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Thread: Sanford-built "Alerion" on eBay

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    Default Sanford-built "Alerion" on eBay

    http://tinyurl.com/yn24zx

    In need of refinishing at the least. A shame about the delaminating, deformation and the motor bracket on transom(ouch!)

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    Keep 'em coming, Dave.

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    What's that whole keel / underbody design about? Couldn't see how the rudder would work, looked more like a swing keel or ??

    Interesting!
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    Sanford experimented with the Herreshoff-like boats he built. The cutaway you noticed was so a Saildrive unit could be used if wanted, among other things.

    He also built MAGIC, a fifty foot Alerion type, as some might think of it, that had a (IIRC) cupro-nickel keel/floor underbody with a cold molded hull/topsides attached.

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    Default Sanford Alerion

    Hi Dave,
    I read your message regarding the Sanford Alerion. I purchased her several weeks back. The motor mount has been removed and her hull has been stripped down to bare wood and is ready for bottom paint and 8 coats of varnish on her hull. The delam was very minor and not structural. She will soon be right as new!
    Best Regards,
    Tim McElroy

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    Congrats! We wants pics!

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    Default Re: Sanford-built "Alerion" on eBay

    Tim has made her as good as new, Some nice pics on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting
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    Default Warms the cockles!

    Great job, Tim.

    Mickey Lake

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