New member - Albin 32+2 CB

[Plane2sea]

Hi Everyone, My name is John Granger and my wife and I live in a canal community in St. Petersburg. I've just joined the forum but have been lurking and mining all of the great information available since this Spring when we were finally able to acquire 'Plane2Sea' a 1997 32+2 CB. She's the boat I've always wanted and now in retirement, we plan to properly cruise and discover Florida the way it should be done, from one marina and anchorage to the next. We've done extensive upgrades and repairs to get her just right and now all systems are go and we're ready to make it happen. I've always appreciated that this boat is a dual personality type - I can run her @1200 RPM and 8 knots for trawler efficiency or 2400 and 18 knots get somewhere in a timely manner, plus, her layout allows me to single hand her if needed.
I've been boating all of my life, but this is the first time ever with such luxuries as a power windless, bow thruster, generator and A/C, TV, XM weather, and most importantly, a blender for the real necessities of life.
I appreciate the insights that everyone on the forum so freely offers, the latest being on how to find the live well pump which had died.

[DougSea]

Welcome aboard John!

I'll be looking forward to your posts of travels and repair adventures!

Best of luck with your new boat.

[jcollins]

Welcome to AOG John. Thanks for becoming a supporting member!

John

[zinbaad]

Welcome to AOG! Good luck with your new home

[Veebyes2]

Welcome to the group from one of the few 32 owners here. A great boat. At the risk of taking a beating I call it a mans boat on the outside but a womans boat on the inside. Few 32s have a galley like the 32 & a shower stall like the 32. Never seen another 32 with a 115gal water capacity. A fishingboat with a cruising heart.

[lburger2]

Hi: I have a 35 CB, trying to get a under water profile to put on a lift. Thanks Len

[stevediebold]

Welcome and congrats John. It is a helluva vessel. What type of upgrades did you do?

[Veebyes2]

Well I can't provide line drawings quickly, though I believe some are posted in the library section here, but here are a couple of pics that might be useful.