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Niels Helleberg Link Iain McAllister at 2:20pm 12.12.08 Alden General Chat 0/1644 Niels Helleberg has set up a link to here from his new Niels Helleberg Yacht Design site.
slightly new name david at 6:59am 11.19.08 Alden General Chat 5/1491 Greetings, I hope everyone is getting ready for the holidays and enjoying autumn. I wanted to get
Introduction jayz at 3:27pm 11.13.08 Alden General Chat 1/950 ...just a quick introduction to the forum. I have admired the Caravelle for several years now think
Challenger cabin drawings. (3) Tom Young at 3:41am 11.12.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1636 I scanned this full scale drawing I bought from Alden years ago. It may be nice to get more of these
Challenger 50th Anniversary Iain McAllister at 2:07pm 11.04.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1765
frames southport at 12:06pm 10.31.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 16/2916 I'm a little confused as to the make up of the frames (ribs). Is there wood inside or are they hollo
Caravelle for sale on Yachtworld.com Bill Merrick at 6:20pm 10.30.08 Alden General Chat 6/3073 There is a 1969 Caravelle, named "Cythera" for sale on Yachtworld.com for $195,000. Great boat with
Boat mistakenly sold for �22.50 Iain McAllister at 4:06am 10.28.08 Alden General Chat 0/1525 Internet auctions: seller beware! See: http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20080913174020mbmnews.html
The foliage in Maine is peaking right now. (3) Tom Young at 4:42am 10.18.08 Alden General Chat 3/1063 We had a wonderful sail in light air and warm sunshine across Penobscot Bay to Cabot Cove on North H
Caravelle For Sale Whit at 6:47am 10.16.08 Alden General Chat 0/1744 https://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing ... =1921'url=
Alden Design office is closing rjoconnell at 2:50pm 10.02.08 Alden General Chat 1/1308
Which Hodgdon Caravelle is this? Iain McAllister at 12:22am 09.22.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1371 http://www.cs-bb.com/forums/CSBB/index.cgi?noframes;read=131552
A Challenger photo by Wavelength Studios. (2) Tom Young at 3:22pm 09.12.08 Alden General Chat 0/1604 They caught us between Deer Isle Thoroughfare and Fox Island Thoroughfare. It's nice to be among oth
Two Challengers (1) rjoconnell at 3:32pm 09.08.08 Alden General Chat 3/2417 Here's a photo of Daphne and Whisper, both with green hulls, together in Tiverton. Daphne has shed h
Texas Challenger Iain McAllister at 2:16pm 09.01.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/856 http://www.theboaters.com/users/facebook:1444040137/photo?photoId=39627 http://www.theboaters.com/u
Custom one-off Alden 47 Built 1973 Ben Clark at 9:04am 08.30.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1018 We just heard about this interesting site from Whisper. We hope we qualify as we are not a class Al
"Prion" Alden Challenger Iain McAllister at 4:01pm 08.28.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/4429 Anyone know more about this one: http://aldenchallenger.blogspot.com Low profle house like "Tarna"
Challenger for sale hunkel at 12:22pm 08.28.08 Alden General Chat 1/1639
looking for suggestions to sell my challenger hunkel at 2:01pm 08.25.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2852 I am requesting information on selling my Alden Challenger, Alliance, which hails from Marion, Mass.
Centerboard crank and gear breakdown stevens at 10:45am 08.13.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1085 My Alden yawl is a center boarder as I think all the Zephyrs are. The center board is raised and low

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winterizing ysm12 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:19pm 11.02.23 You'll find complete instructions for winterizing both the fresh water system-- with or without anti
New winterizing mod - done! (2) Dalliance at 12:18pm 11.02.23 I like this system so much that I did the same thing with my engine this summer. Just used it to wi
Replacing main sail halyard kbgunn at 11:55am 11.02.23 You can definitely use the old halyard to pull the new halyard through the mast. Whip the un-spliced
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:59am 11.02.23 What kind of parents would stuff me into a pumpkin?
Shrink wrapping a sailboat in the water in New London, CT. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:30am 11.02.23 Check with the guys at Mystic Shipyard marina. They know who does that.
Shrink wrapping a sailboat in the water in New London, CT. jssailem at 10:22am 11.02.23 You might consider tarping the boat instead. In the water there will be moisture build up inside the
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 10:09am 11.02.23 Hi Dave thanks for the reply, no photos yet need to go to the yard soon I will get some photos. The
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Crazy Dave Condon at 9:49am 11.02.23 If you have just gel coat, it will not dry exposed to air. There is an additive that you can add t
Elk Grass focus group discussions (2) jssailem at 9:45am 11.02.23 221110 Her owner shared the story of her running a ground on an uncharted rock in Westcott Bay. She
Replacing main sail halyard dlochner at 9:35am 11.02.23 The answer should be in the manual. It is likely an eye splice attached to upper swivel with a shac
Bronze rudder part dlochner at 9:33am 11.02.23 I doubt any of it is bronze. Do you have a photo of the area you are concerned about? It could be as
Replacing main sail halyard (1) jssailem at 9:01am 11.02.23 Various methods are used. The eye splice, a knotted halyard to shackle, the use of D or twisted shac
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light jssailem at 8:19am 11.02.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 8:07am 11.02.23 I will never go back to flooded batteries. Mike. An AGM battery is a type of lead-acid battery th
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 8:03am 11.02.23 Changing from, say, an AquaSignal incandescent bulb to an AquaSignal LED bulb is hardly likely to ch
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light RitSim at 8:02am 11.02.23 if running in conduit, get Wire Lube from Home Depot. This is a water based lubricant made for thi
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 7:52am 11.02.23 What kind of parents would stuff me into a pumpkin?
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:35am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. Many people do this, however, the
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 7:30am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. They only need a fraction of an amp s
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:18am 11.02.23 Thanks Dave - Theres quite a voltage drop on the cable run which will be 120ft (30ft up the mast +

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