49' Albin Tri-Cabin
* Year: 1980
* Current Price: US$ 129,000
* Located in St. Petersburg, FL
* Hull Material: Fiberglass
* Engine/Fuel Type: Twin Diesel
http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listi..._boats=1472603


Wayne.B wrote:
Quoting from the listing: "She is priced below market to reflect some
deck repairs which will be necessary."

Not a good thing, and if the deck needs repair what kind of
maintenance have those Ford Lehmans and the two gensets been getting?


Yep. That's like putting up a billboard "WARNING: This Boat
Poorly Maintained." Not to mention the overall build quality
of the old Taiwin built Albins is atrocious (the new
Canadian ones are pretty good), they're one of the very few
that use talc slurry & chipboard bulkheads, not to mention
K-Mart lamp cord grade wiring.

And what about those black iron fuel tanks that are so famous for
rusting out?


A potential problem, to be sure... our boat has black iron
tanks (1984) but the installation is not under any deck
fittings and they look & sound pretty good. The biggest
problem (I've been told) is when water leaks in & stands on
the top of the tank.

My guess is well over $50K to get it ship shape, probably closer to
$100K if you want everthing done right.


Agreed, but then we're pickier than many people. A lot of
folks are happy if the engines run & they just go driving
around in the boat until something dies.

In fact it's surprising how many people will look at the
mahogany veneer, and the recently 3M-ed gelcoat, and
conclude that a boat is "in great shape" even though the
engine coughs up clouds of blue smoke & the lights sputter
whenever anything ie switched on or off and the bilge smells
like 30 years of accumulated slime.

The Skookum in Thailand is another interesting listing since the Skook
is a proven world cruiser, and has long been an object of Snipper's
affection. Good ones are going for around $300K so we can probably
infer that the one in Phuket has other issues besides an inconvenient
location. They have one other minor drawback: a draft of 8 feet
which can get you hard aground almost anywhere you choose.


But you can still go a lot of places, especially when the
tide is up
Personally, I like exploring little creeks & out-of-the-way
bays, I wouldn not take a boat with 8' draft, or a flying
bridge 30' in the air, as a gift. Sometimes I think our 36'
is too big (3'6" draft, 12' bridge clearance), there are a
lot of creeks & potential anchorages in our area that we
can't get in to.

One thing that I noticed, a LOT of these boats are bank repos.

Fair Skies- Doug King