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How to remove rudder? david at 2:05pm 03.05.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/1965 Can anyone describe the process of removing the rudder? It seems to have a large nut on a bolt that
pictures of BlackStar Portland, CT rtyszka at 6:02pm 03.04.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1799 I uploaded the pictures I have of BlackStar on Yahoo. Let me know what you think any comments, poin
Maine sailors (or anyone interested in Maine), please help Tom Young at 1:56pm 03.04.05 Alden General Chat 2/1586 Curtis Rindlaub get his great website up and running. Curtis is the author now of the Taft Cruising
Fuel Tank Tops Black Pearl at 11:26am 03.02.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1601 After removing the heavy fuel tank tops and replacing the fuel tanks with a new plastic ones, the t
Date code on Challengers rtyszka at 9:39am 02.28.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1088 I have seen the folks here saying their boats are a certain year and month, how do you figure that o
Anyone have knowledge of the Alden Zephyr? Tom Young at 6:44am 02.26.05 Alden General Chat 2/1513 It appears to look much like a scaled down Challenger. The site shows one for sale. Halmatic again d
Several years ago I stripped the cabintop to make repairs. Tom Young at 12:33pm 02.25.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1148 I had to remove everything. This was a chore but in the end, it was easier to repair the top and ref
What engine do you have? rtyszka at 3:53am 02.20.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 11/2516 Just thought I would start a thread on engines. What engine you you all have? How does it perform?
Bills new website on Black Pearls history and restoration. Tom Young at 3:47am 02.20.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1309 Fantastic. An inspiration for me, I'm just beginning working with a small website, this give me some
Proud new owner and group member rtyszka at 5:05am 02.17.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 9/2657 Just wanted to say Hi to all. I am proud new owner of 62 Challenger "BlackStar". Located in Po
surveyor david at 1:08pm 02.14.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1436 With so much of the boat taken apart, I think this is probably a good time to have a surveyor have a
Article in March 05 Cruising World with an Alden Challenger. Tom Young at 9:34am 02.11.05 Alden General Chat 0/1448 The article is about spring sailing on the coast of Maine but of course I plug these boats with phot
Mizzen staysail, anyone using one? Tom Young at 9:19am 02.09.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1365 It seems to really help in light air on a beam reach. Anybody have any experience and advice in thei
new site name? david at 11:40am 02.06.05 Alden General Chat 9/2667 I know 949.reno2.com isn't the most obvious name for this site. I can pretty easily change the name
Challenger fireplace modification. Tom Young at 4:18am 02.06.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 8/2372 Our fireplace came with a wood top! This nearly started to burn on a few occasions. It looked like i
Finding Challenger owners. Tom Young at 4:09am 02.06.05 Alden General Chat 4/1926 We met two Challengers with owners 2 seasons ago on a two week cruise from Maine to Nantucket and ba
Leaking Fuel Tank Black Pearl at 6:33am 02.01.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1419 We removed the tops to the fuel tank and found that the water was coming in through the flange at th
Alden Challenger CHRISTMAS just after painting 3 years ago. Tom Young at 1:02pm 01.30.05 Alden General Chat 0/1615 I love the lines of these boats. I rolled and tipped the hull. That was easy, removing the Awlgrip w
Cabin repairs: simple wood patches. Tom Young at 3:53am 01.25.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1088 Challenger cabins require repair of cracks and splits. Here is a simple wood "feather" patch epoxi
behind the curtain david at 7:29am 01.23.05 Alden General Chat 1/1343 For those of you that are curious about the type of things I do to keep the board running smoothly,

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Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover h2o_snow at 10:20am 10.30.23 Colin, We went with a stack pack (and Tide Track) and it's been a great. Really like it sailing so
27 Mast Gate Options Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 10.30.23 Buy a new mast? ;) Probably not an option ... homemade and sell the patent to mastgate.com!
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 9:39am 10.30.23 I finally was able to test. The results exceeded my expectations. The outriggers and an 80# battery
Bottom Paint Siamese at 8:13am 10.30.23 You should have had a specific discussion with them in advance as to how you wanted the keel handled
Bottom Paint jssailem at 7:29am 10.30.23 Observing the work is always good assurance. Trouble is it is not always possible.
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? (1) JBP-PA at 7:06am 10.30.23 I put this on my old dock. I lashed it instead of nails or screws. VXW?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? JBP-PA at 7:01am 10.30.23 Or this guy used PVC pipe https://www.pbo.co.uk/practical-projects/make-bow-protector-36338
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? JBP-PA at 6:57am 10.30.23 I've seen some people use a keel guard on their bow. They come in different colors and lengths and
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? JBP-PA at 6:50am 10.30.23 There are other options. Sailing around with that jock strap isn't the way to go. It's not a jock
Bottom Paint Justin_NSA at 6:47am 10.30.23 If they gave you a full description of the work performed in the estimate/contract, you might have s
Bottom Paint JBP-PA at 6:43am 10.30.23 Not the issue here. This is about weather it is necessary to remove the kiel for this work to be do
Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 6:08am 10.30.23 Not the issue here. This is about weather it is necessary to remove the kiel for this work to be
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 5:04am 10.30.23
Bottom Paint HomeyD at 4:58am 10.30.23 Not the issue here. This is about weather it is necessary to remove the kiel for this work to be don
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 4:31am 10.30.23 Reminds me of Mr. Bean do it yourself painting https://images.app.goo.gl/wvvsrqD2nnhCwZmQ9
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 4:21am 10.30.23
Help a beginner jssailem at 4:18am 10.30.23 What a pretty boat! :plus: I thought she had elegant lines. Roomy cockpit. Canoe shaped hull. Per
Help a beginner Will Gilmore at 2:54am 10.30.23 I found a reference to the Vineyard Vixen 29 having a Westerbeke 4-60 in her. 4-60 - Westerbeke Wha
Its funny Friday! SFS at 11:49pm 10.29.23 I'm definitely not green with envy.
Help a beginner SFS at 11:47pm 10.29.23 Awesome post, John.

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