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Caravelle 992O KALIMERA now in San Blas, Panama (3) Iain McAllister at 8:28am 01.09.17 Alden General Chat 0/766 Discovered that the Hodgdon Caravelle sloop KALIMERA was sold from Santa Barbara, CA, in 2015 and is
Challenger 949X, INTEGRITY Iain McAllister at 4:48am 12.29.16 Alden General Chat 1/786 New intelligence up at the Alden Fiberglass Boats List for Challenger 949X, INTEGRITY. She competed
Poul Molich's "world-wide everlasting guarantee" Iain McAllister at 12:34pm 12.28.16 Alden General Chat 0/622 Letters page, YACHTING magazine, June 1991: GOOSENECK GIANTS Often one hears complaints of equipme
A curious Caravelle Iain McAllister at 4:05am 12.24.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 16/4807 [Note, 14 April 2017: This is a long ramble that eventually moves quite far from original theory! I
Caravelle Refit bbistis at 11:47am 12.16.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/705 I'm considering a significant refit for my Caravelle (992M-yawl) shortly, and am looking for some ad
Alden Challenger ALLIANCE (949-M) Gets A New Cockpit Stormalong at 4:09pm 12.10.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1476 Hello all, While I was scrounging around the internet for info on Alden Challengers I came across a
1963 Alden Challenger For Sale in Texas Stormalong at 4:00pm 12.10.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 8/2511 Hello all, I came across this listing for a 1963 Alden Challenger (949-RR) for sale in Texas and th
see announcement david at 8:33am 10.02.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/141 please see the new announcement above: http://949.reno2.com/viewtopic.php?f=2't=453. Posting here to
see announcement david at 8:33am 10.02.16 Alden General Chat 0/171 please see the new announcement above: http://949.reno2.com/viewtopic.php?f=2't=453. Posting here to
toe rail on aeolus jon hansen at 3:38pm 07.26.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1105 two years ago, six days before i was to go north to have the biggest sailing season of my life, kids
Challenger Owner Checking In! (2) Stormalong at 5:02pm 07.08.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/964 Hello all, Last fall I purchased FRIDOLF, Alden Challenger 949Q, which was docked south of San Fran
Update on 959C, 1961 Zephyr (1) Mark at 2:27pm 05.29.16 Alden General Chat 2/980 959C is a 1961 Zephyr yawl, built at Halmatic. She was originally named Raven, later Dundee, Brabant
New Sail Cover for Wind Song (1) TaborKP! at 9:39am 05.29.16 Alden General Chat 0/765 Wow, a new sail cover has really spruced her up! For canvas going with sumbrella in toast.
Wind Song back in Marion (1) TaborKP! at 10:40pm 05.09.16 Alden General Chat 5/958 Wind Song is back in Marion for the Summer, after spending the winter at Concordia, and several proj
Just going to the dogs! (1) SKraft at 1:29pm 03.31.16 Alden General Chat 1/792 Launched on March 27th and the only one that noticed was Crosby!
Please support the site david at 12:00am 02.26.16 Alden General Chat 0/351 Thanks again to everyone that shares the cost of web hosting for this site. Like the boatyard, many
Alden Logos (5) SKraft at 1:10pm 02.10.16 Alden General Chat 0/1103 Before Niels Hellebery passed away, he sent me a number of Alden Logos. If anyone wants to have som
For all my fellow Alden sailors stuck in the snowy cold. (3) jayz at 1:45pm 02.04.16 Alden General Chat 1/660 Here's what we've been doing in January and February.
Building a new cockpit for a Challenger. (4) Tom Young at 1:54pm 01.09.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 34/5153 I've been planning this for a couple years and have finally started. Xmas is outside under tarps so
See the Might Ti win the 2015 Marion - Bermuda Race SKraft at 10:47am 12.18.15 Alden General Chat 6/1057 Chase and Gregg Marston posted a really nice video on YouTube. Check out https://m.youtube.com/watc

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Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:52pm 11.05.23 Yesterday, I winterized my Catalina 310 diesel and water systems in anticipation of the, usually, n
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 1:42pm 11.05.23 I will say that going from a 210Ah Lifeline 4D to a 560Ah LFP was life changing as far as our cruisi
26 vs 260 weight? (1) massnspace at 1:21pm 11.05.23 Thanks for all the replies. Crazy Dave in particular. I own a lovely 23.5. If I can find a scale to
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:15pm 11.05.23 There were discrepancies about the weights but I worked with engineering as a dealer. The original
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 1:15pm 11.05.23 Much of what you currently have is acceptable for use in an LFP house/ FLA start systems. The bigg
Beneteau 321 on the hard Tally Ho at 12:36pm 11.05.23 I think your boat is properly blocked. Greg
New winterizing mod - done! Tally Ho at 12:33pm 11.05.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 12:13pm 11.05.23 As with most upgrades on boats the first issue is the intended use. The other factor to consider is
Raymarine Evolution 100 Software Update jssailem at 11:50am 11.05.23 One option would be to disconnect the ACU and take it to a Raymarine Dealer. (Raymarine indicates th
does h260 have steam light? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:39am 11.05.23 The light bulb three pin plug, check the inside of the plug for corrosion and clean it depending on
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 11:06am 11.05.23 LFP batteries do not want to be stored at 100% SOC. They prefer 25-30%. This is correct. When I h
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 11:01am 11.05.23 We have everything set up with our new system and spent yesterday charging the batteries with the g
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:52am 11.05.23 That would make sense if it's better for the battery.
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 9:10am 11.05.23 When we checked the state of charge, however, they were only at 25%. Not sure why they would be del
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 8:06am 11.05.23 We have everything set up with our new system and spent yesterday charging the batteries with the ge
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 8:04am 11.05.23 Hello again Claude, I was able to climb the mast on my boat yesterday and discovered that, like you
does h260 have steam light? Davenport at 8:01am 11.05.23 Thanks. Sorry if seem amateur. The bulb top of mast lights up if at base of mast give power, that'
26 vs 260 weight? dlochner at 8:00am 11.05.23 The brochure for the 26 from Hunter lists the same 5000lb displacement as the 260. So could just b
26 vs 260 weight? twalker H260 at 7:52am 11.05.23 26 I believe had jugs or a flexible bladder for drinking water under galley sink while the 260 has a
26 vs 260 weight? twalker H260 at 7:50am 11.05.23 The brochure for the 26 from Hunter lists the same 5000lb displacement as the 260. So could just be

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