[Public-List] Fwd: 1968 Alberg 30 needs to be rescued

[Michael Connolly via Public-List]

Jim, 
Thanks for the personal report on the boat. 
Michael 

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From: "James Allocco via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
To: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>, "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 7:12:22 PM 
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Fwd: 1968 Alberg 30 needs to be rescued 

I read the email from George around 10 this morning and mentioned it to my 
wife. She looked up from her coffee and said lets drive down and take a 
look, we can stop for lunch at Topsail Island.  For it us it was a 2 hour 
drive and though we like to think we are retired we seem to never have a 
day off so I said why not. I wiil say  the Pacifico drafts and the flounder 
and the time spent together were great. 

The boat was another story. In my unexpert opinion the only things 
salvageable were the hull, mast and 2 stachions. The cabin was flooded and 
full of mold. The cushions black with mold. The engine gone and  the engine 
compartment a greasey grimy pit. The cabin top sunken and hollow sounding 
around the mast step. The bow and stern pulpits were destroyed.  As I 
stepped on to the boat my foot almost went through the lazarette cover. 
With a Aberg 30 in sailaway condition selling for $15,000 - $25,000 I'd 
rather take a job a Mcdonalds at minimum wage for 2 years and use the money 
to buy one than spend $20,000 and 10 years to fix this boat. 

Jim 



On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 10:45 AM, George Dinwiddie via Public-List < 
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote: 

> I think Trish Lehman is a little tired of Mike taking on such projects. ;-) 
> 
>  - George 
> 
> On 5/10/16 7:18 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List wrote: 
> 
>> Could the Association buy her, and get her into the hands of a promising 
>> young sailor who is presently crewing for someone? 
>> 
>> Gord Surprise 426 
>> 
>> 
>> On 2016-05-09, 9:27 PM, "George Dinwiddie via Public-List" 
>> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote: 
>> 
>> Anyone looking for a project? 
>>> 
>> 
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