[Public-List] Alberg 30 For Sale on the Chesapeake Bay!
Troy Farlow
troyfarlow at hotmail.com
Mon Feb 18 12:54:52 PST 2013
David, Jason, et al and the "stern question": Thank you in advance. I am "piggy-backing" on your posting to post an email of mine because I can't seem to get a "Fresh Posting" to post? (I'm from another century, so, my apologies for using your thread, but also my COMPLETE thanks as well. I have enjoyed reading the your threads over the past day or so :).
Ok, here is my posting - and again, thank you for letting me use the thread briefly:
Dear Alberg 30 Lovers,
After much consideration and tugging of the heart over what
to do, I have decided to sell my beloved Alberg 30. She is a wonderful boat but I am simply going
in a different direction with my life now and it is just not feasible to keep
it and continue to dream of “one day” I’ll do this, “one day” I’m gonna do
that. It is time to let someone else
take over this wonderful treasure and take care of her and bring her to the
next rung on the sailing latter of what she truly can be. (With that being said, I don’t want to
completely give it away ;)).
Here’s the scoop in a quick nutshell and I am more than
happy to talk over the phone or email to any serious buyer, but again, here are
just some of the basics:
1963 Alberg 30 Hull #63. 28 HP Westerbeake Engine with only 140
hours! Sails are good, Harken self
tailing winches, mast stepping, Profurl roller furling, jacks, bimmony cover,
etc, etc, etc.
With the basics out of the way, here is round two of my general
thoughts: This boat is NOT a project
boat and yet it IS a project boat. It
can be launched into the water and the engine cranked up and the new owner can
sail the very same day he/she buys it – and aside from the typical expenses of
sailing and a bottle of rum, be good to go!!!!
Seriously. So, it isn’t a project
boat mechanically, etc. On the other
hand, if someone wants to redo the entire paint job and money isn’t an issue
and wants to spend ten grand or twenty grand because he/she wants to place it
in the International Yacht Restoration Museum in Newport, RI, then he/she can
do that as well. Teak needs to be
redone. Does that stop one from sailing
the very same day you buy it? Nope. Does the teak need to be redone? Yep.
So, in short, I am biased because of my love for the boat. Also, a disclaimer: the latter group - the
restorers, the savers, the dreamers are the categories I fall into, hence, why
I am moving on to other dreams because this dream of making this the nicest
boat on the east coast is not coming to fruition because I am guilty letting perfect
be the enemy of good enough. There,
that’s exhibit A of why I am selling the boat.
So, what does that mean:
I paid $9,000.00 for the boat a few years ago. I have put another $3000 into it simply
tinkering and doing this and that and improving small things, nothing major,
but taking “my baby” in the right direction.
What this ultimately means is that this is a fantastic way for someone
looking to get into a classic boat, boats that run $20,000 and $30,000 on a lot
of the listings out there, to actually be allowed to pull this off for 1/3 of
that cost – and can sail it and have a blast the very first day!
So, that’s my only sales pitch. I’ll stop there. As you can tell, I don’t really want to part
with it – as I believe in the boat – but am sort of forcing myself recognize
reality. It is time for someone else to
enjoy this gem of a sailboat.
Some rhetorical housecleaning in regard to other questions
any potential buyer might have:
Make me an offer. I
just want it to go to a nice home! Somewhere near 10 would be nice (I’ve got 13
plus into it), but I’m not going to get wrapped around the axle about the
pennies.
Survey can be provided FREE of charge (it costs me almost
$700) to serious inquiries only (after you and I have talked on the phone a few
times and I can gauge your seriousness and am comfortable emailing it to you).
I’m shooting this email out today, Monday, February 18th,
President’s Day to the Alberg30.org die-hard Alberg-ers and by the end of the week,
if it hasn’t generated any leads through the Alberg30.org community, I’m going
to go to Plan B, so, if you think you are seriously interested, please give me
a call or email as soon as possible. I
will work with any reasonable offer, so now is the time.
Plan B is to list it with a broker that is going to require me
to “at least” try and sell it for a few thousand dollars more in any final
sales price due to the broker’s fee that will be tacked on (I have a broker in
mind who is wonderful and we have talked and he is going to market it for me,
but we agreed that I should try this route first to the Alberg die-hards). Again, a deal being made at this juncture for anyone
that wants to pull the trigger and get into a great sailboat for a great price –
that can sail on day one – is now rather than later. I am looking to move this boat and again, will
entertain any sensible offer.
I can provide pictures as well upon request via email – but
preferable after we have had a chat on the phone once or twice. Disclaimer: I am old fashion. If you are serious about the boat, I’d like
to say hello, have a kind conversation, etc.
Craigslist spam and non-sociable Ebay sales over the years with one-line
emails have tainted me for longing for the old days of simply saying hello first
– and I’d like to know where the boat is going, again, wishing it to find a new
solid home to someone that appreciates it.
Oh, another positive: this boat is on the Chesapeake Bay! It is not in Ontario, not in Texas, not in Oregon
or the Caribbean (no offense to you folks that are there!) It is right here in your back yard, centrally located
on the east coast and again, ready to sail!
Thank you for your time and patience reading this email – and
your interest. I can be reached any day
and anytime at (757) 414-3916 or via a reply back to this email (or a new email
to troyfarlow at hotmail.com).
And thank you in advance to the Alberg30.org site and site
administrators, etc, etc. for the lovely service. I am enjoying being a member and read
everyone’s emails that come across every few days on this email list. They are very interesting and helpful a lot of
times.
Warmest regards,
Troy Farlow
> From: troyfarlow at hotmail.com
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:49:09 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] stern squat
>
>
> Testing a "reply" is all.
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:05:23 -0500
> > From: dterrell1 at charter.net
> > To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] stern squat
> >
> > Jason and Glenn
> >
> > my goal was to get the surface of the tank as clean as possible. I did
> > not sand it the way one would if one was prepping the hull for a paint
> > job. I put on two coats of epoxy - purchased at west marine. It was a
> > long time ago and the discussion I had on the site did not raise large
> > red flags about safety. I had not planned to use the water for drinking
> > - just washing. I did put an inspection port in the cover so I could
> > check for grunge and remove it if necessary. Now I treat the water on an
> > annual basis. There is an in line charcoal filter before the faucet in
> > the galley. It is also easier to fill the tank from the inside than it
> > is from the outside. It is easy to see when the tank is getting full.
> > This was not part of my initial plan but it works anyway.
> >
> > It is necessary to take the v-berth apart to do this job. Once the basic
> > structure is pushed into the anchor locker, there is lots of room to
> > work on the project.
> >
> > I hope this is helpful.
> >
> > David, 432
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Jason S wrote:
> >
> > > I am in the process of doing the same thing. My entire berth had to
> > > com off
> > > to remove lid. Once lid is off sanding and cleaning is easy. I am
> > > about to
> > > buy a quart of FDA approved epoxy to coat tank and lid. It might be
> > > over
> > > kill but its only 60 bucks.....better safe than sorry. I have a thread
> > > on
> > > plastic classic forum under projects(search cruiser2b) Has a ton of
> > > photos.
> > > I can email them to you directly if you'd like, Hope that helps.
> > >
> > > Jason
> > > Svsalacia.blogspot.com
> > > Alberg 30 #457
> > > On Feb 17, 2013 9:26 PM, "Glennb" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hey David,
> > >>
> > >> I looked into my tank today, estimating how to rejuvenate it for
> > >> potable
> > >> water. The interior appears to be glossy finished gel coat but with
> > >> decades of black staining from algae and chemicals/salts etc in the
> > >> water.
> > >> Also the last gallon area in the bottom of the tank is blackish-
> > >> green
> > >> from gunge. The top and edge surfaces are hard to impossible to
> > >> reach.
> > >>
> > >> How much surface prep did you do to your tank prior to coating with
> > >> epoxy?
> > >> Iam thinking a good sanding is in order, which will entail cutting a
> > >> largish access hatch in the top and glassing it back in afterwards...
> > >> How
> > >> muchof this work is necessary before coating with epoxy? Also how
> > >> many
> > >> coats of epoxy did you use?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >> Glenn B
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my iPad
> > >>
> > >> On Feb 17, 2013, at 6:15 PM, David Terrell <dterrell1 at charter.net>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I replaced the water tank lid as Mike suggested and recoated the
> > >>> tank
> > >> with Epoxy as George suggested - no leaks at all for a lot of years.
> > >> It was
> > >> a simple process. I provided George with photographs of the
> > >> replacement of
> > >> the water tank lid. They are available on the web site
> > >>>
> > >>> When I got the boat it had some chain in the v-berth under the
> > >> triangular piece of wood flooring. It is hard to imagine that that
> > >> small
> > >> amount of chain would do much to bring the bow down. I have no idea
> > >> if it
> > >> has any effect, but I am tempted to take it out and see what happens.
> > >>>
> > >>> I have assumed that filling the water tank was important for trim. I
> > >> have thought that the weight of the of the A 4 and the gas tank just
> > >> about
> > >> balanced the weight of the water tank and the full holding tank. Was
> > >> this
> > >> Carl's genius at work or was it just luck? I would like to think Carl
> > >> knew
> > >> what he was doing, but am more than ready to be corrected by those
> > >> who know
> > >> more than I do.
> > >>>
> > >>> When the hull was painted, the boot stripe was redone to fit with
> > >>> the
> > >> way the boat floated in the water - based on prior photographs. It
> > >> looks
> > >> good or, better, right.
> > >>>
> > >>> David, 432, Scholarship
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 9:03 PM, Glennb wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> The lazaratte in a small boat is mostly designed for bouyancy, but
> > >> particularly on an A30 is a great place to store big round fenders
> > >> and
> > >> docklines, etc. I also keep a five gal rubber bucket and a small two
> > >> burner SS BBQ there as they are bulky and interfere with getting at
> > >> the
> > >> sailing gear in the cockpit lockers. I installed a couple of small
> > >> eyes
> > >> with light line woven through to tie the BBQ tight against the
> > >> bulkhead so
> > >> it doesnt flail around and hurt my selfsteering and other stuff.
> > >> Works
> > >> great.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> BTW, most of the offshore sailing rules on the pacific coast
> > >>>> require
> > >> all hatches and cockpit covers to be secured while underway. I
> > >> Adopted
> > >> the old fashioned method of installing eye bolts through the deck on
> > >> all
> > >> four sides of the front and rear hatch, and on the sides of the
> > >> cockpit
> > >> walls. Then tie the hatches down with line woven from the eyes
> > >> across the
> > >> hatch, or in the case of the cockpit lockers through for and aft
> > >> holes in
> > >> the locker seats down to the eye bolt. works great! Doesnt cost
> > >> much.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Glenn Dolce 318
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Sent from my iPad
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Feb 16, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Kris Coward <kris at melon.org> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 07:41:17PM -0700, Jeremy Brown wrote:
> > >>>>>> Ok, I'm stumped now. What's good to store there?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Lifejackets, heaving line, cushions and pillows, fenders..
> > >>>>> basically
> > >>>>> anything that's really light.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> Is there a ballpark figure for ok amount of weight back there?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> About none. Fortunately, there are still plenty of things needed
> > >>>>> on a
> > >>>>> boat that weigh about nothing..
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Cheers,
> > >>>>> Kris
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>> Kris Coward http://unripe.melon.org/
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> > >>>>> 12B3
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