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Fuel tank linkage Philip Dann at 6:35pm 02.02.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2996 Having now removed the fuel tank tops and cleaned up all the threads and the fuel varnish from the b
cockpit varnish Jon Smith at 5:05am 01.29.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/2978 I think water intrusion under the varnish is something one deals with on a regular basis. This Fall
Epoxying fuel tanks on Black Star Philip Dann at 8:54am 01.28.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/2708 After a lot of work getting the 200 odd nuts off by unscrewing them or splitting them with a nut spl
I'm posting some Harbor reports on USHarbors. com (1) Tom Young at 2:49pm 11.18.11 Alden General Chat 0/2861 The website is owned by Maine Boats, Harbors and Homes magazine. They're trying to grow the website
Small Tank Abaft the Fuel Tank bartc3 at 2:36pm 11.06.11 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/2657 Does anyone know what the small tank abaft the fuel tank is? It has two small hoses coming out of th
Prop Size for 44 HP Challenger bartc3 at 4:02am 10.26.11 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/3374 We are now the proud owners of Tarna, an Alden Challenger. She has a Westerbeke W44B engine and a th
BANJO GIRL COMPETES WELL IN RACE DOWN THE COAST (3) jayz at 1:03pm 10.19.11 Alden General Chat 3/3595 Hello All, We just had the opportunity to race BANJO GIRL down the coast in our annual 150nM sail
I'm very worried about this news I just found. Tom Young at 10:27am 10.15.11 Alden General Chat 4/3425 Hopefully it's just coincidence. This report of a 38' yawl going down in Barnegat Inlet is disturbin
Hudson Challenger spotted! Tom Young at 9:31am 10.04.11 Alden General Chat 0/2410 A friend of mine is headed down south and got a shot of Joe in his newly launched boat, and he's sai
One more Challenger afloat after long dry spell HudsonChallenger at 5:49am 09.11.11 Alden General Chat 3/3180 The Ode to Joy went into the Hudson River last weeend, after over a decade on jackstands and then a
Irene Iain McAllister at 10:15am 08.28.11 Alden General Chat 2/3744 Hope everyone is faring alright?
TARNA is for sale. Tom Young at 4:29am 08.19.11 Alden General Chat 9/6443 I've seen this Challenger down east. It was built with a straight coach roof. I just stumbled on the
cruising Jon at 3:52pm 08.11.11 Alden General Chat 0/2570 So we're off either Sunday or Monday for about 7-10 days headed down east from Southport (a suburb o
minor forum changes may impact performance david at 5:30am 07.30.11 Alden General Chat 1/2113 SUMMARY: I've made some changes, please let me know if the board becomes slower or if anything seem
"the bird" (1) Jon at 2:00pm 07.27.11 Alden General Chat 1/1959 This came with the boat when we bought her- she was named TARNA which is tern in Swedish
Quiet year here and on the coast of Maine. (1) Tom Young at 1:44pm 07.26.11 Alden General Chat 3/2978 We've been out quite a bit if close to home. It's been hot but the sailing has been terrific. We wer
dimensions of turnbuckles lowersa on Zephyr budrosco at 9:44am 07.05.11 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/2476 I have been building a 1/24 scale model of my old Zephyr, Orca. Now that it is almost complete, the
Classic Regatta in Marblehead rjoconnell at 6:42am 06.02.11 Alden General Chat 0/2293 The Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead is hosting the CORINTHIAN CLASSIC YACHT REGATTA on August 13
Alden #948C Iain McAllister at 2:18am 05.15.11 Alden General Chat 0/3150 Have you ever found yourself day-dreaming at the wheel of the 55ft Alden yawl MARGAREE, running befo
What happened to the Caravelle SERENA for sale? Tom Young at 4:32am 05.10.11 Alden General Chat 8/5679 She was listed with Morris Yachts and I notice the listing is gone, but not SOLD. Beautiful boat I'v

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Re-rigging without mast removal. artboas at 3:53pm 12.23.23 Yea this may all become academic as so far the riggers I have approached in Sydney have refused. Th
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass artboas at 3:43pm 12.23.23 To ice breaker - The bearing in this unit is a sealed bearing. Does a sealed bearing have a race? I
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 3:09pm 12.23.23 I think you completely missed the point of the reason for me posting that link. West Marine will N
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 3:08pm 12.23.23 Red hose on right goes to bilge, it is TP valve release path. Bottom right braided hose is cold wat
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. kappykaplan at 2:47pm 12.23.23 The same to you and yours, Claude L.-Auger! :beer:
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. kloudie1 at 2:46pm 12.23.23 Merry Christmas to you and yours, Claude. Best wishes for the new year!
OpenCPN on HP laptop - all instruments and transducers-How? Help? Captain Larry-DH at 2:29pm 12.23.23 Hello, I have a 1988 Precision 23 I would like to connect all the instrument transducers: depth/tem
Best Chart Plotter Solution YankeeViking at 1:55pm 12.23.23 Hello, I have a 1988 Precision 23 I would like to connect all the instrument transducers: depth/temp
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience MikeHoncho at 12:51pm 12.23.23
What's the purpose for these slots? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:38am 12.23.23 Let me repeat myself. Call Al at the forum store. He used to work building hunter sailboats, wa
Pilothouse in the PNW John Mills at 10:37am 12.23.23 I notice not a single person posting a response to what a Tanzer 10.5 is like actually owns or has s
What's the purpose for these slots? capta at 10:16am 12.23.23 This panel on my boat has a pretty unsettling amount of flex in it. I've been thinking about addin
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Stu Jackson at 9:14am 12.23.23 Thank you I will email them and see what they say I think you completely missed the point of the r
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location BigEasy at 8:59am 12.23.23 Welcome to SBO; you have come to the right place for "priceless" information, and congratulations o
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass kenvail at 8:10am 12.23.23 To ice breaker - The bearing in this unit is a sealed bearing. Does a sealed bearing have a race? I
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass kenvail at 8:03am 12.23.23 To dlochner - I don't see a way to press out the shaft because there are two circlips above and bel
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 YankeeViking at 8:02am 12.23.23 Are you certain these are keel bolts? They look much too small and are too close to each other. Wha
(re) location of hot water heater sailme88 at 7:43am 12.23.23 You need weigh the benefits against the costs. Is the room worth the work. Presumably you'll need t
Christmas cruise 2023 Alan Gomes at 7:42am 12.23.23 Looks like you have a Pelagic autopilot. How do you like it? I've really enjoyed mine.
(re) location of hot water heater Deleted member 117556 at 7:32am 12.23.23 If your shelf in the starboard locker is available, where is your refrigerator compressor?

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