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07-12-2014, 07:07 AM
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Guru
City: Brookline, NH
Vessel Name: Shalloway
Vessel Model: Defever 44, twin Perkins
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,260
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Our offer was accepted!
Our offer was accepted on the 43 Albin Trawler! Pretty exciting. Now on to the survey!
After looking at a bunch of boats and doing a LOT of research, we zeroed in on Albin 43's as our most favorite.
Ken
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07-12-2014, 07:21 AM
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Senior Member
City: Maine
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 109
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Congratulations!
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07-12-2014, 07:44 AM
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Guru
City: Tuckerton, NJ
Vessel Name: WIRELESS ONE
Vessel Model: 36 Gulstar MarkII
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 938
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Congrats on the offer for the Albin 43 being accepted. Now on to the survey/ sea trial phases I hope it all works out for you! How about a picture or two of the Albin?
Bill
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07-12-2014, 07:56 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,563
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Greetings,
Mr. K. GREAT news! I would caution you VERY strongly, and I do appreciate your excitement, IF the survey/sea trial raises any red flags that you are rationally/financially not able or willing to deal with, be prepared to walk away without regrets. Do NOT become emotional at this point. I know it's very exciting but you'll have to live with your final decision for some time. Yup, you may think you're throwing the survey money away but it's peanuts compared to what you MAY be letting yourself in for if you let your sentiments make a decision.
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07-12-2014, 08:02 AM
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Guru
City: Punta Gorda, FL
Vessel Name: Aweigh
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 42
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 628
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Think positive!
And check out or join the Albin Owner's Group at Welcome to Albin Owners Group. It is a forum like this one with lots of useful experience available.
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07-12-2014, 08:04 AM
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Guru
City: Brookline, NH
Vessel Name: Shalloway
Vessel Model: Defever 44, twin Perkins
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,260
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RT Firefly
Greetings,
Mr. K. GREAT news! I would caution you VERY strongly, and I do appreciate your excitement, IF the survey/sea trial raises any red flags that you are rationally/financially not able or willing to deal with, be prepared to walk away without regrets. Do NOT become emotional at this point. I know it's very exciting but you'll have to live with your final decision for some time. Yup, you may think you're throwing the survey money away but it's peanuts compared to what you MAY be letting yourself in for if you let your sentiments make a decision.
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Yup, no worries there. I've been in boats a long time. I'm not emotionally attached to this boat - and the boat I do get I plan to stay with a long time so it does have to be the right boat. That said, I have seen three previous surveys and I have crawled all over the boat twice already. I think its in pretty good shape... but we'll see.
Ken
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07-12-2014, 08:06 AM
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Guru
City: Brookline, NH
Vessel Name: Shalloway
Vessel Model: Defever 44, twin Perkins
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,260
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Billylll
Congrats on the offer for the Albin 43 being accepted. Now on to the survey/ sea trial phases I hope it all works out for you! How about a picture or two of the Albin?
Bill
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I don't have many overall ones, but here's one that gives a pretty good view.
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07-12-2014, 08:32 AM
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Guru
City: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Vessel Name: Xanadu
Vessel Model: Mainship 37 Motor Yacht
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 2,472
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Oooo, I love blue hulls. So nautical. Just looks right.
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07-12-2014, 08:54 AM
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Guru
City: Tuckerton, NJ
Vessel Name: WIRELESS ONE
Vessel Model: 36 Gulstar MarkII
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 938
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+1 for the Blue hull.
Bill
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07-12-2014, 09:00 AM
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Guru
City: Brookline, NH
Vessel Name: Shalloway
Vessel Model: Defever 44, twin Perkins
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,260
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Thanks, so do I. Even my current boat has a blue hull. I found a bit better pic.
Ken
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07-12-2014, 09:25 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Whidbey Island
Vessel Name: Rekindle
Vessel Model: Krogen 42-145
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RT Firefly
Greetings,
Mr. K. GREAT news! I would caution you VERY strongly, and I do appreciate your excitement, IF the survey/sea trial raises any red flags that you are rationally/financially not able or willing to deal with, be prepared to walk away without regrets. Do NOT become emotional at this point. I know it's very exciting but you'll have to live with your final decision for some time. Yup, you may think you're throwing the survey money away but it's peanuts compared to what you MAY be letting yourself in for if you let your sentiments make a decision.
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Great advise from RT Firefly.
The blue hull looks great.
A piece of our story: Half way through our survey water intrusion was found on the boat deck . Brokers and surveyors wanting to know if I wanted to continue or save half the survey cost and walk right there . I made a quick call to a boat yard and they immediately came down to assess. Survey continued, counter offer was made with an 18% price reduction (repair cost). Not my first time in this process but I really learned to bite my lip and let the process play out. Offer was accepted and we are very happy with our decisions and the boat .
Good luck and I look forward to hearing more on your purchase!
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07-12-2014, 10:44 AM
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Guru
City: Windsor
Vessel Name: Keeper IV
Vessel Model: 44 Viking ACMY
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,350
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Rekindle.. You are so right. If you've paid for the surveyor let him do the job so you have the full picture. Most savvy sellers realize that they're going to pay for the repairs. If you walk the next guy will have the same problem so they WILL have to pay if they ultimately want to sell the boat. Might as well use it to negotiate.
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07-12-2014, 12:36 PM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,196
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kchace
Thanks, so do I. Even my current boat has a blue hull. I found a bit better pic.
Ken
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Oh Yeah. She's sweet. Hope all works out on the survey.
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07-12-2014, 01:08 PM
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Guru
City: Solomons Island Md
Vessel Name: Fryedaze
Vessel Model: MC 42 (Overseas Co) Monk 42
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,721
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I always like that bow flare on the 43 Albin. She looks like someone has put some time into her. I saw her on Yatchworld. Ask a few questions about how its was barrier coated and get the surveyors opinion. My boat was barrier coated in 2003 and this year small blisters are starting to form. That fact that it was barrier coated was a big selling point for me. I assumed it was forever.
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07-12-2014, 01:20 PM
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Guru
City: Ft Pierce
Vessel Name: Sold
Vessel Model: Was an Albin/PSN 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 28,146
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Unfortunately barrier coats aren't forever, warm water is worse than cold (usually) and 99% of the effectiveness was the barrier coat prep.
I would guess the vast majority are done over still wet hulls and therefore not as nearly as good and actually can cause blistering depending on the hull and if there's any interior coating.
Many people think a wet hull will dry out over the winter..maybe even two and that's just incorrect.
My boat had water dripping out of the laminates as I ground down into them....the boat had been out of the water for nearly 7 months.
Any honest input ...from any source ...as to the boats previous history is worth its weight in gold. For things like bottom work that are now pretty well covered up...and the source is reliable it may be as good info as you will get from the surveyor...maybe more important.
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07-12-2014, 02:03 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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Love the bow flare. I bet she's a relatively dry ride. Good luck with your upcoming phase of the purchase.
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07-12-2014, 04:27 PM
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Guru
City: Brookline, NH
Vessel Name: Shalloway
Vessel Model: Defever 44, twin Perkins
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,260
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Quote:
Originally Posted by psneeld
Unfortunately barrier coats aren't forever, warm water is worse than cold (usually) and 99% of the effectiveness was the barrier coat prep.
I would guess the vast majority are done over still wet hulls and therefore not as nearly as good and actually can cause blistering depending on the hull and if there's any interior coating.
Many people think a wet hull will dry out over the winter..maybe even two and that's just incorrect.
My boat had water dripping out of the laminates as I ground down into them....the boat had been out of the water for nearly 7 months.
Any honest input ...from any source ...as to the boats previous history is worth its weight in gold. For things like bottom work that are now pretty well covered up...and the source is reliable it may be as good info as you will get from the surveyor...maybe more important.
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Thanks for the well wishes. We'll get to see what the hull looks like during the survey. Hopefully all will be well.
Ken
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07-12-2014, 10:42 PM
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Senior Member
City: Valley Springs
Vessel Name: Lollygag
Vessel Model: 1979 42' CHB Europa
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 259
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She looks very well cared for. I'll bet she breezes through the survey. Congratulations!
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07-12-2014, 11:11 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kthoennes
Oooo, I love blue hulls. So nautical. Just looks right.
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