A renaissance of renovation...

[ebb]

What's going on round heah?

There are SO MANY competant, BEAUTIFUL, interesting, energetic,

RECORDED renovations of COMMANDERs and ARIELs happening right here and right now on this website.

In our GALLERY pages.

Never befor have there been so many PHOTOS of works in progress. It's fantastic.
I believe we have something VERY UNIQUE happening with our old Albergs!

And what makes it so great is that we are able to WITNESS this special event... GLAD I'm here!
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in Swedish it might be: 'Ariel fornyelse' - 'Commander upprustning' - 'Alberg renovering'

[frank durant]

Simply put....a show of obvious good taste and recognizing timeless fine works of art!!

[tha3rdman]

I think it's nearly a fact that "Violence begets Violence", but that said is not the opposite true though in this case, other see the potential of this easy sailing tank of a boat, that still has easy another 40 years in them, It's the ebb's, frank's, and others (i know there are more but the minds not so good with names) who've spent untold hours bringing to the fore front the hidden beauty of these roughend gems.

Truly if it weren't for this site here, I dout I would have had the courage to set forth on the journey.

[Tim Mertinooke]

The net has really encouraged and in some cases enabled people to take the plunge and revive boats like the Ariel. I know that without this site and some others such as the classic plastic forum as a living resource, I may have thought twice about starting a project such as the one I have. To see others completed projects and know you will get there and to know there are people out there routing for you and your boat is priceless. It reminds me of working on my car as a 16 year-old kid with my dad standing behind me to help. Instant confidence. As to the Ariel being my choice and the choice of many others; for the money there is no better boat with so much capability and potential if one is willing to breathe in some chaulky unknown purple stuff and get a little epoxy in his hair.

[commanderpete]

If it wasn't for this Forum, I wouldn't have known that you can soak your hair in white vinegar to get the epoxy out.

I did smell like a salad for a few days. But, at least I didn't have to get a Carl crewcut.

Cheers to all working on their projects, big or small. The boat will reward you

[frank durant]

A big nod to Mr Alberg ....he maintained his values of design and had a great eye for beauty. Thanks!! There are probably more mass produced 'classics' out on the water drawn by him than anyone.We need more with the same values.

[ebb]

Heartwarming to see we labor on a craft that is proportionally inverse to boats that represent the "insane accumulation of wealth/power/exploitation" we experience in our disposable uniconomy.

Said by Peter Bohr in an article about Pacific Seacraft:
"When Bruce Bingham designed the Flicka he clearly understood an axiom known to many wise and experienced yacht owners - that the pleasure derived from a boat is inverse to its size."

[Tim Mertinooke]

This guy must have really enjoyed himself crossing the Atlantic.

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