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Our Mary Jo, a customized Albin 27 FC is for sale. Located on the ICW at Ft Pierce City Marina and ready to continue cruising! She’s priced to sell quickly at $30,000 (includes a 2018 hypalon RIB and 9.9 EFI engine) Check out our website for more details...

Thank you. Please call him today if you still want to see it. I sent you a PM with my number in case you can’t get a hold of him. There has been a lot of interest so far and just don’t want you to miss out.

Just listed for $30k with Hypalon Rib https://maryjo-albin27fccustomized.godaddysites.com/

MTOA has their Rendezvous in Fernandina Beach on the 11th of April. There were 8 spots available as of yesterday so might be worth considering. MTOA has a lot of former sailors so you can get good perspectives. There boats won’t be for sale, but it will be a great opportunity to see...

One was just listed on the Albin 25&27 FB Group page…Salish Sea . Not sure if the group is public - you might need to sign up but here’s the link. https://www.facebook.com/groups/898145276863354/permalink/5307083432636161/

It is a very different boat than most A27s, but it can easily sleep 2 adults and 2 kids, depending on your needs. Ours doesn’t give you the two cabins, but we use the two 6ft couches in the salon to sleep on, especially when at anchor, to be closer to nature. It does, however, give you a huge...

Our Mary Jo, a modified A27 will be listed for sale soon - we are currently cruising back to Ft Pierce, Florida, where she will be turned over to a broker. No aft cabin, but has the full enclosure / extended hardtop. She is Bahamas / Great Loop ready. There is a similar one that just got...

Somewhat biased here, but we have definitely enjoyed our Albin27. We bought her 5 years ago and had her at our dock on the Chesapeake and have taken her on the ICW three times. You are correct - smaller, more simple trawlers are more affordable than larger trawlers (Marina fees, fuel...

That’s what my husband is leaning towards. Unfortunately, the yard requires us to buy paint from them so scrape and paint would be $1800 vs 4K to blast and paint. Maybe plan C is put her in as is, then haul out elsewhere a couple of months later when we get to the keys and do it ourselves?

Lots of great feedback. Thank you! The yard is simply removing the paint via the blast and doesn’t think there’s an issue with the gel oat…as far as he can see. The soda blast work will be around $2k-2500. Paint and primer and labor will be the other $1800-2k. I’m think I’ve attached a...

They are planning to use Pettit Protect Epoxy Primer. https://pettitpaint.com/products/primers/below-the-waterline/pettit-protect/. It looks like it’s made for bottom jobs and repairs blisters but not sure if it’s the same as a barrier coat

Would love to get some advice for the group. We have adhesion issues according to the yard and they are recommending soda blast then epoxy primer and paint. I trust his recommendations but not sure if it makes sense to spend the money (a little over 4K for 30ft) now, or just sand and paint...

Welcome to the trawler lifestyle! I was born in the Philippines so glad to see your post. We have enjoyed scuba diving with my husband usually every two years in the Philippines and cruising on our little trawler here on the East Coast but haven’t sailed around there. Maybe someday! MTOA...

Hi, just saw this post, so not sure if you have made your decision or if you are still researching. We’ve done The ICW from the Maryland/VA line to the keys a few times on our Mary Jo, a modified 27 FC. Here’s a link to an article on prop talk about our first trip that you might find helpful...

We’ve been thinking about selling our Mary Jo to get a camper van (not great at trailering...!), but decided to keep her for at least another season....hard to find a campground like this! This was just taken the other day where we are currently Cayo Costa State Park, across the Boca Grande...

A few tickets are still available if anyone in the area is interested!

Peggie Hall will be presenting at the upcoming MTOA Rendezvous in Ft. Pierce. If you are not a member of MTOA and would like to attend her session, there is an afternoon membership recruitment event on April 18th - for only $5, you can attend her presentation, participate in the boat...

Are there folks here planning to attend the MTOA Rendezvous in April? Looks like they have really helpful topics and good presenters (The Head Mistress, Jim Healy, etc). There’s also a member recruitment event you can sign up for if you aren’t a member for only $5 and attend just for an...

There will also be an opportunity to see trawlers at the upcoming MTOA Rendezvous at the new marina in Ft. Pierce this April. The attendees will have an ‘open house’ for other attendees to see other boats. If you aren’t a member yet, it’s worth checking out!

Thought we’d share a summary of what we learned during our first 60 days cruising aboard Mary Jo on the ICW. We learned a lot from this forum, so please feel free to share with those who might find our write up helpful...

Hot off the press....MTOA events for 2018 - Southern Bay...Northern is very active too. Great group of folks. 2018 Tentative Date SCBC Event Overview Hosts Jan. 20th Luncheon gathering at Dozier’s Regatta Point Marina in Deltaville, Virginia John & Ginny Stout Feb. 17th Overnight...

We live on the bay and just recently discovered MTOA - the local regions are very active and offer lots of get together and events. We will be heading south this winter but back home in the summer, so looking forward to meeting TF’ers!

We have been attending Rendezvous and taking week-long cruises to practice our cruising skills in preparation for our first trip south. With all the hurricanes, we want to be sensitive to the needs of the locals and will head south as planned, but take it one day at a time and see what makes...

A friend gave us the exact same boat a couple of months ago. It sat in his garage for a few years and generally looked like it was in good shape, except it was beginning to unglued at the seam. We fully inflated it and planned to re-glue. Fortunately, the front seam blew up while it was...