Kind of a slow day for me today so I took to "surfing" the sailing pages on the net and I came across the Alberg 37. Nice lookin' yawl or sloop, as all Alberg boats are, and they were built by Whitby, I believe out of Ontario, Canada. I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with these boats or knows anything about them. Just out of curiosity.
Thanks,
Warren Kaplan
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Alberg 37
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Ken Cave
Re: Alberg 37
This past summer I went to an Alberg convention in the Gulf Islands, and, there were a number of Alberg 37 there. There are two of these beauties-and the the second version is the best. The first version has you leaning over the cabin stairs to get to the sink-bad idea.
Some of these folks live on them year round-and we met one gal, 12 years old that was "an old salt" when it comes to sailing. She showed us "her" boat and gave us some wonderful info on family life on the boat.
When she is "bad" she usually is told to go to her "room". However there is no room-just a makeshift bunk and a small cubicle for her cherished goodies!
Looking foward next year when we meet again the end of August!
Ken Cave
bcave@whidbey.net
Some of these folks live on them year round-and we met one gal, 12 years old that was "an old salt" when it comes to sailing. She showed us "her" boat and gave us some wonderful info on family life on the boat.
When she is "bad" she usually is told to go to her "room". However there is no room-just a makeshift bunk and a small cubicle for her cherished goodies!
Looking foward next year when we meet again the end of August!
Ken Cave
bcave@whidbey.net
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Larry DeMers
Re: Alberg 37
Hi Warren,
We are friends with two owners of Allberg 37's up in our neck-o-the-woods. In the first case, the Allberg 37 is a ketch, and a really pretty boat..I would consider buying her in fact, should she come up for sale (don't say a word to Jan). This boat has gone thru extensive reinforcement of the forward hull sides with 3 foam battens glassed to the hull interior for the entire length of the boat, and other recommended improvements (made by the Allberg 37 Owners Assoc) to fix some basic problems that have been identified over the years. This problem was a 'tin canning' problem with the forward hull as it hits waves, etc. Other fixes he installed reinforced the mast attach to the keel..isolating the mast base from water in the bilge etc.
The second A37 is a sloop rigged boat belonging to some good friends. I have sailed with these people and been aboard their boat a few times. Nice boat, with lots of room. It sails very well..quite fast..8 1/2 kts on avg. quite easily. She has a more prosaic appearance compared to the ketch however, and I favor the ketch rig on a boat this size, or a cutter rig -over the sloop.
(Contact the Allberg 37 Owners Association for these recommendations). The owner of this ketch recently died of a brain aneurism..at 37 yrs. of age. His wife and son now sail the boatoccasionally, but she is too large for their uses, so maybe someday...
I can tell you that the sight of this ketch slipping along quietly in the distance, is one of pure and simple balanced beauty. I cannot take my eyes off of her as she comes in sight..am I "lusting" after another boat? Egads, like in life..look but don't touch. heh..
Cheers..and happy dreaming,
Larry
demers@sgi.com
We are friends with two owners of Allberg 37's up in our neck-o-the-woods. In the first case, the Allberg 37 is a ketch, and a really pretty boat..I would consider buying her in fact, should she come up for sale (don't say a word to Jan). This boat has gone thru extensive reinforcement of the forward hull sides with 3 foam battens glassed to the hull interior for the entire length of the boat, and other recommended improvements (made by the Allberg 37 Owners Assoc) to fix some basic problems that have been identified over the years. This problem was a 'tin canning' problem with the forward hull as it hits waves, etc. Other fixes he installed reinforced the mast attach to the keel..isolating the mast base from water in the bilge etc.
The second A37 is a sloop rigged boat belonging to some good friends. I have sailed with these people and been aboard their boat a few times. Nice boat, with lots of room. It sails very well..quite fast..8 1/2 kts on avg. quite easily. She has a more prosaic appearance compared to the ketch however, and I favor the ketch rig on a boat this size, or a cutter rig -over the sloop.
(Contact the Allberg 37 Owners Association for these recommendations). The owner of this ketch recently died of a brain aneurism..at 37 yrs. of age. His wife and son now sail the boatoccasionally, but she is too large for their uses, so maybe someday...
I can tell you that the sight of this ketch slipping along quietly in the distance, is one of pure and simple balanced beauty. I cannot take my eyes off of her as she comes in sight..am I "lusting" after another boat? Egads, like in life..look but don't touch. heh..
Cheers..and happy dreaming,
Larry
Warren Kaplan wrote: Kind of a slow day for me today so I took to "surfing" the sailing pages on the net and I came across the Alberg 37. Nice lookin' yawl or sloop, as all Alberg boats are, and they were built by Whitby, I believe out of Ontario, Canada. I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with these boats or knows anything about them. Just out of curiosity.
Thanks,
Warren Kaplan
demers@sgi.com
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Warren Kaplan
Re: Alberg 37
Larry,
You really have to control your lust for all things beautiful, like Alberg 37s. Like the mythological "Sirens" of the sea that seduced many an unwary sailor to his doom on the rocks, beautiful "larger" sailboats can lead to all kinds of trouble. It usually starts with a boatless sailor turning up at the door of the "poorhouse", pockets slovenly turned inside out, with metal stains on the fabric as the only evidence of where coin once was. An impious end indeed!
Warren
Setsail728@aol.com
You really have to control your lust for all things beautiful, like Alberg 37s. Like the mythological "Sirens" of the sea that seduced many an unwary sailor to his doom on the rocks, beautiful "larger" sailboats can lead to all kinds of trouble. It usually starts with a boatless sailor turning up at the door of the "poorhouse", pockets slovenly turned inside out, with metal stains on the fabric as the only evidence of where coin once was. An impious end indeed!
Warren
Setsail728@aol.com
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John R.
Any 37
Yeah Larry,
I totally agree with Warren about larger vessels. The cost in maintenance alone compared to your 30 will shock you. A second rig in a ketch makes matters even worse, take it from first hand personal experience. Everything becomes much more expensive. I down sized from a 37 ketch to our current CD30 and what a big cost savings in everything from running rigging to bottom paint, dockage costs, fuel costs, sail costs, various hardware, etc.,etc.
I totally agree with Warren about larger vessels. The cost in maintenance alone compared to your 30 will shock you. A second rig in a ketch makes matters even worse, take it from first hand personal experience. Everything becomes much more expensive. I down sized from a 37 ketch to our current CD30 and what a big cost savings in everything from running rigging to bottom paint, dockage costs, fuel costs, sail costs, various hardware, etc.,etc.
Warren Kaplan wrote: Larry,
You really have to control your lust for all things beautiful, like Alberg 37s. Like the mythological "Sirens" of the sea that seduced many an unwary sailor to his doom on the rocks, beautiful "larger" sailboats can lead to all kinds of trouble. It usually starts with a boatless sailor turning up at the door of the "poorhouse", pockets slovenly turned inside out, with metal stains on the fabric as the only evidence of where coin once was. An impious end indeed!
Warren
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Larry DeMers
Re: Alberg 37
Warren and John,
You are absolutely right, and I *know* this fact..really I do. But jeesh, my eye follows that A37K every time I catch it on the horizon. What a gorgeous blend of lean speed, function and purpose. It just *looks* right.
But alas, reality always wins. Our CD30 does work for us..very well. It is all but paid off and ours. We love her to death, and she is our baby. But dreams guys..they are hard to ignore sometimes.
Cheers and thanks for the reality checks..heh.
Larry
demers@sgi.com
You are absolutely right, and I *know* this fact..really I do. But jeesh, my eye follows that A37K every time I catch it on the horizon. What a gorgeous blend of lean speed, function and purpose. It just *looks* right.
But alas, reality always wins. Our CD30 does work for us..very well. It is all but paid off and ours. We love her to death, and she is our baby. But dreams guys..they are hard to ignore sometimes.
Cheers and thanks for the reality checks..heh.
Larry
Warren Kaplan wrote: Larry,
You really have to control your lust for all things beautiful, like Alberg 37s. Like the mythological "Sirens" of the sea that seduced many an unwary sailor to his doom on the rocks, beautiful "larger" sailboats can lead to all kinds of trouble. It usually starts with a boatless sailor turning up at the door of the "poorhouse", pockets slovenly turned inside out, with metal stains on the fabric as the only evidence of where coin once was. An impious end indeed!
Warren
demers@sgi.com
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Steve Alarcon
"Boat Units"
To avoid the natural sinking sensation associated with spending lot's of money on my CD30, I started refering to the expenditures in 100 dollar increments as "Boat Units".
When I got the CD36, the quantity of "Boat Units" became unwieldy, so I renamed it to "Big Boat Units"...with the increment of $1,000!
Bigger, while definately better, is also definately more expensive.
Steve Alarcon
CD36 Tenacity
Seattle
alarcon3@prodigy.net
When I got the CD36, the quantity of "Boat Units" became unwieldy, so I renamed it to "Big Boat Units"...with the increment of $1,000!
Bigger, while definately better, is also definately more expensive.
Steve Alarcon
CD36 Tenacity
Seattle
alarcon3@prodigy.net