Sail Around The World, On An Alberg? Classic Plastic - Episode 112 - Lady K Sailing

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So you want to sail around the world? Classic Plastic might be an option? Carl Alberg is a good designer. Alberg 30 Alberg 37 Cape Dory Bristol Cheap Sailboat
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[@joshh8395]

I just purchased an abandoned Pearson Alberg 35 from a marina for $1.00 and this kind of blew my mind. Thank you for this informative video, I really look forward to bringing new life to my little piece of history.

[@linesledaft]

Congrats! Great boat. I own one as well and she has taken great care of me in some pretty nasty stuff!

[@RoyalColorSails]

I just got an 1969 Alberg 30 for free from a storage unit! I'm starting the restoration!

[@jamieharris8075]

Thanks for featuring the Alberg creations. Great (and beautiful) designs for seaworthy vessels, like the 30's and 35's. I suggest you also look into and feature the Spencer 35 line from the drawing board of John Brandylmayr. Brandlmayr was obviously influenced by Cal Alberg. Spencer Yachts built about 65 of the Spencer 35's and also build a number of 42, 44 and 52 foot boats. They were built in British Columbia in the 1960s and 1970s, the last few in the early 1980s. Many have made long successful voyages such as "Whisper" a Spencer 35 sailed around the world a couple of times by Hal and Margaret Roth following a circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean and a voyage around Cape Horn. "Haulback," another Spencer 35, has been around the world twice single handed after winning the SF to Kauai single handed ocean race in in 2002 and coming in second in 2004. I own hull #35 of the Spencer 35's. I've had her for 20 years. She has been to the Sea of Cortez and Mexico twice (under former owners) and Hawaii and back twice, one with a former owner and once with me. Like the Albergs the Spencer are classic CCA type designs and were built solid solid solid; most are still sailing.

[@roadboat9216]

Thanks for the history of Carl Alberg. Back in 1982 I bought an Alberg 35 and refit it for circumnavigation. My wife and I sailed it both in the Atlantic and Pacific. Loved it. Did many improvements to both interior and exterior. But came to a sad end. We were getting ready to sail to the Caribbean after hurricane season Just installed a brand new Yanmar 35. Then along came a storm named hurricane Andrew, catagory 5 storm. It altered the condition of our snug live aboard traveling castle and turned it into a submarine. Interestingly, the other boats around us were pulverized! Little pieces scattered all over the shore and bottom. The Alberg? Ha, perfectly whole. Smashed onto and driven into the bottom by a 130 foot steel barge that ended up accross the street from the marina. The boat and motor were a total because they sat on the bottom for nearly 3 weeks and then sat ashore for a week as the National Guard wouln’t let us near it due to the dead bodies of the poor foolish sailors that stayed aboard. you just don,t mess with category 5 and 200+ kts winds. The all wood interior and engine shot and all electrical and electronics. But the hull was completely whole!! Great boat. Many of the A 35’s have circumnavigated. Built in Bristol RI in 1962, hull #66.

[@Harpe71]

Wow, what a story. Thank you for sharing. A shame about your boat.

[@haywood12]

This series is the most informative thing coming from a "sailing channel" In a long time. General interesting knowledge.

[@patrickwentz8413]

I own an Alberg 30 that when I purchased was just a year or two away from going to the scrap yard. I have worked on it for a year and a half and have sailed it both summers I have owned it. Some of the things I have done to it was: repaint it, replace comings and hand rails, re stain the teak and mahogany, replace the mast base, re tension the rigging, paint the inside, installed a Garmin, had the olde sails cleaned and re stitched etc etc etc. I still have to get the head working and fix the plumbing in general and have a leak on the starboard toe rail. If anyone one would like to see the work I have done go to my KZbin channel under my name: Patrick Wentz.

[@RoyalColorSails]

I just got a 1969 Alber 30 I'm restoring on my KZbin! I got her for free from a storage unit, I'm heading over to watch your vids to see what I'm getting into lol

[@brianxkane]

My wife and I lived on a Triton for 8 years. Sailed her from Texas to Australia. A wonderful go anywhere boat.

[@rebecca7867]

Thanks for your content. I've decided to look at Alberg designs. Again, thank you.

[@pepperjake44]

To echo the previous comments, you’re doing a great job on recreating your channel. Looking forward to see how your friend refurbishes and sails her Alberg boat.

[@Sanwizard1]

I learned how to sail on a Triton, and lived aboard for a year sailing the coastal US from northern Maine to the Chesapeake bay. She survived rocks, multiple knock downs, beaching after a storm, dis-masting in LI Sound during another storm, and a tornado and lightning hit in Baltimore harbor. She was a safe haven to be in, with the full keel and thick hull. She was sold after my dad died, and I still miss them both.

[@yvindarnesen449]

Sailing Triteia! He has been around the world with his Alberg 30.

[@markmac6954]

I just want to say how much I am enjoying this little series you are doing. The best part of it is your knowledge and history of the boats mixed with the practical advice. Thanks for a great watch

[@24hourtravellers]

We need to sit around a fire and listen to your stories. Thank you for the story.

[@sendit7777]

I have always had a need for the water. Now, just started looking into solo sailing. Never been on a sail boat. But the alberg is one i heard of recently. I believe its the one for me. Gonna start small and eventually solo circumnav the globe. Thanks.

[@LadyKSailing]

You can do it!

[@elizabethmiddleton5613]

Love this! We own Jura, a Bristol 27, designed by Alberg and built in 1965 (hull 48). She is a masthead sloop and is still solid as a rock.

[@GrampalettasCamp]

Bristols are great

[@jaimepowell5033]

I love the Alberg designs. I've had Lapworth, Olin Stephen's & other designers boats in my life. They're all "good." The Lapworth was a little "busy,," but fast.the Tartan 27 sailed her PHRF rating better than any other boat I raced. But,the Alberg 37 ketch was the most comfortable sea keeper. Always telling me what her condition was. A comfortable slow roll on a reach. Stiff in a strong wind, always willing to come up & luff on a blast. Usually obeying "the vane" Just an all around solid sailor with few faults

[@StefanMochnacki]

8:34 That's me at the stern trimming the main on John Kitchener's and Joan McKay's A30 in a race! I sailed for several years on this boat out of the NYC in Toronto in the 2000's, in all kinds of weather (once we were dismasted...). I also have the "Jean-du-Sud" movie on DVD, and first watched it in grainy VHS on the late John Batchelor's Alberg 30, my next door neighbour at Port Pickering when I was living on my Grampian 30 some thirty years ago (Port Pickering has vanished, of course). I also sailed on Alberg 30's when we visited the Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 Association in Annapolis, where I learned how to navigate in light winds and strong currents using GPS and compass. The Alberg 30 is a wonderful proven bluewater boat, but it needs two essential modifications: a strong, stiff mast step support beam inside the cabin (there is no post), and better chainplates. The rigging should be kept tight. The boat in the picture is Hull #528, a later model with a good diesel, but I did actually come across Hull #1, a live-aboard also in Frenchman's Bay circa 1993. We had a wonderful 40th Birthday of the Alberg 30 gathering at the Whitby Yacht Club in 2004. Sailing it is a bit different than sailing a fin keel boat. In particular, gybing requires moving the main over smartly and moving it out, otherwise it won't turn. And it heels more at first and then stops, so the toerail is often in the water.

[@LadyKSailing]

Wow!

[@thomaswilhelmsen4935]

I had a Pearson Ariel, 26’, 8’ beam, full keel, just as shorter version of the Triton. I had the hatch with a 6 horse Johnson. This boat was great. The perfect boat at that time.

[@vernbiloff3652]

I'm new to your channel and have been delightedly kicking through some of your presentations. I owned a Erikson 29 since the mid 80s and sold it about 2 years ago. To my chagrin it is moldering away at Moss Landing on the California coast. It is named Elusive I and was one of 11 with the extra tall mast. I raced it on the Columbia River near Portland OR in the 1980s and with its good rating won several races. It's claim to fame was that it won Swiftsure in 1975 with a crew which was out of my league. In my old age, I own a Carl Alberg typhoon and sail it on the Millerton Reservoir close to Fresno California. This little typhoon meets my needs to single hand and gratifies my tastes for beautiful things. In my estimation Carl Alberg designed boats are one of the most beautiful things on the water. Typhoons are hard to find on the West Coast and the one I procured was on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Thanks for your historically, instructive commentaries. Vern

[@magdakaniewski]

I would take an Alberg almost anywhere. From the diminutive typhoons to the a37 they are all capable. Great video

[@markfaldzinski6026]

I am the owner of an 1966 A35 cutter rigged which has undergone a 5 year restoration and refit and can attest to their strength, beauty, comfort and speed. Plan to sail the oceans next year with complete confidence in the Alberg design

[@linesledaft]

A35 hull 273 here. Also going through a small refit.

[@therarebreeds77therarebree7]

What a good video about Alberg and his history. And you are 100%, correct-by this boat and she may save your life.

[@par4par72]

When I was a kid my father had built the 2nd one out of the mold. Pearson Vanguard 33.2/ 1965? He love that boat !

[@Random27182818284]

I restored a 1963 Pearson Triton, well worth the effort. Great boat, would take her anywhere.

[@TrevPulver]

I don't sail, been wanting to learn, but I enjoy your videos. Very informative. Thank you!!

[@LadyKSailing]

Thanks for watching!!

[@Arctodusangustidens]

Thank you for the data, we are looking at Alberg 37 for our plan to sail around the worls, and your video confirms that we are in the right way! cheers!

[@roberthegarty5640]

My Top Hat 25 has a lot of these features. Big full keel, narrow beam, full standing headroom and a very good reputation as a sea friendly vessel. The big difference is the designers name and while not an Alberg I wonder how much he was influenced by Alberg. A great video series you are producing and well worth the watch for everyone. Thanks

[@stevelambert7496]

Thanks Tim I am really enjoying your new series while waiting for you to start your next sailing journey

[@grindz145]

Such a great series, all of these style videos are really filling in my knowlege gaps, plus I just love the stories!

[@duncangillyatt2524]

Fantastic ,Thanks for another great video, Tim just finished wrap my Alberg 37 up for the winter ,already dream of getting her back in the water in the spring

[@gp-gm6ev]

Thanks for the vid. Keep these up. My 76 classic plastic is coming along just fine and she's still solid.

[@BillNataliesailingSvSkinnyDip]

It's awesome hearing some of the history. I have a Pearson 26 and had no idea the relationship between the Alberg and Pearson. Great video!!!

[@hodadyou]

Well done! We have Yves' Cap Horn on our Bayfield 29. He was such a joy to work with in his design for our boat. His windvane is as classy as he.

[@panzergaming9108]

i subbed to this channel when i first started sailing in 2020 and purchased a peterson 29 racer cruiser off a whim and i now realize how beautiful and graceful Alberg 30s truly are......im also a fan boy of the "non such" style sail boats its just the look of them gets me

[@StefanMochnacki]

Nonsuch's are simple boats to sail, but that one sail is very big, and you need to reef religiously. Extremely well built. I sailed on a friend's Nonsuch 22, very roomy.

[@capnhagar9078]

My Alberg is a Kenner Kittiwake 23 with a Yanmar 1 cyl engine. Makes a great sailing pocket cruiser that fits nicely on a trailer.

[@peterclement3293]

Just found your channel and loved this video. I’m currently restoring a 1971 Clansman 30, a very solid fibreglass sloop built here in Australia. The thickness of the layup was a major deciding factor when I purchased her. There is some valid claim that the builder, Bruce Fairlie, (he was of Scottish descent - hence the name “Clansman”) took the design from the Elizabethan 29 and expanded it. However I can see many points of resemblance to the Alberg 30. The original owner was a retired Merchant Marine Captain who sailed locally in the summer here and would take the boat up into the Pacific Islands for the southern winter. I have no doubts she will be capable of ocean passages again when the refit is complete. The Clansman has a slightly narrower beam at 8ft than the Alberg 30 but same draft and displacement. There were only 108 built. Again, thanks for your highly informative video.

[@jackrabbit5047]

Alberg 30 has a lot of storage space - used to own one and now sail an Aloha 32, which is a much bigger boat, but nowhere near as much stowage space. One caveat with the Whitby-built Albergs is that the keel ballast consists of encapsulated pig iron scraps instead of the lead Carl Alberg had specified (he was not a happy camper about Whitby's decision to go cheap). The result is that any water infiltration in the ballast capsule (inevitable in a 50+ year old boat) causes a rusty mess which holds water, creating a risk for expansive freezing damaging the fiberglass capsule. Mine always weeped rust and I could never find the breech.

[@MrJamesdean435]

Almost had one I read a lot about the Alberg and was impressed your video has reasured me to keep looking thank you very much..

[@tonymichaelleetmltrademark6627]

I love that boat.

[@sd3693]

Another good option for folks looking at the A30 or the Triton would be the Grampian Classic 31, which is even more bulletproof. Grampian would make a good "classic plastic" episode someday.

[@StefanMochnacki]

I owned a Grampian 30 and lived on it for 8 years. Mine was particularly well built, the first owner having sat in the factory while an extra layer of glass was added and stronger rigging was installed. Very tough boat, I cringe now at what rough conditions on Lake Ontario I sailed it into, such as beating into the tail end of the Saguenay Storm of July, 1996. Sadly, it eventually ended up in the hands of some old fisherman who sold the mast and rigging, and puttered around the Bay of Quinte...

[@stardustandgolden1]

I owned a alberg design Sailstar corintian, awesome boat and would take and seas you could throw at her. I had many friends with aberberg 30's, I think I know ever single inch of Albergs, I have since switched to a William Garden design.

[@francisclark7347]

I crossed the Atlantic on an Alberg 34. My Dad then took it to Australia all by him self.

[@kate1761]

Just found you. Thank you for summing up the whole Alberg story. I first fell in love with an Ariel which was moored next to the Bristol 24 that I was sailing and living aboard. ( I loved the heavy little Bristol by the way) I know that if I can ever find a solid Alberg maybe Triton regardless of the minimal beam, I’m grabbing her!!

[@blainespaulding3197]

Please keep these coming. I have the bug and the dream...now I need knowledge! And this series is fantastic. Thank ypu!

[@douglasamarfio256]

You are a wonderful presenter Thank You Thank You so much. Perfect content for someone like me wanting start out.

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

Alberg was influenced by Joshua Slocum, the first guy to do it alone on a small boat. Tiller, full keel, low decks and a mizen. That old man knew a few things about sailing too. When the ocean gets rough, you don't want to be there. Better to study weather patterns and get yourself a quicker boat IMHO. Nice channel and review. One nice side effect of a narrow beam and low waterline, is getting free from a surf under sail. That is what they were designed to do. Then coming back in the full keel, trailing flotsam or a sea anchor will resist surfing and the broach and roll.

[@donk.5730]

I really like your history - design videos. I can see you put much work into them. Well Done . I love the sailboat design-analysis videos too. I learn a lot from you. Thank you , you're an excellent instructor. Need a crew sometime ? Cheers, DK.

[@rainfinger]

Brilliantly presented!

[@kpa720]

Just re watching some of your older videos and found your t-shirt shop!! Cant wait for my Lady K logo tank top!!

[@LadyKSailing]

Heyyy hahaha yes there are some shirts there :)

[@barbaralane9825]

Excellent series and excellent presentation.

[@mlkejohnson8693]

I apprenticed for 7 years on the TOMFOOLERY. An Alberg 35. She is a hell of a boat and Captain Tom is one hell of man......She can be found in Watkins Glen

[@avancalledrupert5130]

Another great video from my favourite boat channel.

[@drwindsurf]

Thank you for another fantastic video 😊👍

[@refittingreverie7992]

Yves Gélinas says yes

[@stevethurlow6284]

if you want a little more room inside, check out the Alberg designed Cape Dory 31. I have been every CD and sailed most of them from the 19 through 45

[@sd3693]

The A30 was the first link in the chain that led me to my H40. I admired the A30 a lot, but I didn't want a sloop, so I started looking at Allied Seawinds and Seabreezes and Luders 33s. I found a rather nice Seabreeze, but she was on the wrong side of the 49th Parallel, and then I noticed the H40 we bought, at literally the next club over, for the same money.

[@GrampalettasCamp]

My family chartered an Alberg 35 in 1972 on the Chesapeake Bay named TIWIT. Fiddling with the topping lift, my dad dropped the solid wood boom on my head and knocked me unconscious. Later in the cruise, hurricane Agnes blew through in Oxford. We sailed bare poles back and forth on the Tred Avon making 6 knots on beam reaches and putting the engine in gear to help us tack. Many others were washed up on shore but we survived. It was fast for its handicap at any wind speed and stable with minimal helm. Love that boat!

[@LadyKSailing]

WOW! That's an incredible story! Glad to hear she took care of your family!

[@GrampalettasCamp]

@@LadyKSailing This was before GPS or chart plotters and it was 2AM with rain hitting us horizontally so impossible to see. The town lined cars up along the strand with their headlights on pointed into the river allowing us to know when we got too close to shore and roughy where we were. People can be great. Years later I bought an Irwin 31 and I keep it in Oxford now

[@LadyKSailing]

@@GrampalettasCamp man I'd love to get this story on camera sometime. I have another KZbin project I've been working on around that

[@GrampalettasCamp]

@@LadyKSailing that might be possible and the story includes a love story that caused the storm to change direction and blast up the Bay and loss and love between a father and son, but we’ll wait on that

[@LadyKSailing]

Wow. I should film that story and share it!!!

[@elmerburley7710]

Great job, very informative video. Thanks I love knowledgeable shit when the conversation comes up

[@bud1971]

I like the cerebral sailboat talk.

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Great boat Alberg. I like it

[@Hindukushsailing]

I purchased a Carl Alberg designed Pearson Triton 28 to restore a few months ago. Your right they are built stout.

[@thehammer6675]

Nice vid. Yves Galinas and Alberg are heros of mine.

[@tyroneshulace3203]

There was an Alberg 30 for sale (actually for FREE) in Ontario, Canada. It needed the cockpit floor replaced. I was thinking about it intently. It even had the same paint job as your banner shot for this video. Had it been a 37' or a Grampian (of any size, because that is what I have collected. They are great boats too) I'd have dropped on it. I think the paint graphics were sharp. Just needed a red foresail or both sails with a red sunstrip & a big Maple Leaf on the main. :D I called back on the "swimming" maple leaf 30' and it had been picked up & not by a "breaker". ;)

[@natheisler2918]

i have read that , carl allberg took the same hull shape and scaled it up or down,,, but the same hull, i rescued a sailstar corinthian , 1966, sail number 180 , did a two year restoration, the original owner let her rot out in his backyard for 20 yrs, i mean it s a classic plastic but this boat is so early , the deck and cabin top , and hull are 2 pieces , but the interior and all bulkheads were all wood, wish i could send you some before and after pics, , and yes carll was one of the greats!!give me a shout ,,

[@Johnsouthshore]

I was heartbroken when Cape Dory failed. I drive by where they were in East Taunton.. at least once a week..

[@SkyPilot54]

Just not a lot of room down below , but dam fine boats

[@jphusta]

Love this series! Alberg great round the world cruisers but for any other purposes not so great. Do Sabre, Vineyard Vixen, J😀

[@keithrobinson870]

Just a comment about the wait of a sailboat you mention in a lot of your videos that weight is good and it is it's absolutely necessary for an ocean passage perfect example of how modern design is gone wrong they all talk about how lite it should be but being late means it bobs around more its less comfortable its easier to blow the boat over doesn't handle heavy winds or waves quite as well. I designed myself a sailboat originally it was intended to be a remote control boat even in my first prototype I made it fairly heavy for a 27 inch vessel it was originally made of half inch wood eventually I ripped those sides and half and now its made of quarter inch Marine grade ply. It's not featherlite like you might think if it was it would not be a very good sailboat. I have found a way to make a vessel lighter and still have it function, that's due in part to my mast and sale design there's a portion of the mass that actually flexes so instead of the boat healing over drastically the top third of the mass does instead and it allows a much flatter travel but that means it's a bit slower because it's dumping off some of its wind handling capability by dumping off the top third of the mast it also means it's not healing over hard which will tend to make it a little bit slower but that same vessel is amazing in light winds because it's light because it's weighted perfectly for best speed etc but every time no matter what it's a compromise if I make it faster by making it lighter I also make it heal over more to make it faster okay great but now it heals over more which means it's less comfortable to walk on the rails are dipping in the water which means it's more likely to take on water it's technically not as safe anymore but it is fast my goal was not to focus on outright blinding speed but to make it as fast as possible while still keeping it survivable in rough weather my 112th scale model has taken 30 not true knots of wind that is not scale wind 30 knots of actual wind and won't blow over heels to a maximum of about 23° and she's fast I have a video of it up on my KZbin channel and if people want to look that up it's Keith Robinson my custom RC sailboat. I only point this out because it's an excellent demonstration of what's talked about a lot on this channel in terms of the proper weight of a cruising sailboat you can reduce the amount of weight needed but it takes some real engineering without that modern innovation that is my sale system and mass system which is only possible with modern carbon fiber and all that kind of stuff you're pretty much stuck with doing it the old school way which means the more stable you want the boat the heavier it has to be. Just wanted to explain a little bit about how that works that being said another great video sir thank you so much for sharing it..

[@johnsurgenor6291]

Good friends of mineJohn and Francine Stevens from Courtney British Columbia sailed around the world in a old Alberg 37 called Baron Rouge. In the 1980s

[@wow.sailor.]

Great information ❤

[@LadyKSailing]

thanks for watching!

[@brucebeckner3049]

My father had an Albert 30 for nearly 20 years and was active in the Chesapeake Bay A30 association. I raced and cruised with him and sailed the boat myself with my wife for weeks at a time. First off, the Whitby Boat Works had certain construction practices that will cause problems long term. The greatest of these is that the deck is attached to the hull with pop rivets. No one uses this type of construction any more and the fix is rather expensive, since it involves removing the deck and reattaching with a more secure method such as bar stock and bolts with 3M adhesive in between. The problem with the original method is that as the hull “works” over time, leaks develop in the joint. The so-called “classic” design with long overhangs is not the product of decades of experience at sea. Rather it is the product of the 1950s Cruising Club of America handicap rating rule for race boats, which penalized long waterlines and wide beam. As ever, designers worked to beat the rule by designing boats with short static waterlines that immediately lengthened when the boat heeled. As a result, these boats don’t start to go until they’re heeled about 20 degrees and they’re dogs downwind because they’re sailing upright. They’re also very sensitive to weight in the ends of the boat, so don’t count on putting anything heavy in the stern lazarette or under the V-berth in the bow. That said, they’re fast on a reach. These boats are very pretty, which is why they were built in large numbers even after the CCA rule was long gone. The relatively small fore triangle means there’s not much sail power going to windward. As a result sailors in areas with light winds fly genoa sails with large overlaps-well over 150%. Tacking these is rarely a one person job. For the same reason, if you sail close to dead downwind, a whisker pole and some sort of “cruising spinnaker” or code zero is essential. Of course, a true spinnaker is best, but that is a complicated sail to launch and recover, requiring a total of at least 3 crew.

[@pmnfernando]

i got a 1962 Van de Stadt Pioneer 9, which i am refiting presently. head to plasticclassic forum and look up Katie-J. similar style and lines. it may be slow for todays standards and a wet boat, but she sure takes you everywhere you kit her up to.

[@mikeh720]

Having seen that particular Alberg in your earlier video...I'd hesitate to cross L. Ontario from Toronto to Olcott without an escort.

[@JHippY604]

Very interesting! and thanks for your film recomandantion.... so it's J-linas 4 Gélinas the good prononciation lolll im a french speaker from qc and all my family are Gelinas ;) thx ! again

[@brianstevens7241]

Your audio sounds really good through headphones. Never listen that way before.

[@cotheone]

My Uncle is a well known saler of an Alberg 30. He bouth it in 1973, and sailed with it since then, he has put it for sell two days ago. He sailed it for 49 years. Go see on Vimeo his award winning movie : Jean du Sud. You’ll thank me later

[@LadyKSailing]

Yves is actually one of my hero's. I've met him :) Amazing guy.

[@sailingtheworld2021]

Enjoyed the video.... I agree with your thoughts on Yves. I am very interested in what you have to say about Whitby 42. Apparently I have the last one built in Canada

[@phuktard]

I sincerely hope that you will help the new owner of the Alberg in their refit. I noticed the boat available online but instead I got a CS27 & will use it for the learning curve. I've yet to find any critiques of an Alberg design other than headroom, I'm 5'6 so that's not an issue here. Perhaps they/you will make a channel for the boat in question. I know it's in rough shape but it's a perfect opportunity to go 2020 and build a green circumnavigation machine. Be easy to add a 48v DC drive/hydrogenerator with a companion wind/solar - little pricey but more than enough go power with a few lithium banks that could double as ballast. 4×2 banks of 48v (switch off redundant duel systems)

[@therarebreeds77therarebree7]

Yes.

[@wb2pcv]

Not to diminish anything in your video, but may I add a slight caveat? Early on, Pearson was struggling to learn the art of polyester resin and would occasionally not get an optimal mix. This would result in uncured fiberglass, usually in the keel above the ballast keel. I've heard of one Triton whose ballast keel actually fell off the boat prior to launch! To those interested in purchasing older Pearsons, use good sounding and moisture meter techniques. And dig in the bilges with a screwdriver if you can! Having said that, really enjoying this series of videos -- lots of great memories!

[@LadyKSailing]

I think it's fair to say no one knew what they were doing with glass back then, that's why layups are so thick on these older boats however, if a boat survives today it's safe to say nothing is going to fall off of it. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jaywellington9904]

Hinckley Yachts would be a good topic.

[@ricknagorsen6604]

Hmm Im not 100% sure, but I think I own the Alberg 22 shown at 11:04 , anyways great video as always!

[@DouglasCampos84]

I'm working nowadays to get money to go to US, find one Alberg 30/35, put one Poland Flag on it, and Sail back to Brazil. I will still ask for your consultancy and a conference with you, when the time comes, you can write it down! Thanks for all your videos!

[@StefanMochnacki]

Are you the chap who sailed a TES 720 across the Atlantic?

[@DouglasCampos84]

@@StefanMochnacki unfortunately, not yet Lol. Where can I find details about this passage?

[@francisclark7347]

And we got the shit kicked out of us off the California cast and sate hove to for 2 days while 50 ft walls of water shaped us around. She "The Alice Collen" and Alberg 34 saved our lives. He sold here in Australia...with a heavy hart.

[@stdenisbros]

Heave Jay-lee-nah 😉. From Québec with love!

[@davidboily2424]

Thanks again for another interesting video. Yves Gélinas boat, Jean du Sud is moored on our lake and I always look at it with admiration when I sail by. His story is just amazing. If you haven't heard of him I highly recommend you go to the Sailing Stories Podcast and listen to the audiobook called Jean-du-sud & the Magick Byrd. He narrates it himself. Cheers! BTW, he was dismasted closer to New Zealand I think, not Cape Horn ;)

[@LadyKSailing]

Whaaaat where is it moored? In Canada? I'd love to see it!!! I met Yves in Annapolis. I'd love to meet the boat ❤️

[@davidboily2424]

@@LadyKSailing We sail on the Lake of Two Mountains west of Montreal. Yves lives in Oka, which is on the north side of the lake. This summer I saw an Alberg 30 moored just west of the Oka marina and could read "Jean-du-Sud" with the binoculars. It was in this bay: 45.460618, 74.097504. If you want to have a pilgrimage, let me know, I'll take you out on our Caliber 33 ;) Hopefully it'll still be there next summer.

[@davidpearson2581]

What do you think of the Cape Dory 25D? I found one where the deck wood needs some work, but the insides are very nice.

[@linesledaft]

Great boats

[@sailingaquamarie1708]

Nice overview Tim! I've discussed with you a couple times my desire to document my Alberg 30 renovation project (thanks again for your advice). It's up and running with a few episodes so far. If anyone's interested in what it would be like taking on the challenge of fixing the rotted deck (for starters) of an Alberg 30, check out "Sailing the Aqua Marie" on KZbin.

[@sailingeastcoast]

Mine is for sale 1968 Alberg 30. Near Quebec/Ontario border. Deck is dry and solid some of the core as been changed it needs to be finished whit paint and non-skid. Yanmar engine as been pulled out. On a 3 axels trailer whit heavy cradle. 3 season old standing and running riggings and furler 3yo main and a good genoa. 8k cdn

[@Jolie_sailor]

Hi. Is this still available?

[@symphonyfarm2009]

mmmm....closing on a Bristol 27 this week!

[@raymclaughlin4919]

Good choice. We have a Bristol 32 since 1975. Solid, safe, comfortable.

[@Yeaitstemp]

Looked at a 64 Chris craft capri 30ft sparksman Steven's design 900 dollors needs work but csn motor away today

[@svwanderlust9697]

Thanks for the informative video, always watch for your posts. Ketchwanderlust

[@ToddMoore1]

What's a good starter boat to sail in the great lakes of Alberta 😁. I see alot of these MacGregor boats. Do an episode on these. 😁

[@LadyKSailing]

Will do soon. There aren't any Great Lakes in Alberta 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ToddMoore1]

@@LadyKSailing sloughs 🙄 only

[@derekdrever3470]

Nice vid. BTW Yves Gelinas is pronounced (Eev Jell-een-awe).

[@louisfbrooks]

Where can you find a list of Alberg designed boats?

[@jvodan]

Luv to here your take on Tayana or any of the Taiwanese yards?

[@patryan8531]

Never had an Alberg, but I've have owned a '70 columbia28, Bill creelock design not a world cruiser but a good gunk holer. Most of the boats from the '60's & early '70's were overbuilt imo

[@alpgurpinar7285]

Wow

[@saltybuster946]

What about 'Beyond the West Horizon' I think that was first?

[@Mechone11]

Tim would nice to see a story on Aloha yachts nice boats also made in Whitby ,very strong boats He actually built Alberg's and left to start his own company

[@fredthomas7229]

Would you talk about Whitby Boats (Ketch) sometime?