Small cruiser help

Brian · 10-21-2009, 01:06 PM

Forgive me for posting this as these aren't yachts but I ask for some advise/experience...
Does anyone out there have any comments on these two types of boats...
The Albin 25 and the Tiderunner 23.
We are in the Pacific Northwest and I have not been on either type but think this could be a good fit for us and our area.
Any issues on stability? Or anything else for that matter.
Thanks.

AMG · 10-21-2009, 01:45 PM

Hi Brian, here in Sweden, you see the Albin 25 all the time. It was one of the most popular boats of the 70:s and is still a lot of boat for the money. Some have a mast as well, for open winds. Perhaps it can prevent the rolling, since the engines are on the small side, why the boat doesn´t like to be passed by faster boats...

Today it is an old boat so you have to look into how it is maintained, but it is normally not too expensive to update where needed. Here are a few that are for sale in Sweden right now, can be interesting to look at the pictures perhaps. http://www.blocket.se/stockholm?q=al...c=&ca=11&md=th

Brian · 10-21-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AMG

Hi Brian, here in Sweden, you see the Albin 25 all the time. It was one of the most popular boats of the 70:s and is still a lot of boat for the money. Some have a mast as well, for open winds. Perhaps it can prevent the rolling, since the engines are on the small side, why the boat doesn´t like to be passed by faster boats...

Today it is an old boat so you have to look into how it is maintained, but it is normally not too expensive to update where needed. Here are a few that are for sale in Sweden right now, can be interesting to look at the pictures perhaps. http://www.blocket.se/stockholm?q=al...c=&ca=11&md=th

Thanks.
So they roll a bit then? (I know, they are small so I would expect some).
Wow, there's so many still there! I guess a testament to their quality?
I guess these prices are in Kronors?

AMG · 10-21-2009, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian

Thanks.
So they roll a bit then? (I know, they are small so I would expect some).
Wow, there's so many still there! I guess a testament to their quality?
I guess these prices are in Kronors?

Yes they can roll a bit, so look for the one with most Hp, they had originally 20 to 36, but I have seen up to 59 Hp.

Prices are in SEK which is about 7 to a Dollar today.

Quality is like WYSIWYG...

(More than 2.500 were built over ten years)

Brian · 10-21-2009, 05:27 PM

Thanks AMG, those prices are better than what I can find around here (given ther are so many there I guess) but shipping costs

Can anyone chime in about the Tiderunners?
I read somewhere they were built in Washington State.

Tiderunner23 · 11-20-2009, 04:44 PM

Hi,

We have been cruising a Tiderunner 23 for about 5 years. I had a Ranger R-21 tug with a Yanmar 2GM20 but we opted for more cabin space.

For the size of the Tiderunners they have an amazing amount of storage space and they are easy to trailer if you want to take it out of the water in the winter. They do have good heaters and do reasonably well in rough water in Puget Sound. They are small and have a round bottoms so they do roll and you have to remember it is a small boat. We spend up to a week at a time on her and for the two of us it works well.

We looked for a long time to find ours but they are still out there. I believe that most were powered with small VW diesels when new and they didn't have a very long life. It was a good engine but it was just too much load for it. If you find one that still has the VW or has been repowered with Puegot
you will most likely want to repower with a new engine as parts are getting hard to come by for the older engines. Ours was repowered with a 60 horse Isuzu C-240 diesel and it is a great engine both for its economy and parts availability.

When you at the prices for new small diesel powered trawlers we think they are a bargin.

Brian · 11-20-2009, 05:45 PM

Hey thanks for replying.
That was my first thoughts with the Ranger... the tiny helm area.
I know these Tiderunners and Albins are small boats so I do expect some rolling. We're coming from an 18.5' Double Eagle cuddy cabin hard top so I'm not expecting much.
They do sound like good little boats and affordable. Now just to find one!

Tiderunner23 · Yesterday, 01:48 AM

You might check with these guys and see if they still have a Tiderunner. I looked at it, it was in good shape for its age but still had the VW engine with 1500 hours so it may be due for an engine.

Scott

www.dayislandboatworks.com