Going to look at a 1976 Albin Scampi MK IV tomorrow. Does ANYONE know ANYTHING about this boat. My curiosity cannot keep me away, but I can't find any info on this boat.
Please advise
Please advise
30' Albin Scampi MK IV
- Thread starter wantanewboat
- Start date
- Status
Well, I'd recommend you read at least the first two posts of my Boat Inspection Trip Tips thread... That should help you figure out what kind of shape the boat is in, and whether she's worth looking into further.
Good luck.
Good luck.
They are fairly rare(most of them are in Europe) and my father in law owned one in Buzzards Bay a few years back. I remember it being a nice sailing boat and fast. Very successful IOR racer. The one problem he did have was with resale. He had to give it away as there was very little interest in this boat. I think it was the sea scouts that got it. Anyway, the original owners bought the boat in Sweden and sailed it across the atlantic. After which my father in law purchased it and sailed it for about 4 years before he bought his Etap 39.
Strong Boat
I had a friend back in the early eighties who had one of these and I sailed on it a lot.
Very strong and well built boat. Sailed great. Fast and pointed well. The one issue was that the engine was mounted under the V-berth and the tranny was in the stern. The power was transmitted by hydraulics that always seemed to leak. Also the engine was not well vented and the cabin would get a little smokey.
I had a friend back in the early eighties who had one of these and I sailed on it a lot.
Very strong and well built boat. Sailed great. Fast and pointed well. The one issue was that the engine was mounted under the V-berth and the tranny was in the stern. The power was transmitted by hydraulics that always seemed to leak. Also the engine was not well vented and the cabin would get a little smokey.
Definately beefy
Yes, these were very beefily built. The chainplates were attached to tie-rods that fastened to stainless steel bands that were laminated into the hull just above the waterline running fore and aft. The boat also had a double spreader rig which was pretty unusual for a 30 footer of this vintage. The cockpit was cramped. The footwell in the cockpit was small but the design incorporated a substantial bridge deck. Hull to deck joint was fastened with aluminum toe-rail through bolted every 4". Below water was a fin-keel and a skeg hung rudder.
If they would have just put the engine where it belongs this would have been a classic.
I guess that one could always put an outboard bracket on the transom.
Yes, these were very beefily built. The chainplates were attached to tie-rods that fastened to stainless steel bands that were laminated into the hull just above the waterline running fore and aft. The boat also had a double spreader rig which was pretty unusual for a 30 footer of this vintage. The cockpit was cramped. The footwell in the cockpit was small but the design incorporated a substantial bridge deck. Hull to deck joint was fastened with aluminum toe-rail through bolted every 4". Below water was a fin-keel and a skeg hung rudder.
If they would have just put the engine where it belongs this would have been a classic.
I guess that one could always put an outboard bracket on the transom.
I bought a Scampi MK IV last September. I got a good deal, although she needs some work. I'm getting her ready for the season now and hope to splash before June.
- Status