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I'm the other half of Terrapin's ownership.<br>
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We started sailing when my daughter was 10 months old - she's 11 years old
now. My son is 8 and was first on the boat at about 5 months. A million other
Alberg owners could tell you the same stories. It's a great boat and a great
fleet if you have kids.<br>
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The only trick to sailing with them that little is having a place to stash
them when the going gets tough and its all adult hands on deck. We made a
playpen out of PVC pipe and netting on the port settee and left it in for
years. It was a lifesaver (literally, once or twice).<br>
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Think short trips with a destination (island, sandy beach, town with ice
cream, marina with a pool) and the kids will love you. Slog to weather for
hours on end just to end in an anchorage without a dinghy and you'll have
to drag them kicking and screaming to the boat (been there, hated that).<br>
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Have fun. My most treasured memories are of my kids on the boat - Cecilia
standing on the opposite cockpit seat riser with both hands on the tiller
steering with the boat at 30 degrees and a huge smile on her face, Neil sliding
back and forth on the bridge deck while each time we tacked (intentionally).<br>
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Oh, buy harnesses. We put a big padeye in the old compass box so the kids
couldn't get out of the cockpit. It't just too hard to ask them to wear heavy
life jackets when its 95 degrees out. I know that's a choice others won't
agree with.<br>
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Douglas Snell wrote:<br>
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Mike-</span></font></div>
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I am looking at A30's as a move up for my expanding family. We have an
18mo old and a 4mo old (yes, that's close). How does your family do on
the boat? Is the A30 a good size for this age group?</span></font></div>
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Doug Snell</span></font></div>
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<b>From:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:public-list-admin@alberg30.org">public-list-admin@alberg30.org</a> [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:public-list-admin@alberg30.org">mailto:public-list-admin@alberg30.org</a>]<b>
On Behalf Of </b>Hiesener, Michael<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 29, 2002 10:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:public-list@alberg30.org">public-list@alberg30.org</a>'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Alberg30] Rookie questions<br>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">Mary
& Bill,</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">Congrats
on delivery of your boat!</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">My
partner an I recently did quite a bit of work on our boat and I will throw
in my 2 cents...</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">1.
We repainted the area behind the settees with a mildew resistant kitchen latex
paint. We sanded the interior and striped off the old paint in some areas
and applied 2 coats of the paint. While the ideal fix would probably
be to strip off the old paint and apply a marine two part paint...this
seemed like quite an undertaking, especially when we had multiple projects
requiring time and energy. Our boat does have a solar powered vent that
circulates the air and helps to keep the interior moisture down.</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">2.
The old compass was broken and we replaced it with a bulkhead mounted Plastimo
Contest 101. We are planning on racing and I like the readability
of this compass. The accuracy seems good when compared to a handheld
GPS. Our "little compartment" was for a box compass. It has a hinged
cover and a pad eye which we connect a tether and harness in an attempt
to keep our 18 month old son on the boat! Might be a good location for
a GPS mount.</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">3.
No suggestion on how to upgrade the locker panels...but we have a small
soft sided cooler that fits perfectly inside the icebox hatch. Helps
keeps everything cold and easily accessible from the cockpit.</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">4.
Sounds like a good location for a Nav Station!</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">Look
forward to seeing you on the water!</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">Best
Regards,</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">Mike
Hiesener</font></span></div>
<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">Terrapin
#254</font></span></div>
<div><span class="275304513-29072002"><font face="Arial" size="2">Annapolis</font></span></div>
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<b>From:</b> Mary & Bill Mahony [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:mabwjm@starpower.net">mailto:mabwjm@starpower.net</a>]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 28, 2002 7:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:public-list@alberg30.org">public-list@alberg30.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Alberg30] Rookie questions<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">As I mentioned earlier this week,
we just acquired hull #276. She's currently on blocks down at Solomon's
getting some survey-identified work done prior to launching. I took
my wife down to see her for the first time today (did I mention we bought
her sight-unseen via the net?). As we went through the boat, a couple
areas caught our attention that I wanted to ask your thoughts on:</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">1. We removed some carpeting lining
the hull from the interior under the hanging cabinets in the salon and
behind the settees....the removal left some foam backing and glue residue
on the interior hull. I'm thinking the right answer is just to sand
the foam and glue remnants down (there's also some deteriorated finish
on the interior glass) and repaint. Any advice concerning how to sand
and what to use to repaint? Was this finish done in plain interior
white in the boats as they came off the line?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">2. The boat has no compass...is there
a recommendation for a compass? Is the little compartment just aft
of the companionway the preferred location?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">3. The cockpit seat locker panels
are deteriorated...any info on what kind of wood these were originally?
Also, the cockpit access hatch to the ice box is deteriorated. I
noticed a Styrofoam backing, also looking pretty sad--any suggestions
for upgrades?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">4. Previous owners had wedged a
microwave into the aft starboard salon overhead cabinet. We don't
want/need the appliance, and since the cabinet space is already cut
away, I'm thinking of crafting a cabinet ala Carina Vela as a Nav station
in this space--any pros or cons?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Apologies for the litany of questions...maybe
a precursor of more to come! ;-)</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Thanks, Bill</font></div>
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