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A Place for Challenger Pictures Jimmy Small at 8:25am 03.24.10 Alden General Chat 0/2011 I started a yahoo groups page for the Alden Challenger some time ago. http://groups.yahoo.com/gr
new boat david at 6:28am 03.12.10 Alden General Chat 1/1637 Hey all, Just thought I'd drop a line and give you an update. After selling my Challenger and bein
A new head. (3) Tom Young at 8:55am 03.01.10 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2134 A restored one anyway. I've been putting this off for 10 years. Peeling paint mostly, but I'm doing
Which Challenger is this? Iain McAllister at 12:15pm 12.18.09 Alden General Chat 0/1839 Anyone know which boat is the fully pressed dark hulled Challenger yawl, sail number 599, in this 19
Righting Moment of the Caravelle? jayz at 12:49pm 12.15.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 9/3145 Any of you armchair Naval Architects out there know the righting moment of the Caravelle?
An Alden 50 year anniversary? (1) Tom Young at 1:16pm 10.07.09 Alden General Chat 34/13229 When I met Jon on Muskrat this summer, we talked a bit about the potential to put something together
Bulkhead Jimmy Small at 6:24am 10.05.09 Alden General Chat 4/2239 Kittywake has been a lawn ornament for a little while now, so I am starting to get to a little bit o
hang a line southport at 4:18pm 09.03.09 Alden General Chat 2/1689 We have a mooring in Cozy Hbr on the west side of southport (which is on the west side of Boothbay h
B 40 southport at 7:50am 08.23.09 Alden General Chat 3/8539 An interesting article in 'Good Old Boat' about the Bermuda 40. Amazing how similar they are to the
Tightening Zephyr rudder stuffing box tips? jeldert at 4:27pm 08.10.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1820 MOTH is design 959-H, a Zephyr sloop, and currently beginning to seriously weep around the rudder po
Looking for a boat to restore dennisfdunn at 10:28am 08.02.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2064 I am interested in a project boat to fill my retirement years. Does anyone know of a Challenger, Zep
Summer is finally here on the coast of Maine. (1) Tom Young at 6:17am 07.06.09 Alden General Chat 3/1828 And what a sputtering wet season spring was. Hot westerly breezes brought sails out of countless gra
From the front porch (1) southport at 2:15pm 06.26.09 Alden General Chat 1/1249 We're very lucky- our view of Cozy Harbor from the front porch. We bought the house in 1974 for 25K
Five year anniversary david at 2:13pm 06.17.09 Alden General Chat 3/1622 Five years ago I started this board (17 Jun 2004 05:33 pm). My reasons were largely to pull togethe
Getting ready to launch. (2) Tom Young at 3:54am 06.14.09 Alden General Chat 0/1737 Not too bad a year for me to get Christmas in the water. Although the cabin is crying out to be wood
Cockpit Size Philip Dann at 12:25pm 06.07.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/2627 As I inherited a ready made cockpit when I bought Black Star I am not sure of most of the original d
Sea Hood Whit at 5:07am 05.20.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/1961 If anyone is in the process of a restoration and has the Sea Hood off the companion way hatch I woul
Zipper luff southport at 10:27am 05.16.09 Alden General Chat 0/2016 What is a zipper luff?? I found it in the bottom of a sail bag on Muskrat. Looks to be a rig to kee
Your thoughts on a dangling centerboard? Dave Richardson at 12:04pm 04.17.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 20/6059 It was to be the last sail of the our season, with the kids and grandkids A leisurely sunset sail ar
I'm taking the time to build a quick boat operational guide (1) Tom Young at 6:35am 04.04.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1307 As simple in systems Christmas is, it's complicated enough that I don't think someone could come on

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Y30 Settee Problem gouldx at 7:18pm 05.16.23
Keel Bolt Cleaning Bob S at 6:33pm 05.16.23
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? LouisMK at 6:30pm 05.16.23 The foam should make a significant difference, less so the bubble wrap (R-1?) as it needs an airspac
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Tally Ho at 6:18pm 05.16.23
Crack in mast post base fiberglass MikeHoncho at 5:55pm 05.16.23 Search my threads for the same issue but for my 78. I documented it fairly well. The base on my was
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna MikeHoncho at 5:49pm 05.16.23 Where do you sail? Do you need longer distance? As for wires in the mast, I have the original lights
Stuffing box- dumb question? NYSail at 5:33pm 05.16.23
Y30 Settee Problem Joe at 5:19pm 05.16.23 That looks like a feeder opening for a bolt rope.
O'Day 302 Wheel Tally Ho at 5:09pm 05.16.23 I want to buy/install an autopilot on my O'Day 302. Any Brand Names and Model recommendations? Al
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff Joe at 4:58pm 05.16.23 Looks like you can get the owner's manual here: Here's a link for the parts catalogue I have a Toh
Y30 Settee Problem mermike at 4:06pm 05.16.23 Looks like you need to sew in a bigger boltrope or close the gap in the track,
Fresh Water leak Claude L.-Auger at 3:47pm 05.16.23 Peggie has a very valid point. To make sure it's coming from your system, you could put some food co
Keel Bolt Cleaning jviss at 3:25pm 05.16.23 If they are stainless, just leave them bare! The oxygen will help them retain their corrosion resis
Water heater sailmandan at 3:23pm 05.16.23 Thanks mermike Good stuff Dan
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:57pm 05.16.23 Now once I get a serpentine kit, I will be upping that limit a fair bit. :beer::biggrin: I underst
Spinnaker (1) patbratton at 2:56pm 05.16.23 Zoltan's girlfriend? This is ZOLTAN and me. I am wearing the flag shirt.
Harken Furler maintenance sailcapt340 at 2:52pm 05.16.23 On my Selden Furlex there are 2 notches on both the upper and lower portions of the furler. Designe
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:49pm 05.16.23 Yep. Just need to come up with 5-boatbucks. Oh, I thought a boat buck was a grand these days. If
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 2:30pm 05.16.23 I'm not besmirching the 'engineers' at Universal, I'm besmirching you! :). Now, now. If I was pu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 2:29pm 05.16.23 @BigEasy , while the long pause has caused frustration, I have been directing my energy in other en

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