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Rick O'Connell's obit hunkel at 9:10am 04.10.15 Alden General Chat 0/1662 Here is Richard's death notice from the Boston Globe. Whisper is mentioned!! Happy sanding and scra
Sad news: Rick O'Connell passed, such a loss for our communi hunkel at 8:49am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 3/1896 So sad to post that Rick died yesterday, 2 April. As he greatly enjoyed Susan's and his Challenger,
Bounding Home. Just one more week until launch (2) SKraft at 8:48am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 7/1586
Hatches,... Tom Young at 9:39am 03.27.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1225 Original to the boat, I wooded the hatches, re-varnished and install new Lexan(3/8" polycarbonate sh
Wooden spreaders. Tom Young at 1:04pm 03.22.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1293 Anyone have these bronze hoops on the ends of their spreaders? I'm restoring my spreaders and wonder
Anyone need a westerbeke 4-107 jayz at 5:39pm 02.24.15 Alden General Chat 1/1159 I am pulling my running (but leaky) 4-107 out tomorrow. I also have a very clean spare. The one co
Life on the Coast 2015, a free app, is up! Tom Young at 3:44am 02.23.15 Alden General Chat 0/1344 I write for USHarbors.com and have a couple of articles in this issue, one on cruising Acadia Nation
New Owner of John Alden 959G Orca (2) Orca959G at 4:06pm 02.05.15 Alden General Chat 1/1477 Very happy to say we are the proud owners of a John Alden Zephyr, 959G.The Orca will be calling home
2014 favorite photos. Post here; Tom Young at 1:33pm 01.05.15 Alden General Chat 2/1360 It was a good season. With a new loose footed full battened main, we sailed a lot! Especially light
Our generation Iain McAllister at 1:09pm 01.04.15 Alden General Chat 0/1268 Interesting Sail magazine article by Dan Spurr on our generation of moderate displacement, "classic
New to the Forum, looking for a Challenger Greg Bover at 10:31am 11.10.14 Alden General Chat 4/2134 Having chartered ARIA out of Rockland, ME last summer I am on the lookout for a Challenger or a simi
Don't forget to buy your 2015 Cruising World Calendar. Tom Young at 5:38am 11.05.14 Alden General Chat 3/1475 We(our boats) are famous! https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15714446601_b5afd6c1a1_b.jpg
Challenger for sale, Santa Cruz, CA Iain McAllister at 2:28pm 09.25.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1903 Alden Challenger 949Q, the LeComte finished yawl FRIDOLF priced to sell at Santa Cruz, CA.
alden in italy stefano at 12:23pm 05.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/1622 the boat is an Alden Challenger class. design number 0949. Alden identification number 2130085C. I'm
alden 38 stefano at 4:35pm 05.18.14 Alden General Chat 11/4973 Greetings all! now I'm part of your family. I'm the only lucky owner of an Alden 38 in Italy. The bo
Spreader Woods Used Nathan Beck at 12:39pm 05.16.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1963 Hello, I'm Nathan. I recently purchased an Alden Zephyr which had been under going a refit by the p
Challenger Roots (1) Iain McAllister at 6:32am 03.16.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1696
UPDATE - Cockpit repair/replacement - m/s track & traveller? (2) Mohawk at 5:26pm 03.09.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1951 Well, am back with news of repairs/replacement of virtually the whole of my 1960 Challenger cockpit
I just read that Niels Helleberg passed away jayz at 9:06am 02.27.14 Alden General Chat 3/1827 This is truly a loss. He was a great man to work with. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/ ...
recent outage david at 1:15pm 02.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/2009 You may have recently seen an error message when coming to this site. The hosting company recently u

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Beneteau 321 on the hard Davidasailor26 at 4:49am 11.05.23 :plus: for not having the weight of boat and keel on the cradle or jackstands. Having the keel jus
Beneteau 321 on the hard Don S/V ILLusion at 4:41am 11.05.23 I think the consensus here is that the boat should rest with its weight entirely on the keel. The
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (1) NYSail at 4:37am 11.05.23 Peggie - I did purchase a copy of your book and did send an email to Ward Richardson at Beneteau p
Beneteau 321 on the hard shemandr at 4:37am 11.05.23 I think the consensus here is that the boat should rest with its weight entirely on the keel. The j
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access NYSail at 4:27am 11.05.23 Never understood why some boat manufacturers put a drain in the bottom of a refrigerator. My sugges
New winterizing mod - done! NYSail at 4:23am 11.05.23
does h260 have steam light? Rick Webb at 3:51am 11.05.23 Quick answer is yes. The light on the top of the mast has two bulbs. With the switch in the "Mast L
Elk Grass focus group discussions JamesG161 at 3:47am 11.05.23 Remember EelGrass is a Carbohydrate converted by the Sun. Seaweed Could be Used for Jet Fuel, Batte
does h260 have steam light? Davidasailor26 at 2:49am 11.05.23
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 jssailem at 9:17pm 11.04.23
Elk Grass focus group discussions jssailem at 8:26pm 11.04.23
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 Stu Jackson at 7:03pm 11.04.23 Happy hunting and good luck.
Its funny Friday! (1) DaveJ at 6:55pm 11.04.23
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? (9) Davenport at 6:55pm 11.04.23 Hmm. Online am finding many RV propane stoves that may work. 12.5x12.5 inches is current hole in co
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replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Stu Jackson at 6:51pm 11.04.23 The "standard answer" for many years was Origo, but they went out of business. I seem to recall ano
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 MapleBaySailor at 6:41pm 11.04.23 Hi @MapleBaySailor , welcome to the SBO forum. Good luck with your boat search. Thanks very much J
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34pm 11.04.23 Is there a marine store near you for example West Marine that you can go and see stoves? H
Low voltage connectors Gene Neill at 6:26pm 11.04.23 I typically double-up the wire and use the red (18-22 g) connectors. That's what I just did. I n
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 MapleBaySailor at 6:11pm 11.04.23 There is such a thing as a buyers broker. That relationship works best, like in OP's case, when th

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