Yes they are from the long in business French Alubat range as per the advert and as you would be aware, and have a top shelf reputation. Rigging 2014 has 2 years to go before replacement. It is a centreboarder - what is "on the hard" got to do with it.
www.alubat.com/about-alubat/
Select to expand quoter13 said..
Yes they are from the long in business French Alubat range as per the advert and as you would be aware, and have a top shelf reputation. Rigging 2014 has 2 years to go before replacement. It is a centreboarder - what is "on the hard" got to do with it.
www.alubat.com/about-alubat/
Just found it interesting because I didn't know they existed before. When I see on the hard I wonder whether it has been unused for a considerable period of time and if so why.
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Just found it interesting because I didn't know they existed before. When I see on the hard I wonder whether it has been unused for a considerable period of time and if so why.
On of my all time favorite designs. It seems that europeans often cruise over a number of years and leave their Ovni on the hard until the next year's cruising season. Just saw this one a few days ago. You can see the centre board in the second photo and the rudder in the first. The bottom of the rudder pivots for shallow water access.
Cripes sorry someone just posted on this thread wondering what a yacht for sale by tender was in Perth and I responded that it was the below but i inadvertently responded to the above post not the one 5 mins ago and when I realised and deleted my post it deleted both posts so the whole lot. Great apologies. Please re-post yours again to get more responses?
Pretty sure it is a Viking 30 designed by Ben Lexcen when he was Bob Miller. Based on the legendary Gingko design - sort of cods head and mackeral tail shape but in 30' and a wider tail than Gingko relatively speaking. Apparently about 50 built. Google for numerous links. Reasonably honest yacht as far as I know.
www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1980-viking-30-8337067/
For fans of long keelers.
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6083139015046041/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac36c90b6-5039-4353-aecc-4fcc3dda3157
Unusually cheap Noelex 30!
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cowes/sail-boats/noelex-30-1982-fiberglass-yacht-9-4m/1300468977
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Unusually cheap Noelex 30!
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cowes/sail-boats/noelex-30-1982-fiberglass-yacht-9-4m/1300468977
I saw that also, I would say extremely cheap, they do seem to be a premium TS though perhaps the 25 is more desirable with a lower tow weight. I would be heading to Phillip Is to have a look at this if I was looking for a 30ft anything!
Sorry r13, it was me. You didn't delete my post but I took it down at the request of the person who I made it on behalf of. They decided not to pursue it in the end.
It was for this yacht on emergency mooring:
m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Crhn39pBPLsAwFYT8wFsYRZiyi492RSB8z14Hf4gRf9Ew8bLUaf6v1C2fFprT2JCl&id=100064659760554
I don't think I have seen a more choreographed listing for a boat. Even the slips shot looks staged. www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/herreshoff-34-sloop/274641
Nice boat if you have the money to maintain it.
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I don't think I have seen a more choreographed listing for a boat. Even the slips shot looks staged. www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/herreshoff-34-sloop/274641
Nice boat if you have the money to maintain it.
Definitely presented for sale by someone that understands the concept that presentation counts, therefore sells. 
Agree, nice boat but much maintenance needed to keep it so.
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Sorry r13, it was me. You didn't delete my post but I took it down at the request of the person who I made it on behalf of. They decided not to pursue it in the end.
It was for this yacht on emergency mooring:
m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Crhn39pBPLsAwFYT8wFsYRZiyi492RSB8z14Hf4gRf9Ew8bLUaf6v1C2fFprT2JCl&id=100064659760554
Ok great thanks for letting me know I am not an IT guru and thought I mucked it up. Be interesting to know what the winning tender bid was. I bought a tender listed written off Santana 22 hull off an insurance company in the early 2000s and put a cut-down E22 mast on, J24 jib and Spider 28 cut-down main. For someone who wants to put the work in this boat should be good value assuming no structural damage just usual age based cosmetic stuff.
Select to expand quoteUncleBob said..john24 said..
I don't think I have seen a more choreographed listing for a boat. Even the slips shot looks staged. www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/herreshoff-34-sloop/274641
Nice boat if you have the money to maintain it.
Definitely presented for sale by someone that understands the concept that presentation counts, therefore sells.
Agree, nice boat but much maintenance needed to keep it so.
A nicely stocked Bar, with a range of freshly made breads, anti-pesto. cheeses and crackers !
Anyone for a Martini and laze around on the fancy cushions?
Nice, but not practical....Lol...
Select to expand quoteBeamReach said..UncleBob said..john24 said..
I don't think I have seen a more choreographed listing for a boat. Even the slips shot looks staged. www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/herreshoff-34-sloop/274641
Nice boat if you have the money to maintain it.
Definitely presented for sale by someone that understands the concept that presentation counts, therefore sells.
Agree, nice boat but much maintenance needed to keep it so.
A nicely stocked Bar, with a range of freshly made breads, anti-pesto. cheeses and crackers !
Anyone for a Martini and laze around on the fancy cushions?
Nice, but not practical....Lol...
Imagine the time it would take to stow all that stuff to get under way, then the ruckus all that glass would make rattling around in even the smallest of chops in the harbour?
Negroni sir? Yes, don't mind if I do...
Select to expand quoteMorningBird said..Ramona said..
For fans of long keelers.
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6083139015046041/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac36c90b6-5039-4353-aecc-4fcc3dda3157
Seems a good boat for $25K, or maybe less with an offer.
The Nicholson is down to 22 grand this morning! That's a lot of boat for the money!
Select to expand quoteRamona said..MorningBird said..Ramona said..
For fans of long keelers.
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6083139015046041/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac36c90b6-5039-4353-aecc-4fcc3dda3157
Seems a good boat for $25K, or maybe less with an offer.
The Nicholson is down to 22 grand this morning! That's a lot of boat for the money!
Yes...Good value, well built and maintained.
A Yanmar 30hp would push it along..
Well set up and a capable cruiser...
I wish it was in SA... Lol..
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Select to expand quoteUncleBob said..john24 said..
I don't think I have seen a more choreographed listing for a boat. Even the slips shot looks staged. www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/herreshoff-34-sloop/274641
Nice boat if you have the money to maintain it.
Definitely presented for sale by someone that understands the concept that presentation counts, therefore sells.
Agree, nice boat but much maintenance needed to keep it so.
Certainly makes a nice change from seeing someones jocks hanging round in the background! 
Select to expand quoteBeamReach said..Ramona said..MorningBird said..Ramona said..
For fans of long keelers.
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6083139015046041/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac36c90b6-5039-4353-aecc-4fcc3dda3157
Seems a good boat for $25K, or maybe less with an offer.
The Nicholson is down to 22 grand this morning! That's a lot of boat for the money!
Yes...Good value, well built and maintained.
A Yanmar 30hp would push it along..
Well set up and a capable cruiser...
I wish it was in SA... Lol..
..
A lovely boat, but the teak deck looks pretty gnarly in places. That'd be a lot of work or money to fix.
Select to expand quoteBushdog said..BeamReach said..Ramona said..MorningBird said..Ramona said..
For fans of long keelers.
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6083139015046041/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ac36c90b6-5039-4353-aecc-4fcc3dda3157
Seems a good boat for $25K, or maybe less with an offer.
The Nicholson is down to 22 grand this morning! That's a lot of boat for the money!
Yes...Good value, well built and maintained.
A Yanmar 30hp would push it along..
Well set up and a capable cruiser...
I wish it was in SA... Lol..
..
A lovely boat, but the teak deck looks pretty gnarly in places. That'd be a lot of work or money to fix.
Yes, I did notice the timber deck and thought the same. Although an 80's Yacht next to me has a timber deck that has held up well over the years. It has a clear coat over it (not a stain} and suspended shade cloth over it, when in dock. The owner is a retired shipwright, I will have to ask him, what he has used.
Cheers
Is the teak only really a concern if it is screwed rather than just glued?
If the deck is glass without penetrations is a light sand, oil and sail away on the cards?
Got to get me one of those self drainage boats like this one on Gumtree. Also also roomy 22 ft yacht as it sleeps "at least" 6!!
Select to expand quoteDrogueOne said..julesmoto said
Just found it interesting because I didn't know they existed before. When I see on the hard I wonder whether it has been unused for a considerable period of time and if so why.
On of my all time favorite designs. It seems that europeans often cruise over a number of years and leave their Ovni on the hard until the next year's cruising season. Just saw this one a few days ago. You can see the centre board in the second photo and the rudder in the first. The bottom of the rudder pivots for shallow water access.
These Alubat boats seem very controversial. I was looking at one and the question that kept on popping up was the range of positive stability(AVS) Many of them have low numbers like 100 to 105 degree and many early designs wont even pass CE Cat A. You either believer or disbeliever in the importance of this issue. I really dont want to be sailing on a boat that wont self right or relies on the actions of the next big one to do the job for you. The Alubat company does not make the data freely available for public scrutiny which adds to the nervousness some buyers have. The Dudley Dix pilot house designs look like they have some excellent numbers and makes sense when you consider the volume of the pilot house if you can maintain its watertight integrity. I am still in the market but get buyers nerves every time I spot something decent.
Select to expand quotep3p4p5 said..DrogueOne said..julesmoto said
Just found it interesting because I didn't know they existed before. When I see on the hard I wonder whether it has been unused for a considerable period of time and if so why.
On of my all time favorite designs. It seems that europeans often cruise over a number of years and leave their Ovni on the hard until the next year's cruising season. Just saw this one a few days ago. You can see the centre board in the second photo and the rudder in the first. The bottom of the rudder pivots for shallow water access.
These Alubat boats seem very controversial. I was looking at one and the question that kept on popping up was the range of positive stability(AVS) Many of them have low numbers like 100 to 105 degree and many early designs wont even pass CE Cat A. You either believer or disbeliever in the importance of this issue. I really dont want to be sailing on a boat that wont self right or relies on the actions of the next big one to do the job for you. The Alubat company does not make the data freely available for public scrutiny which adds to the nervousness some buyers have. The Dudley Dix pilot house designs look like they have some excellent numbers and makes sense when you consider the volume of the pilot house if you can maintain its watertight integrity. I am still in the market but get buyers nerves every time I spot something decent.
That's interesting thank you. I haven't heard that
Re: Alubat AVS - is it just because if conditions get dodgy you pull up the board/keel so the boat slips sideways?
Select to expand quotesparau said..
Re: Alubat AVS - is it just because if conditions get dodgy you pull up the board/keel so the boat slips sideways?
Until a wave puts you on the roof.
AVS is poorly understood.
Plenty of boats on the 120s and 130s which most people would not consider safe.
Not that interested in this boat but the description is absolute truth for many a sail 'Perfect for coastal cursing'
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/columbia-34-sloop/282831
Interesting Bluewater 40 on the market, looks as though owner fitout and possibly one of the firsts to be de-moulded. Mine is just about completely finished now once the Ronstan Dip pole is complete in November when the bearing car arrives. 
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/bluewater-cruising-yachts-joe-adams-design-constructed-at-modern-yacht-tec/282712
