Looking to move up

[Nowhere Special]

Presently the Admiral and I are looking at a 36 dc trawler. (Albin of course) Is there anything special that we should look for?

[jleonard]

Water damage from leaky windows, and leaky decks. Look on top of the fuel tanks if you can, behind the tanks, etc. Take a small camera, it can look where you can't see.

[jleonard]

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1978/Al ... ited-State

Here's one listed in another forum I read.

[bccanucker]

I agree fully with Jays comments. When I went looking I wasn't going to buy unless the teak decks had been replaced. my surveyor made it pretty clear that these boats dont like fresh water. In my blog below note we bought a winter cover. We downsized from a 42' Uniflite and we just love this boat.
Also, think hard about whether you can handle the teak maintenance. I love teak. We are starting our second summer with the boat and I have been stripping, sanding and varnishing for what now seems like about 200 years.
See
http://www.blueheron-albin.blogspot.com/

Here's a pretty one for sale in BC (Way overpriced but pretty)
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1980/Gr ... ith/Canada