New Albin owner

GunPilot · May 29, 2014

Well, I've had it for a couple of years. As these things go, it has been a project boat as I redid the wiring and other details in the boat. It's one of three Albin 25s I know of in AZ. It's intended to be a Lake Powell boat. It's been repowered with a new Volvo MD2040 with zero hours on it. The forum has been very helpful as I work on the boat.

-George in AZ

RT Firefly · May 29, 2014

Greetings,
Welcome aboard. "Well, I've had it for a couple of years..." Are you at the point where you can enjoy the boat or selling?

GunPilot · May 30, 2014

Definitely preparing to enjoy the boat. Just had to get it sorted out, electrical mostly, and I'm about there with it.

Billylll · May 30, 2014

There was the same model boat as your boat on EBay here on the East coast. I was considering it when I was looking to downsize from a 40 Mainship. Your boats pretty rare but you already know that. Best of luck with her, she is a beauty.
Bill

English Bluff · Jun 3, 2014

BillyIII - that Albin 25 is certainly not that rare on BC's west coast. Seems to me that there is at least one or more in almost every marina I go into. Many have been modified with a fibreglass top over the helm and cockpit. There are also a number of motor-sailers - now they're rare! Pretty impressive staying-power in a small 40-year-oldish boat.

Nomad Willy · Jun 3, 2014

ENglish Bluff,
We are members of the Albineer's of BC. Probably 50 boats give or take. Haven't seen them for awhile as we've been in Alaska.

The A-25 is one of the best boats ever In my opinion.

Moby Nick · Jun 5, 2014

We found our Albin-15, the Du NORD three years ago just 85 miles from home (now THAT is rare in the upper Midwest), sitting on a fine (newer) trailer, so just couldn't resist. The Albin-25 had looked good to me as a possible candidate to move into from 18 years in a trailerable 28' Yawl, and when we found one close by, we popped for it immediately, before the seller could show it to "people form the east coast".

geoffm · Jun 15, 2014

Welcome aboard!

I remember reading about the Albin 25 in my father's boating magazines when it was first sold in the U.S. in the late 1960s. I was intrigued by it because it was so different from the express cruisers I was used to. Back in those days, it was the only smaller powerboat with a diesel engine that I was aware of.

I still see one from time to time. Hope you have a lot of fun with yours.

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