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Main bulkhead David B at 6:31pm 09.29.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/997 Don't know if I should make a new main bulkhead from Mahogany stock or from marine ply. Seems the p
I've nearly conquered my cabin leaks. Tom Young at 1:33pm 09.03.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1395 I've aquired alot of new knowledge and tools from my local wooden boat yard. They deal with this stu
Reinforcing bow southport at 8:32am 09.03.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1693 Just got a set of plans from Alden and they include a revision for reinforcing the bow between the f
What's this? Whit at 6:53pm 09.01.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1404 http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/ ... 74787'url=
Things are a little quiet here. Tom Young at 5:27am 08.19.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1293 I think we better start thinking about how to release poor David from this board. Having sold his Ch
Alarm David B at 5:07pm 06.30.06 Alden General Chat 2/1382 Just a note: Alarm made it safely back across the states yesterday, arriving in New Jersey. Looking
Shared heritage Quetzalsailor at 7:25am 06.26.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1482 I recently purchased a 1962 advertisement with LeComte-built Challengers and LeComte's Tripp-designe
Seguin Race southport at 4:37am 06.25.06 Alden General Chat 0/1504 Would like to invite all to the Southport Yacht Club Seguin Race. It's a lot of fun for both the ser
Has anyone seen a challenger for sale i14skiff at 12:01am 06.13.06 Alden General Chat 3/1656 just looking for a challenger yacht in various condition would look at anything. I'll check this for
first sail southport at 5:00am 05.30.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1310 Had 3 days of great sailing this weekend- hard to beleive we all had long underwear, hats and mitten
Bow weakness? marshwatcher at 5:14am 05.16.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1461 Any info available on delamination in bow area? My husband, crew on an Alden Challenger headed fr
Insurance southport at 4:20pm 05.09.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1409 Are Challengers considered Classics by insurance companies?- Nice to think some one considers them s
Varnish or weathered? Whit at 5:48pm 05.07.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1457 With the season approaching, I am looking at my teak and trying to decide varnish or let it go weath
News david at 8:19am 05.05.06 Alden General Chat 4/1748 I recently learned that I will become a father of twins soon. :shock: This has prompted some
Poul Molich 1918-2006 Iain McAllister at 3:35pm 05.01.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/2067 Poul Molich passed away in his 88th year on March 15th. He was the finisher of many Halmatic moulded
Does Maine have the largest number of Challengers? Tom Young at 1:08pm 04.28.06 Alden General Chat 1/1281 I believe I've met the owners of, seen the boats or am aware of 8 Challengers on the coast of Maine.
1962 Alden Challenger Advertisement Jimmy Small at 7:42pm 04.27.06 Alden General Chat 1/1334 From 1962Yachting Magazine. http://img6.picsplace.to/img6/18/Alden_Challenger_advert..jpg Jimm
Chesapeake Challengers? Jimmy Small at 1:22pm 04.25.06 Alden General Chat 1/1300 Are there any Alden challengers in the Chesapeake bay region that anyone is aware of? Jimmy Smal 94
Tarna southport at 3:41pm 04.24.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/1821 well we did it!! We sign a P ' S for the challenger in Freeport ME. Most of the systems done but
Mast Length southport at 1:11pm 04.13.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1165 Does any one know off hand the overall length of the main mast? Trying to figure out various stor

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Seaward Fox 19 bilge information LloydB at 11:38am 12.19.23 I was somewhat disappointed that the manufacturer of my used sailboat did not even generate a user m
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint dLj at 10:37am 12.19.23 Apparently the usual problem of vintage Groco rubber core seacocks is that the rubber expands and o
Cover for Hunter 39 tfox2069 at 10:24am 12.19.23 Thanks for posting what you decided - helpful for others to see. I've had two boats now with winter
Re-rigging without mast removal. kbgunn at 9:59am 12.19.23 The B&R rig is a different beast than a typical bermuda rig. You can check this document starting on
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? tfox2069 at 9:55am 12.19.23 Just looping back on this. It would appear SBO no longer has a consulting team for older Hunters.
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint cyryc at 9:48am 12.19.23 Apparently the usual problem of vintage Groco rubber core seacocks is that the rubber expands and op
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) cyryc at 9:43am 12.19.23 Often times you'll find marine life in the valve. Small mollusks shells can raise havoc. Do yoursel
Cover for Hunter 39 diduljc at 9:23am 12.19.23 Greg and others who offered advice on a winter cover for my Hunter 39. After reviewing several webs
Painting or removing headliner? jssailem at 9:13am 12.19.23 Spray painting is one option. You need to consider many issues when spray painting. Those little dro
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! kbgunn at 7:55am 12.19.23 I wrote a post here about using a Dell ruggedized tablet PC running Ubuntu as a chart plotter at the
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:39am 12.19.23 Thank you, Rick! I downloaded the doc and appreciate the advice. I needed options and a some info on
Re-rigging without mast removal. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:14am 12.19.23
Prop rotation question RoyS at 5:52am 12.19.23 I would agree but with feathering prop I don't have any prop walk. :cool: You certainly do, as yo
How dispose of sailboat? (1) Rick Webb at 5:51am 12.19.23 I am with an organization that accepts donations of boats that we sell and use that money to help fu
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 5:38am 12.19.23 If your focus is low loss coax - strongest signal output, LMR400 cable should be considered. Ah y
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint sailme88 at 4:57am 12.19.23 Often times you'll find marine life in the valve. Small mollusks shells can raise havoc. Do yourself
Re-rigging without mast removal. dlochner at 4:19am 12.19.23 B&G/Simrad and Garmin do use an ethernet protocol and connectors for data transmission and separate
Re-rigging without mast removal. (1) jssailem at 4:09am 12.19.23 If your focus is low loss coax - strongest signal output, LMR400 cable should be considered.
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint CYQK at 4:07am 12.19.23 I went thu hull the same issues when i bought all my stuff from Groco Yeah it cost more to do it the
Hatch leak repair Tom TH at 3:48am 12.19.23 Thanks to all for the advice. Looks like hatch removal is the way to go.

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