On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:18:47 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
|On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:17:10 -0800, Chuck Gould
wrote:
|
|This boat brand has been the subject of much discussion the last few
|days in this group, precipitated by some remark that the quality must
|be going to heck following its purchase in 2005 by Brunswick. Harry
|will be pleased to know that the traditional processes used to produce
|the hull so far remain unchanged, and some may be surprised to learn
|that Albemarle has traditionally used laminated fir in some of the
|structural areas of the boat. There is no doubt that the line has
|earned a good reputation of durability and carries a strong resale
|value
|
|After busting through (as opposed to flying over) some 3-4 foot wakes
|at fast cruise speeds I can attest to the fact that the 310XF is solid
|as a rock.
|
|Our regional Grady-White dealer, currently in a Seattle neighborhood,
|is going to move about 15 miles north and be directly across the
|street from the Albemarle dealer in Edmonds, Wa. That should enable
|some very interesting one-stop comparison shopping.
|
|Our local salmon fishermen will like this "east coast" boat a lot. :-)
|
|Will post my final observations in a day or so, (with the customary
|disclosures and warnings). :-) I'll also put today's photos on the
|pbase page
|at that same time.
|
|Once again, welcome to the Dark Side. :)
|
|Next thing you know, you'll be reviewing Northcoasts and boats built
|in the Carolinas - you know, real boats for real water. :)
|
|I really like the Albemarle line - very nice. I'm going to look at
|one of the new Topaz boats tomorrow - another fav of mine.
I *do* like Topaz boats!
--
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