I got aboard the prototype of the Alumatug 28 today.

Think 28 Nordic Tug, built of aluminum.

Aluminum has its pluses and minuses, (like any hull material), but it
allows the company to build a high-value/ low cost boat.

Brand new 28-footer with full ensemble of Raymarine electronics
(including radar), bow thruster, 160 HP diesel engine, VacuFlush head,
etc etc etc etc...... $195,000. In my opinion, that's an attractive
deal for somebody shopping for a new tug in a smaller size.

The boat is built in Bow, Washington (near Bellingham) and sold by
North Harbor Yachts in Anacortes.

I got a bunch of photos for a new feature we run in the mag ("First
Glance") that is basically a photo shoot of a newly introduced boat. I
may put them up on the pbase site when time permits.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Chuck Gould wrote:
I got aboard the prototype of the Alumatug 28 today.

Think 28 Nordic Tug, built of aluminum.

Aluminum has its pluses and minuses, (like any hull material), but it
allows the company to build a high-value/ low cost boat.

Brand new 28-footer with full ensemble of Raymarine electronics
(including radar), bow thruster, 160 HP diesel engine, VacuFlush head,
etc etc etc etc...... $195,000. In my opinion, that's an attractive
deal for somebody shopping for a new tug in a smaller size.

The boat is built in Bow, Washington (near Bellingham) and sold by
North Harbor Yachts in Anacortes.

I got a bunch of photos for a new feature we run in the mag ("First
Glance") that is basically a photo shoot of a newly introduced boat. I
may put them up on the pbase site when time permits.



Must be one bodacious yacht, a 28-foot aluminum boat for $200,000, since
you can buy a brand new 30-foot Mainship Pilot II with a 315 hp diesel for
under $160,000, and if you add radar and a thruster, you're at $170,000,
and this from a name manufacturer with plenty of similar hulls on the
water. What's the financial background of Alumatug and how many hulls has
it on the water?


YachtWorld has a 2003 Mainship Pilot II with 220hrs on it that is very
nicely equipped, including bowthruster. Sold for 135k or less. At 220
hours, the engine is still in it's break in period.

If I ever get another boat, it won't be new. I'll let somebody else pay for
all the electronics and options.
The original owner never gets that cost back.

http://tinyurl.com/em4n4

Eisboch

Chuck Gould wrote:
I got aboard the prototype of the Alumatug 28 today.

Think 28 Nordic Tug, built of aluminum.

Aluminum has its pluses and minuses, (like any hull material), but it
allows the company to build a high-value/ low cost boat.

Brand new 28-footer with full ensemble of Raymarine electronics
(including radar), bow thruster, 160 HP diesel engine, VacuFlush head,
etc etc etc etc...... $195,000. In my opinion, that's an attractive
deal for somebody shopping for a new tug in a smaller size.

The boat is built in Bow, Washington (near Bellingham) and sold by
North Harbor Yachts in Anacortes.

I got a bunch of photos for a new feature we run in the mag ("First
Glance") that is basically a photo shoot of a newly introduced boat. I
may put them up on the pbase site when time permits.


http://www.bowboatworks.com/boats

Nice looking boat.

"Bert Robbins" wrote in message
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Chuck Gould wrote:
I got aboard the prototype of the Alumatug 28 today.

Think 28 Nordic Tug, built of aluminum.

Aluminum has its pluses and minuses, (like any hull material), but it
allows the company to build a high-value/ low cost boat.

Brand new 28-footer with full ensemble of Raymarine electronics
(including radar), bow thruster, 160 HP diesel engine, VacuFlush head,
etc etc etc etc...... $195,000. In my opinion, that's an attractive
deal for somebody shopping for a new tug in a smaller size.

The boat is built in Bow, Washington (near Bellingham) and sold by
North Harbor Yachts in Anacortes.

I got a bunch of photos for a new feature we run in the mag ("First
Glance") that is basically a photo shoot of a newly introduced boat. I
may put them up on the pbase site when time permits.


http://www.bowboatworks.com/boats

Nice looking boat.


Today we sea trailed the Alumatug in puget sound. She preformed awesome. We
are now giving personal sea trails for those interested in purchasing one.

What's a sea "trail"?

Harry Krause wrote:


Must be one bodacious yacht, a 28-foot aluminum boat for $200,000, since
you can buy a brand new 30-foot Mainship Pilot II with a 315 hp diesel
for under $160,000, and if you add radar and a thruster, you're at
$170,000, and this from a name manufacturer with plenty of similar hulls
on the water. What's the financial background of Alumatug and how many
hulls has it on the water?

The target market for this boat isn't going to be the Mainship Pilot
crowd.
Our local Mainship dealer doesn't even stock the Pilot- or hasn't so
far.

And if you want a Mainship PIlot from whichever dealer you're pricing
through, get it quick before he or she goes "poof". Never heard of a
new boat dealer adding *both* a bowthruster and radar for $10k during
commissioning.

The 195 for a new boat makes sense in our regional market where boats
like this are common: (1983 26-foot Nordic Tug, priced in the 90's)

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listi...se&searchtype=

I have no idea what the financial background of Alumatug is, how many
hulls it has on the water, etc. (The description of the boat as a
"prototype" should provide some indication, however). The purpose of
the post was to call attention to the existence of a new boat. I stand
by my opinion that compared to similar vessels offered for sale in our
regional market this new boat at $195,000 could be a noteworthy value.
This might not be the boat everybody would gravitate toward in
Maryland, but a lot of the boats you guys think are red hot back there
would draw some puzzled expressions in the Pacific NW.

How good a boat is it? I don't know yet. But it is an interesting
addition to the overall market for this type of boat.

ACP wrote:
Today we sea trailed the Alumatug in puget sound. She preformed awesome. We
are now giving personal sea trails for those interested in purchasing one.

What's a sea "trail"?

Common mistype, and it blows right past spell checkers. Their website
was put together by the same guys who build the boat.

You can't have it both ways. Folks who want to say, "I'm so sick of
slick ad and marketing campaigns for boats" shouldn't then be overly
critical of grammar, punctuation,
and general style when the guys who actually built the boat sit down to
write up a description of it. You want your aluminum boat built by an
expert welder, or an English major? :-)

(not to say one can't be both a careful writer and a welder, of course)

Eisboch wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Chuck Gould wrote:
I got aboard the prototype of the Alumatug 28 today.

Think 28 Nordic Tug, built of aluminum.

Aluminum has its pluses and minuses, (like any hull material), but it
allows the company to build a high-value/ low cost boat.

Brand new 28-footer with full ensemble of Raymarine electronics
(including radar), bow thruster, 160 HP diesel engine, VacuFlush head,
etc etc etc etc...... $195,000. In my opinion, that's an attractive
deal for somebody shopping for a new tug in a smaller size.

The boat is built in Bow, Washington (near Bellingham) and sold by
North Harbor Yachts in Anacortes.

I got a bunch of photos for a new feature we run in the mag ("First
Glance") that is basically a photo shoot of a newly introduced boat. I
may put them up on the pbase site when time permits.



Must be one bodacious yacht, a 28-foot aluminum boat for $200,000, since
you can buy a brand new 30-foot Mainship Pilot II with a 315 hp diesel for
under $160,000, and if you add radar and a thruster, you're at $170,000,
and this from a name manufacturer with plenty of similar hulls on the
water. What's the financial background of Alumatug and how many hulls has
it on the water?


YachtWorld has a 2003 Mainship Pilot II with 220hrs on it that is very
nicely equipped, including bowthruster. Sold for 135k or less. At 220
hours, the engine is still in it's break in period.

If I ever get another boat, it won't be new. I'll let somebody else pay for
all the electronics and options.
The original owner never gets that cost back.

http://tinyurl.com/em4n4

Eisboch


Picnic and "lobster" boats are still struggling to catch on in
significant numbers in the Pacific NW. There's a 34-foot American Tug
(very fine boat, well made and they sell like hotcakes) on Yachtworld
right now that is 5 years old and priced at just under $300k.

While this new 28-footer is smaller and aluminum boats don't command
the price of fiberglass, a savings of $100k and the availability of a
brand new boat at the price cannot fail to attract some attention from
people considering small cruising tugs.

I'm a big believer in used boats as well, but I wouldn't rule out a
brand new boat for our "last" boat, something we talk about doing in
5-10 years if and when we ever decide to give up the joys of working.
(We would want to have more time available to use a boat if we were
going to up the ante by a significant amount). Boats should only be
bought with "throw away" money anyway, new or used, as they are
entirely a recreational expense and should never be considered a store
of value or an investment. On the other hand, you only actually come
face to face with depreciation when you sell.... :-)

For boaters who get 2-foot itis every 36 months or just get bored and
want to trade boats as often as they buy a different car, used makes a
lot of sense.

On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:17:32 -0400, Harry Krause wrote:


Is that because boating is a mostly indoor sport up in your area? Picnic
and lobster boats have nice roomy cockpits for entertaining, suntanning,
lounging, fishing, et cetera. Even in New England, where I grew up, you
can enjoy an open boat. The water temp off the beach where we lived in the
summer is 73F today, warm enough for a swim.

Ah, but that would be *southern* New England. Knock off another 10-15
degrees for northern New England. Swimming in northern New England is
only for the hardy. While I think of myself as hardy enough, I fear my
heart might not be. ;-)

On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:51:20 -0400, Harry Krause wrote:


When I was a kid and we visited the grandparents in Revere, I used to swim
in the ocean at Revere Beach and also at Nantasket Beach. Doubt I would do
it now. I do recall that about 10 years ago, I went for a swim up at Bar
Harbor, and the water temp was only about 60. Brrrrrrr.

Yup, something about kids, they are different. How many times have you
seen a kid, blue lipped, shivering uncontrollably, obviously hypothermic,
telling their parents they aren't cold, and want to go back in the water?
When I was way younger, 60 degrees was refreshing. Now, I find it
literally bone chilling.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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thunder wrote:
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:17:32 -0400, Harry Krause wrote:


Is that because boating is a mostly indoor sport up in your area? Picnic
and lobster boats have nice roomy cockpits for entertaining, suntanning,
lounging, fishing, et cetera. Even in New England, where I grew up, you
can enjoy an open boat. The water temp off the beach where we lived in
the
summer is 73F today, warm enough for a swim.

Ah, but that would be *southern* New England. Knock off another 10-15
degrees for northern New England. Swimming in northern New England is
only for the hardy. While I think of myself as hardy enough, I fear my
heart might not be. ;-)


When I was a kid and we visited the grandparents in Revere, I used to swim
in the ocean at Revere Beach and also at Nantasket Beach. Doubt I would do
it now. I do recall that about 10 years ago, I went for a swim up at Bar
Harbor, and the water temp was only about 60. Brrrrrrr.


If you haven't noticed, there's a big difference in swimming at places like
Nantasket Beach when you're a kid and trying it when you aren't. I dove
off the boat a couple of times while fishing off of the Hull, Hingham area.
Catches your attention.

Eisboch