New Member: tom&shan

tom&shan · Post by **tom&shan** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:01 pm

Hello All,

I'm Tom - the newest member as of Feb. 28th. Dont have a Albin yet, going to look at a couple this weekend. Looking for a 28 TE. Moving up from a C-Dory. Lots of questions but I'll peruse the site for a bit before I ask any.

Cheers,
Tom

Post by **Legacy** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:48 pm

Great to have new members. Quite a few recently. Good luck in your search.

Rick

Post by **Donya** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:03 am

Welcome to the group Tom,

Were you a member of the c-brats? We may have meet you a year or two ago at Deer Harbour in our former boat Sass Sea Lady.

Post by **Mariner** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:20 am

Welcome to the group. It's great to have another local member. We've been sort of dragging our feet on getting the rendezvous planned, but if we ever get a date finalized, I hope we'll see you there.

Post by **Pitou** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:53 am

Welcome aboard

I've always been a secret admirer of the C-Dory convertibles.

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:46 pm

Welcome to the group! I usually ask new members to post pictures. C-Dory pics are allowed too!

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:54 pm

Tom,

Here you go http://albinowners.net/aog/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

viewtopic.php?t=1268

tom&shan · Post by **tom&shan** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:17 pm

Donya wrote:Welcome to the group Tom,

Were you a member of the c-brats? We may have meet you a year or two ago at Deer Harbour in our former boat Sass Sea Lady.

Yep - still a C-Brat - trying to sell my C-Dory so I can get a Albin. Deer Harbour ?? Only docked there once for fuel on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon.

Cheers,
Tom

tom&shan · Post by **tom&shan** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:20 pm

jcollins wrote:Tom,

Here you go http://albinowners.net/aog/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

viewtopic.php?t=1268

So - Question for the group. What is the easiest way to get a Albin across country. There are only a few to choose from in the PNW, so if I find one I like in San Francisco, San Diego or even the East Coast - how do folks get them over to Seattle? Is it expensive to truck them ? Ideas, thoughts, examples ....

Thanks,
Tom

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:51 pm

Here's some information http://albinowners.net/aog/viewtopic.ph ... ht=trailer

There were some other posts about trailering. I'm sure others will jump in here.

Post by **Mariner** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:57 pm

The best options for moving boats on the west coast are Dudley Boat and Associated Boat Transport. Both are located in Tacoma, I believe. Using someone local means that you don't pay extra for re-positioning the rig from a third location. For us to have our 36' trucked up from Vallejo was about $6,000. A 28' would likely be a lot cheaper, since it probably fits under an overpass. Our rig had to have a lead vehicle, chase vehicle, and someone to prop up power lines at every interchange. That stuff gets costly. Just loading it on the truck and driving it isn't so bad. And that was in 2005, when fuel prices were high like they are now.

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