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jlichterman - Thanks for the reply, its nice to get the info straight from the manufacturer. Sorry I missed you at the show. I took a look at the Albury photos (from the Miami show) on THT. You guys build a beautiful tank of a boat. I appreciate the seaworthiness of the design.
I saw the price lists in the photos. Per the special Miami boat show pricing with free T-top the 20 would run about 55k after tax and the 23 with free T-top out the door for 74k (@7% sales tax). I guess the display boats were LOADED. Sorry if I got people wound up about the dryness of the ride. I spoke to a young man on my flight from Atlanta who was headed to the Abacos - we started talking boats and he told me he rented Alburys to run around in and I started asking questions - he was the 1st person (with actual experience) to tell me they are wet boats. I asked if the rental boat had the spray rails and he wasn't sure. The 2nd person to tell me the same thing was a salesman at the Wellcraft dealer at the show and a 3rd salesman from yet another company (which I can't remember)- so I heard the (mis) information three times in a short period of time. I have not ridden in an Albury so my mind is wide open regarding the ride and from the owners her on THT it sounds like they are smooth and dry. It's especially impressive given one of the Albury owners has owned other large offshore CC's from top manufacturers.
jupiteredge- i guess one man's wet is another man's dry. the guy on the flight is certainly entitled to his opinion. i had just the opposite happen to me at the miami show. a total stranger introduced himself and said he had been renting the 20 from island marine for years and years. first time dave gale picked him and his crew up in marsh harbour for the trip out to hopetown, he was worried. said it was really snotty out, they had 7 people in the 20 with all the suitcases in the bow. he figured everything and everyone would get soaked and he tried to hide behind the driver on the leward side. the guy said he was shocked how dry it was, nothing got wet, not even spray on his sunglasses.
personally i think a lot has to do with the operator. you need to know the boat, get the correct angle on the waves and match the speed so you are ahead of the spray but slow enough not to bash the waves. i never fail to get myself nailed at least once, unless conditions are settled
Great looking boats -I've seen them all over the Bahamas. I really like the layout of the 23 with forward seating.
I know what you mean about knowing how to drive a particular boat - until you know the sweet spots/angles etc, you can find yourself getting some spray in.
Great looking boats -I've seen them all over the Bahamas. I really like the layout of the 23 with forward seating.
I know what you mean about knowing how to drive a particular boat - until you know the sweet spots/angles etc, you can find yourself getting some spray in.
forward seating wasnt quite out when I ordered, and then I thought we needed it. We use that spot for fishing, but when we occasionally have more than 6 on the boat, I throw on some bean bags upfront for the kids to ride in..I guess it depend's on what type of boating you intend on doing. We are extremely pleased with our 23, best 23 I've ever owned and fish and cruise with it almost every weekend. One awesome ride...
Just a nube here, but I must say that Albury's are THE classic Bahamian skiffs.
As a kid in the '60s I remember our first trip to Marsh and seeing Bahamian families riding to church, all dressed up in Sunday best.
Quite an image when describing a dry comfortable ride. Over the years I've had the opportunity to fish, dive and travel on a couple owned by friends.
Marsh to Freeport, Great Harbor to Nassau... leisurely trips, like a country drive.
As far as price... cheap is never a value in the long run.
If I ever decide to sell my Bertram 25 it would be for an Albury.
In our waters there are few better suited all-purpose vessels that are anywhere near as comfortable.
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capt. danny,
all our boats are available with any or no engines. we just happen to specialize and do mostly yamaha and suzuki in florida. i would have to figure the no engine price based on what you wanted in regards to steering, batteries, etc. call or email any time and we can work it up for you. jeff@alburybrothers.com or 561-863-7006. thx
Jeff,
could the the 23 be modified to have a head inside the center console ? I currently have a 22 Cape Horn guide boat without a head. May be looking for a replacement.
Danny, I asked the same question before I bought my Albury. The fuel tanks are in the center or under the T-Top area. I just bought a porta potty and had Jeff make a curtain that atttches to the front section of the hard top and encloses the majority of the front section..its pretty cool, we also use this area for changing when coming off the beach and want to get into dry clothes.
the short answer is this:
the sheerline, keel and round bilges are the same features as the wood boats.
the fiberglass boats are fuller forward, have chines, lifting strakes, less rocker and less roundness in the bilges.
the longer answer is more interesting. each wood boat was a subtle improvement over the prior one because willard albury did not use patterns or jigs. you can read the full story here: http://www.alburybrothersboats.com/p...nBoat_4_97.pdf
the same answer applies to the fiberglass models, the features evolved. for example, the first model to have lifting strakes was the 23 which was lofted in 97.
you can read more detail here: http://www.alburybrothersboats.com/story.html
maybe in another 20 years we will have a round bilged, stepped hull!
I rented a 20 Albury in the Abacos 4 Summers ago and that 20 was wet. The fuel tank was located in the bow and the boat was under powered with a 115 2 cycle Johnson that was not running its best. The boat did not have spray rails. I own a 20 and it is the dryest 20' boat I have ever seen. I'm guessing that my 20 is much dryer due to more weight in the transom with a 150 Yamaha 4 stroke, centered Fuel tank (below the center console) and I opted for the spray rails. It is night an day difference. The bahamas 20 still had the nice soft ride, just bow heavy and no spray rails made it a wet ride.
I have to say I personally like them and rarely see them around here, I think there are only 3 or 4. But come on jlichterman they are nice boats but a 20 with 7 people and luggage in "snotty" conditions, and they didnt get wet at all?
I understand you were just reporting what was told to you, like I said I like them and think they are great boats. However knowing this forums past a rep saying something like that is likely to start something like a "38 fountain running 85 in true 7 footers thread"
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