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949EE Dave Richardson at 6:38pm 09.30.04 Alden General Chat 0/1781 Thanks to Tom Young and others who have posted info, I've learned from Alden that my boat is probabl
cradle and centerboard david at 9:19am 09.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1509 Getting ready to build a cradle in the backyard to put the Challenger on. Should I consider servici
Soft Deck Whit at 12:00pm 09.13.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1661 How are the decks on your Challenger? While the decks themselves are sold glass, the grid of plywood
New guy on the dock Dave Richardson at 8:27pm 09.10.04 Alden General Chat 3/1907 I was delighted to find the site and to become a member. David invited me to pass on information abo
Moving, soon to move boat to backyard! david at 7:34am 08.16.04 Alden General Chat 1/1484 We are under contract to buy a house. Shortly after moving, I'll have the boat trucked from City Is
An Alden Challenger for sale FREYJA Tom Young at 3:49am 07.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1703 I talked to the owner of this boat a few years ago. He had just returned from Bermuda with his wife
Site backup and recovery plan david at 5:36pm 07.19.04 Alden General Chat 0/1508 Now that we are developing some significant content, I have started an hourly backup job. Just want
Drips in the cabin, keeping the water out. Tom Young at 4:50am 07.19.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1495 More than anything else, fuel tanks, centerboards, chainplates-one of the toughest things I have fou
boat move planning david at 9:25am 07.18.04 Alden General Chat 0/1493 I'm planning on moving the challenger to my backyard to work on it. Any ideas on issues? The first
The dreaded rusting chainplates. Tom Young at 3:18pm 07.15.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/4464 My boat showed faint signs of rust, heaviest on the deck and a faint rust stain on the hull in the v
6 Jul 2004 Site Outage david at 7:04pm 07.06.04 Alden General Chat 1/1435 Sorry about the short downtime today. The site was offline from 5:53PM until 6:55PM PST. The serve
Wooden spars or aluminum? david at 9:24am 06.29.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1407 I've been thinking that it would be a good idea to replace the wooden spars with aluminum ones. It
Alden Challenger fuel tanks, one experience. Tom Young at 5:20am 06.26.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 11/5729 949-Y, our boat, had the telltale stain at the hull keel joint on the aft edge. This was a symptom I
Plan for aftmost bulkhead needed david at 7:43am 06.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/3299 As I have mentioned, my boat needs some work. The cockpit and aft bulkhead had rot and were removed
Challenger image needed for site david at 11:28am 06.23.04 Alden General Chat 1/1423 You may have noticed the predominate image at the top of the web site is "phpbb". That's the defaul
June Cruising World has an article on Alden Challenger Anonymous at 5:49pm 06.22.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1384 centerboard linkage. I wrote the article after an unfortunate grounding caused us a near sinking sit
An introduction to your host! david at 2:53pm 06.17.04 Alden General Chat 20/11869 Hello there, My name is David Reno. My wife Susan and I just purchased a 1967 Alden Challenger.
Welcome! david at 2:47pm 06.17.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1295 Hello Challenger fans! I have setup this board so that we can share our knowledge about Alden C
Rub Rail Replacement - '80 O'Day 25 parrotheadsailor at 10:53am 02.20.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1503 I need to replace the rub rail and insert on the starboard side. It was severely damaged a couple of
Lake Pontchartrain Sailors rgranger at 10:44am 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1137 Hey Guys.... My daughter has just recently been accepted to graduate school at Tulane. So now I'm

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Bottom Paint HomeyD at 2:35pm 10.29.23 All good questions? I do not know of the marinas reputation at this point. I am in NH and the Marina
Keel bolts on a 23-2 AndrewJillings at 2:07pm 10.29.23 Thank you dmax, that is (fairly) reassuring. My boat has a centerboard and there is lead down there,
Bottom Paint jssailem at 2:04pm 10.29.23 If you were not able to watch the work you have to talk to the workers. Confirm their warranty. Conf
Winter Project LakeOntario270 at 1:53pm 10.29.23 If you want to have REAL fun, watch the youtube video by Sail life. He used his old rudder to make
Bottom Paint Crazy Dave Condon at 1:49pm 10.29.23 @jssailem Catalina swing keel could have oxidized depending what was done
Bottom Paint Ward H at 1:46pm 10.29.23 Hard to believe they can get to the whole swing keel without dropping it especially if it was blaste
Bottom Paint Rich Stidger at 1:18pm 10.29.23 It has been a long time since I had a Catalina 22 but as I recall the keel needed to be worked on
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? jssailem at 1:13pm 10.29.23 Sailing around with nose guards would not be my preferred look. If I did not trust myself to arrive
Bottom Paint jssailem at 1:07pm 10.29.23 I just had the marina wet blast the bottom of my Catalina 22 and apply several coats of barrier and
Mast Trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 12:39pm 10.29.23 @rgranger Thanks for that. Use to looking in the standard position but as a former investigator i
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 12:31pm 10.29.23 Jssailem - I bought my boat from the original owner who told my he got it at the Miami boat. So it
Bottom Paint Crazy Dave Condon at 12:22pm 10.29.23 @Richard19068 is correct assuming the keel is a swing keel. Was the swing keel cleaned to the g
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:15pm 10.29.23 Hang on to your suspender 'cause this is really going to give you a belly laugh but I always coat th
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Sailm8 at 12:13pm 10.29.23 You might get a temp fix using muffler tape where the cracks are.
Bottom Paint Richard19068 at 11:23am 10.29.23 It has been a long time since I had a Catalina 22 but as I recall the keel needed to be worked on i
Bottom Paint HomeyD at 11:05am 10.29.23 Old paint removed. Thanks for the input, I feel better.
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:03am 10.29.23 We left the generator wiring as original. There is a transfer switch near the breaker panel , so it
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement artboas at 10:56am 10.29.23 Contact SBO, and pay for a consult with Mr. Kerr. He will have the answer. No need to guess
H49/50 battery replacement artboas at 10:52am 10.29.23
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:25am 10.29.23 @Rick Webb On the Roman galleys, it was called ramming speed!

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