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topsides color choices... jayz at 4:21pm 05.24.10 Alden General Chat 1/2034 Greetings Folks, Amongst other things Banjo Girl Caravelle 992P is going in for an awlgrip treatmen
Alden? frankgroothof at 3:08pm 05.10.10 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/3440 Hello there, My name is Frank Groothof and I live in the Netherlands. I found your side and would l
pole fitting southport at 8:16am 05.09.10 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1858 I have a spinnaker pole end fitting that is attached by sliding 2 straps over the end of the pole.
Mistral chainplates rkg19 at 6:16am 04.14.10 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/2180 I am looking to buy a Mistral that shows very definite signs that the chainplates have to be redone.
Winter sailing Dave Richardson at 7:02pm 03.31.10 Alden General Chat 0/2047 Usually, when I head south around Nov. 1, I look forward to working on and sailing the old boat, and
A Place for Challenger Pictures Jimmy Small at 8:25am 03.24.10 Alden General Chat 0/2077 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 1/1723 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 4/2285 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 0/1909 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 9/3336 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 34/13981 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 4/2338 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 2/1756 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 3/8653 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 2/1931 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 4/2184 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 3/1892 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 1/1296 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 3/1698 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 0/1777 Not too bad a year for me to get Christmas in the water. Although the cabin is crying out to be wood

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Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 shemandr at 6:53pm 11.02.23
Electric winch on 91 Hunter Passage Don S/V ILLusion at 6:40pm 11.02.23 another probably silly question but did it ever work? Last time?
Elk Grass focus group discussions Terry Cox at 6:23pm 11.02.23 One thing that I have noticed in the eel grass covered bays and coves in the PNW; large numbers of s
Electric winch on 91 Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 6:09pm 11.02.23 How do you get power to the electric winch in the cockpit. Turned on breaker on panel and no go! T
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 (4) rgranger at 5:56pm 11.02.23
New winterizing mod - done! (1) Tally Ho at 4:37pm 11.02.23 I winterized Tally Ho the afternoon I hauled out, in about 1 hour. - I already drained the water ta
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 shemandr at 4:19pm 11.02.23 I went from outboard to Atomic 4 to Yammie and each was an improvement. That was my experience. I
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light pgandw at 4:07pm 11.02.23 Not a big fan of masthead anchor lights, but then the biggest boat I have owned is an ODay 25 with a
MaxProp prop fstbttms at 3:57pm 11.02.23 I'm on the fence about switching to Maxprop and of course , I can do that at any future haul out. A
Its funny Friday! (1) WayneH at 3:32pm 11.02.23 Kermit, here's my boat book on the coffee table. k from an old old Texas Hill Country oak. The sawmi
Engine Sensor ID twalker H260 at 3:10pm 11.02.23 From the yanmar parts catalog it looks like you are correct looking for part number 127610-91350. f
Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) ggrizzard at 3:07pm 11.02.23 Air Force show-offs! :biggrin:
Electric winch on 91 Hunter Passage ggrizzard at 3:04pm 11.02.23 Well, the circuit may have an inline fuse that's blown. Or, the wiring to the breaker has a short.
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 dlochner at 2:28pm 11.02.23 And if I'm being perfectly honest with myself... I find diesels intimidating.... so I might have a
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 2:24pm 11.02.23 Is this really a thing???? I know it is the lore on the net and I've seen this argument many time
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 Scott T-Bird at 2:16pm 11.02.23 Charleston area with current? No way I would ever rely on an outboard. I found it very easy to get
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light Scott T-Bird at 2:12pm 11.02.23 I don't like using incandescent fixtures with LED bulbs so I have never compromised. I just spend t
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 rgranger at 1:57pm 11.02.23 That does sound a bit rich. I would look for a 38 year old 27' boat to be under 10K - I think. I
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:52pm 11.02.23 Stuffed? I think that kid was squashed. -Will very punny
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light rgranger at 1:46pm 11.02.23 Yea, I know the argument: If someone crashes into you and you don't have insurance and they are dis

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