Category: Albin25

Back on the mooring after a Winter laid up at the boatyard.

28/4/2013

Lunch at Kings Lock Island

This Winter has been extraordinary. 16 boats have sunk and the guys at Oxford Cruisers have been busy salvaging up and down the river.

Ready for re-launch

21/4/2013

AViVA with a new coat of anti-foul.

All is prepared for the big day when AViVA goes back into the Thames after a winter rest.

Tarpaulin is off, 2 coats of anti-fouling and a general clean and polish. Fenders washed and back on.

I took a photo of the Albin Marin plate on Aviva. Number 1163. A previous owner has documented the year as 1973 but I cannot confirm this.
This etched brass plate has really nice typography, with the main text set out in (what appears to be) the Optima typeface; like this:

The Optima typeface was designed by Hermann Zapf in the 1950’s.

Back on the mooring after a Winter laid up at the boatyard.

Ready for re-launch

Albin 25 Build plate

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