My 1977 Albin 25 Deluxe rebuild thread

[Dieselram94]

I would say, it will be floating way before the stern is that deep in the water.

[tribologist]

Absolutely no issues besides the flattest of ramps. (Wethersfield CT we had all tow vehicle wheels in water but no float. Yours sit exactly as high as ours

[hetek]

Good to hear!

Yes, the stern will be floating (the pic is only for illustration purposes) but it appears to me that the bow will be held about 1’ above the true water line by the keel bunk, as shown here.

Can’t say I’ve never given a boat a push off a trailer in my life - actually, have done that even for my wife’s 15’ Whaler.

The bunk will be wet too so it will be “slippety” as my kids used to say.

To answer my own question, yes, I am overthinking it.

[tribologist]

We added some HDPE and some rollers to the keel bunk. Should be more images in the forum.

[tribologist]

Carpet is not very slippety.. Dr Jonsson, Ph.D. in tribology..”

[dkirsop]

Depending on tide I sometimes have to nudge my boat off the trailer. Drive forward 3’ roll back to the water edge and brake abruptly; slips off with no fuss. Getting back on is no problem with just a few cranks of the winch for the last 5’. I have roller bunks on my trailer which makes it a bit easier.

[hetek]

OMG!

It slipped my mind that we had a real live Tribologist on the forum!

So so sorry, Ulf! My apologies.

Tribologist…. An expert in all things slippety. Or not.

“Slipped my mind…”. Get it? I got a million of them!

[DesertAlbin736]

Tribologist…. An expert in all things slippety. Or not.

“Slipped my mind…”. Get it? I got a million of them!"

Drum roll/cymbal crash...groan.

[hetek]

This past Tuesday was my 40th anniversary working for the same Telecommunications company. I was hired June 25, 1984. I was 24 years old.

How did I celebrate the event? I took the week off and worked on the Albin instead!

Finished the aft cabin…

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[tribologist]

Beautiful! Ours mostly is used as storage but our son been taking it out on the sound and rivers with his friends so then it get used. Found a pair of Michael Korsen ladys sandals when taking cushions out to fit more water bottles before heading to Canada so i have proof..

[hetek]

More progress…

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Simrad Cruise 9 with a 9” screen for my 64 year old eyes.

Notice the cursor is at my dock but the boat icon is land-bound in the yard.

Not for long!

Yeah, iPhones have a hard time taking pictures of LCD screens. It looks crystal clear in person.

[tribologist]

Nice! Thats a good unit. Its great to have buttons!

[hetek]

Last but not least:

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I obviously went “old school” with the port-o-potty. I can always upgrade to something nicer, but for now this is fine.

Also had the boat detailed in and out today. She’s shiny!

Can’t think of anything else to do other than launch and go boating!

[tribologist]

Sweet!! Maybe a post with a bunch of pictures showing off whats probably is the nicest looking Albin 25 out there! Congratulations to a fantastic achievement!

[hetek]

Thanks Ulf! Very kind words.

I was wondering that since I’m just about done, if I should end my “rebuild thread”. Then again, I still have the galley plumbing to do.

Maybe not just yet…