S/V Triteia - 1965 Alberg 30
I am very happy to announce that I have finally found MY boat ! She is a 1965 Alberg 30 and is tied up in Wilmington, CA.
I have been looking for a boat for as long as I can remember and seriously shopping for a boat for the last year. The more I researched the more I knew that there were a number of things I would not comprise on in regards to finding the boat that will take me around the world. - Pre - 1972 (classic plastic) - Full Keel (I did seriously consider a Tartan 34 with centerboard) - Keel Slung Rudder (or Skeg Rudder) - Encapsulated Keel - Inboard motor (preferably diesel) - Built in head Things I preferred but was willing to be flexible on were. - Tiller - stove - minimal modifications - built in water tank A friend gave me that book “Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere” and I read it cover to cover time and time again. The boats I narrowed it down to were. Alberg 35, Tartan 34, Alberg 30, Westsail 32, Pearson Triton 27, and a few others. I very nearly bought a Roughwater Cutter in San Francisco but luckily didn't pull the trigger on it.
But one day during my routine searching of all craigslist on the west coast I came across the Alberg 30 I would end up buying. It was going for a steal because the engine is seized (since then i have discovered its not actually seized) and the owner just wanted to offload it.
After inspecting the mast support beam, the chainplates, the hull deck connections, the standing rigging, the thru-hulls we went to the marina office to see about transferring the slip into my name and continued on with the sale. I was the proud owner of a beautiful boat and one with a proven track record for blue water passage making. In my coming posts I will share photos and videos of me going through the boat making repairs and upgrades and taking her on adventures here in Southern California....
(here are some sneak peeks)
5+ years of growth on the bottom... no small job
my new (rebuilt) Yanmar 2GM20f !
