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Orca959G at 4:06pm 02.05.15
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Very happy to say we are the proud owners of a John Alden Zephyr, 959G.The Orca will be calling home
Tom Young at 1:33pm 01.05.15
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It was a good season. With a new loose footed full battened main, we sailed a lot! Especially light
Iain McAllister at 1:09pm 01.04.15
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Interesting Sail magazine article by Dan Spurr on our generation of moderate displacement, "classic
Greg Bover at 10:31am 11.10.14
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Having chartered ARIA out of Rockland, ME last summer I am on the lookout for a Challenger or a simi
Tom Young at 5:38am 11.05.14
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We(our boats) are famous! https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15714446601_b5afd6c1a1_b.jpg
Iain McAllister at 2:28pm 09.25.14
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Alden Challenger 949Q, the LeComte finished yawl FRIDOLF priced to sell at Santa Cruz, CA.
stefano at 12:23pm 05.19.14
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the boat is an Alden Challenger class. design number 0949. Alden identification number 2130085C. I'm
stefano at 4:35pm 05.18.14
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Greetings all! now I'm part of your family. I'm the only lucky owner of an Alden 38 in Italy. The bo
Nathan Beck at 12:39pm 05.16.14
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Hello, I'm Nathan. I recently purchased an Alden Zephyr which had been under going a refit by the p
Iain McAllister at 6:32am 03.16.14
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Mohawk at 5:26pm 03.09.14
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Well, am back with news of repairs/replacement of virtually the whole of my 1960 Challenger cockpit
jayz at 9:06am 02.27.14
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This is truly a loss. He was a great man to work with. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/ ...
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Hello everyone. This forum seems to have been a success and helpful to many. I'm happy to continue s
Iain McAllister at 7:32am 12.15.13
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See my new post at the Alden Fiberglass Boats list. (This post is simply about spreading the word a
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Mohawk at 5:30pm 11.19.13
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Hi all I'm keen to look into the possibility of getting a right sized deck box build at the same ti

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Joe at 11:09pm 05.17.23
David's comments should help you quite a bit. But your biggest problem, of course, is lack of exper
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Clydo at 10:39pm 05.17.23
On our Microwave we had to set the clock first and it was OK after that. Thanks will try that. Cl
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Hayden Watson at 10:31pm 05.17.23
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jssailem at 10:09pm 05.17.23
Welcome to SBO and congrats on the new to you boat. Will be looking forward to following your proje
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jssailem at 10:03pm 05.17.23
alligators in the Gulf Surfing GATORS... You can just here the Gators sharing... Surfs up and mayb
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Stu Jackson at 9:02pm 05.17.23
Also don't over do thew number of wraps on the winch itself. I did that on our C22 eons ago and lea
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MikeHoncho at 9:02pm 05.17.23
Dove north of Hoodport today. Above 10 feet the water temp was 60 F below it was 48 F. Its very u
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RussC at 9:01pm 05.17.23
3-4 years ago in April. local lake water temp 58*. a pontoon boat passenger decided to jump in. seei
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Dalliance at 8:24pm 05.17.23
I went to the marina tonight, thinking about getting out, but north cold winds and waves kept me at
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BigEasy at 7:26pm 05.17.23
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tailboom at 7:20pm 05.17.23
Thanks for the advice, I'll give that a try.
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tkwhalen at 7:04pm 05.17.23
I find it interesting that the hose on the gas water separator is a hardwall water hose vs an exhaus
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shemandr at 7:02pm 05.17.23
When I lived North, Memorial Day was the beginning of swimming season. Sometimes it was chilly but
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Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 05.17.23
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect?
Tally Ho at 6:31pm 05.17.23
Is it too late to get a wireless transducer system? Mine is a Tac Tic wireless and has been working
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Voyager1 at 6:27pm 05.17.23
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