need 
for
> attention.  Aurora needs the starboard bulkhead between the locker and the
> v-berth replaced (I temporarily fixed the problem with two aluminum 
plates,
> but the fix is not a long term answer).  The wood on the seats and hatches
> is in poor shape.  The deck is pretty sound as far as I can tell.  The
> cockpit floor is a little soft.
> 
> That said she has a lot of good qualities as well.  The Yanmar diesel is 
in
> good shape and has low hours.  The cushions and other interior features 
are
> generally in good shape.  She has a decent North Sail on a roller furling
> system and a main in OK shape.  She has a nice autohelm.
> 
> I think that she is in usable condition and I am considering spending a
> several weeks aboard exploring the bay this fall.  The thing is that I 
have
> some other things competing for that time.
> 
> Half of the 2011 slip fee at Maryland Marina on Frog Mortar Creek off of
> Middle River has been paid.
> 
> Sadly, I am thinking that my best bet may be just to get out from under 
the
> slip fee.  I have not sailed enough in the last few years to justify the
> slip fees and my daughter who often sailed with me has moved farther away
> and is getting married.  I am thinking that either selling Aurora or
> donating her and hopefully getting a tax deduction might be a good idea.
> 
> So I have a few questions:
> 
>    - How hard is it to sell an A30 that is in the water and can be sailed,
>    but needs work?
>    - Any idea of what an A30 in this kind of shape might sell for?
>    - Is donating her a likely option?  Are there places that would take 
her,
>    hopefully find her a good home, and hopefully provide a tax deduction?
> 
> Pete
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