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thank you, looked at that link earlier in my search. it has great info but does not specifically list keel width that i could see...(i am blind or so my wife says) so it may be there. From those drawings is where I guessed about keel being about 8 ft.

Thank you for help.

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Looking for some help. I am building a trailer for my Alberg 30 and I am working on keel support. Can anyone tell me the length of the keel from just forward of the rudder shoe to the front of the keel? And also the keel width? My best guess from looking at pictures is about 9-10" wide and abou...

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Love seeing your dedication to making old things new again...I am getting ready to pull the engine on my 66 VW beetle, driven daily.....but needs a freshen up.....way cheaper than a new car, just requires a bit of elbow grease..and its get 28-30mpg!

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for anyone interested, this boat is berthed at my marina and looks as good as pics from outside, although a bit dirtier as she hasnt been washed in a while. Inside I cannot speak of. Looks like a very very nice plastic classic for sure. this pics i posted were taken on those dates. so that is what s...

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1969 Fingal......here she is for sale.....looks like a great boat

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Fin ... 53f5d09174

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little creek inlet

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I was able to get out sailing last sunday and hope to again tomorrow. Went out single handed and raced about an 8 mi course. Last Sunday was 49 and overcast here on the Southern Chesapease, chilly but fun! I have been having the races with plastic classics, Bristol 27, Alberg 30(me) and last Sunday ...

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http://svsalacia.blogspot.com/2012/11/s ... ember.html

Went out for another singlehanded event, poor wind lead to a very late return. But we got some great video and pictures.

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A few rough days on the southern Chesapeake this weekend. Here are some pics and videos of a ~33ft boat sailing and a larger 40ft+ leaving the inlet at Little Creek

http://svsalacia.blogspot.com/2012/11/rough-day.html

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if he is going to be around we are gonna head out again on the TGiving weekend. Have him give us/me a shout. Would love for him or anyone to join us.

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does he do any solo sailing...we are putting together a few singlehanded events for fun.

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earlylight wrote:Looks like a lovely light air day. Where do you sail out of on the southern part of the bay?

Little Creek Inlet

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if you have photos post them, no hi jacking here! Great shots BTW

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Returning from a great day.

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http://svsalacia.blogspot.com/2012/11/first-true-singlehand-and-race-all-in.html Today was my first day of truely singlehanding my Alberg under sail. I motored part of the ICW last year but today was under sail alone. I also participated in a singlehanded race between another Alberg design....Bristo...

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Looks Great!

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I have an Alberg 30 with some worn sails whichs adds to the weather helm....I moved my mast forward 3/4 of an in or so. This really helped reduce weather helm especially in gusty conditions. Just a FYI....some weather helm issues are not the fault of the boat but rather sail condition and rigging ar...

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very nice looking vessel, what type of jib/headsail setup is that....just curious as I haven't seen that setup before

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Wow! Absolutely gorgeous! Enjoy her! I wish you fair wind and following seas!

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Taken during OpSail 2012

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here are a few shots during Opsail

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great looking boat!

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Ric in Richmond wrote:Very nice...Alberg 30. Where?

Get that horizon level and they will be even better.

Lower Chesapeake Bay, between 2 tunnels

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a great day! just messing with new camera

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Here is a better picture, just had to locate it

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Are your frames anodized? if so no need to polish. If not I suggest you get the cleaned up and then clear powder coated, if you polish them and then subject them to salt water they will corrode, they will get white and ashy. I had some of my mast step pieces clear poweder coated after they were soda...

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Surveyor wrote:I say you did good! That is a lot of light for 0.2 amps and $60

That's .25 or so each, so 1/2 amp total....much better than no lights and the 2 55w units they replaced. They shed enough light to make things quite a bit safer on deck at night.

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i needed to replace my old not working 55w/ea stainless spreader lights. I wanted LEDs but did not want to pay the 150-200 or more at least the ones designated "spreader lights". One day while trolling a local marine store I spotted some underwater LED lights that claimed to be 600lumens f...

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thanks, I always look at that boat and thought it would make a stout small cruiser.

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sscoll wrote:Go look at Great Dane 28's and you might see some similarities.
Steve

Thanks, i looked at that site this morning and then went and looked at the boat again...dont think its a GD28, no aft hung rudder

But here ar some closer pics,

: large portlights look very distictive but not like any Alberg or Pearson I have seen

: has some tall bulwarks look to be about 4-5 inches

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TritonSean wrote:sure looks "Pearsonish"... the forward port should be a giveaway.

At first I thought so too, but when i get a side view shot(tomorrow) you will see that the fixed large portlights are not the correct shape, some one told me me it was a swedish made boat

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here is a distant shot of the same boat with mine well in the backround

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no, this boat is nowhere near 31 feet,no bowsprit and large portlights are way more rounded. I thought i took a better side view but I didnt. I will take a few more pics this week when I head to marina. The boat you have pictured sure is nice though!

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This boat is at our marina and have been wondering for a few years what it is, I have never seen it move or owners of it. I figured someone here would know what it was. It seem very narrow and to be about 27-28 feet. Its not a triton, one guy on the dock suggested it was, stern seems too narrow. Jus...

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Did some mor fitting today, tank is coming along well. I bought a few bulkhead 1 1/2 fitting to go thru the lid, this will allow me to use pluming elbows for in/out of the tank. I will post pics tomorrow.

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Great looking boat, would love to know how she sails compared to your old triton. I am originally from that neck of the woods. grew up in Fall River and spent summers sailing on Long Pond in Harwich. Have fun with your new boat...she looks very salty and seaworthy!

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check out our blog too. i worked on it while in Afghanistan

www.svsalacia.blogspot.com

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I know I have been away for a while. Unfortunately I was on a not so enjoyable trip to Afghanistan. I have returned safely and I am now back to getting the vberth and water tank finished. I finished replacing all the standing rigging and got the mast back up just a few day before leaving back in Feb...

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I restepped my mast today. I replaced all my standing rigging with sta-lok fittings, navtech turnbuckles and 316 wire from Rigging Only. The Sta-lok were a breeze to assemble. I am so glad i went this route. thank you to everyone who help me with info needed to get the job done. While I had mast dow...

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I havent posted much vberth progress lately, because there hasnt been much in the vberth. I completely replaced all standing rigging, chainplate and most other rigging related stuff instead. I will get to the vberth.

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I am glad to report i restepped my mast today. i replaced all the chainplates, mast tangs, standing rigging, fabricated mast base step, and blocks. I also fabricated a mast base plate for turning blocks. I will post pics this week. thank you all for all the help.

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I went with mechanical fittings. Because I am doing it myself obviously mechanical was used. when figuring out pricing, I only spent about $300-350 on mechanical sta-lok over swage fittings. By the time you buy the swage and then pay to have it done , you are only saving about 20-25 per connection. ...

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small pair needle nose pliers or diagnol cutters to cut cotter pins in clevis pins. that was all the kept my shrouds to my masthead and spreader tangs. once i had my mast down it only took a few minutes to get all running and standing rigging off

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I pulled my stick and i am thinking about replacing or at least reinforcing my Alberg 30 masthead. It is not cracked or broken and the pin holes appear to be in good shape, but i just looks old and a bit inadequate. I am thinking about adding a 1/4" in 6061 aluminum plate to each side and cross...

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Speaking of which, if the second-generation A-30's use the same cast-aluminum masthead fitting as the first-generation ones, that is another thing you might want to look over. Several of them have developed cracks (including the one I had), and there have been some "group replacements" mad...

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I pulled the mast today, was not nearly as bad as I thought. Actually quite easy with the boat yard forklift/boatlift. found that my base plate on the mast is cracked/broken. I will take and post some pics as soon as I get a chance. Caught a cold and feeling a bit crappy. I already ordered all the l...

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Glad to see you are making progress towards your goal of cruising. I am kind of doing the same thing with my alberg 30. I am doing a small rehab of v-berth and water tank just to make our weekend cruises more comfortable. i am also replacing the standing rigging with sta-lok. i purchased all new tur...

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I went ahead and purchased all new rigging from Rigging only. I only ordered the the lower turnbukles and sta-locs, i will order all the upper once i have the mast down and can verify the pins sizes. I put the order in to save myself a few bucks as the prices on all mechanical fitting were gonna go ...

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been making slow and steady progress. I have removed alot of the old paint from the overheads. I am taking the mast off on Monday...I will have some pics soon....berthing area too nasty for my cell phones

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i could be way off but i think i read on another forum that he was starting a resto of a westsail 32

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