The latest on Allmand 35 "Phosphorus"
Gary Sharpe
Hi Folks,
It's Spring in New
England, and Phosphorus' winter shrinkwrap is coming off.
She's in fine shape for inspections and a professional
survey, just over the Bourne canal bridge on Cape Cod.
A few months ago I posted that I've regrettably had to put Phosphorus on the market, after 15 years at
sea together. Please read that post again (copied below), or
refer it to a friend who may be looking for the best Allmand
35 available (perhaps someone wanting to upgrade to a higher
performance boat with heavier-duty offshore seaworthiness).
Also, take a look at Phosphorus' detailed illustrated
description on Yachtworld.com
-- it includes all features, inventory, upgrades and
restorations, as well as photos of Phosphorus below-deck and
underway offshore. See:
Some more things to think about:
- To provide more detailed information, I have collected a number of notes and posts that I contributed to the forum from 2000 to about 2007. These are now combined in a single 30 page booklet that I can make available, describing in detail the many restoration, maintenance and upgrade projects I have carried out on Phosphorus. Included also are observations about her performance, design, and sea-keeping qualities. E-mail me at gsharpemex@gmail.com with your email address and I'll send you a copy.
- One more thing. I have made a video walk-through aboard Phosphorus to be posted in a day or two on Vimeo for viewing. Once again, email me at gshar...@gmail.com and I'll give you a password and tell you how to find it.
- Finally, as a special incentive between
now and August 31, I will pay to a buyer the
total cost of materials, up to $2,000, to purchase a brand new
roller furling system for Phosphorus' main headstay.
Please email me (gshar...@gmail.com)
with any questions you have after reviewing this
material. Or call me anytime at 781-583-1722 (this is a Boston
number, but it rings at my home in Mexico without a toll
charge). I'll be back on Cape Cod end of May
through September at this same number.
And best of all, to schedule a personal
introduction to the lovely Phosphorus, be sure to contact her
current care-giver, Art Olive, at (Toll-free)
888-659-1287.
Or (508) 360-4691. Or
email him at Littlebay...@gmail.com
Best regards, (and don't forget to
tell a friend . . .)
Gary
Gary Sharpe
Paseo de las Canoas #55
Fracc. La Floresta
Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
CP 45922
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Previous post:
With great sadness I am parting with my magnificent
Allmand 35, Phosphorus. I have owned and sailed her every summer
for 14 years offshore, and up and down the New England coast. In
almost 50 years, I've never missed a summer at sea, and Phosphorus
is only the second boat I've owned in that time.
I have had to make a tough choice between two wonderful options.
Seven years ago, Linda and I bought a lovely old house in the
mountains of Southwestern Mexico. Since then we have returned each
summer to New England, sailing Cape Cod and Maine waters. But
now, at 75, the burden of maintenance, launching and winterizing
is taking too much time out of our 4 month stay up north. I now
launch too late and have to haul too early. Besides, our family
and growing grandchildren take priority now.
Each spring and fall, during the first 10 years of ownership was
spent restoring Phosphorus to a high standard of seaworthiness,
detail, and comfort. I consider her to be far better than
"factory-new", due to extensive upgrades and renewal to her hull,
accommodations, engine systems, and rigging. I reckon I have put
well over $15,000 into her during this time (I mean only materials
and equipment, not including the equivalent cost of my time and
labor).
Going below in Phosphorus, guests have said she feels and looks
like a newly-built vessel.
The boat is on stands and about to be shrink-wrapped for the
winter (with an entrance for visitors), at Art Olive's Little Bay
Boatworks on Cape Cod. As I am in Mexico, please contact him to
see the boat.
A full description, together with an accounting of work done,
upgrades, and renewals can be found, with photographs at the
following link:
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1983/Allmand-Tri-cabin-35-2628971/Bourne/MA/United-States#.UoeoWeJr1K4
Sam Scudder
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