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Challenger 949X, INTEGRITY Iain McAllister at 4:48am 12.29.16 Alden General Chat 1/819 New intelligence up at the Alden Fiberglass Boats List for Challenger 949X, INTEGRITY. She competed
Poul Molich's "world-wide everlasting guarantee" Iain McAllister at 12:34pm 12.28.16 Alden General Chat 0/649 Letters page, YACHTING magazine, June 1991: GOOSENECK GIANTS Often one hears complaints of equipme
A curious Caravelle Iain McAllister at 4:05am 12.24.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 16/5372 [Note, 14 April 2017: This is a long ramble that eventually moves quite far from original theory! I
Caravelle Refit bbistis at 11:47am 12.16.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/745 I'm considering a significant refit for my Caravelle (992M-yawl) shortly, and am looking for some ad
Alden Challenger ALLIANCE (949-M) Gets A New Cockpit Stormalong at 4:09pm 12.10.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1545 Hello all, While I was scrounging around the internet for info on Alden Challengers I came across a
1963 Alden Challenger For Sale in Texas Stormalong at 4:00pm 12.10.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 8/2665 Hello all, I came across this listing for a 1963 Alden Challenger (949-RR) for sale in Texas and th
see announcement david at 8:33am 10.02.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/141 please see the new announcement above: http://949.reno2.com/viewtopic.php?f=2't=453. Posting here to
see announcement david at 8:33am 10.02.16 Alden General Chat 0/171 please see the new announcement above: http://949.reno2.com/viewtopic.php?f=2't=453. Posting here to
toe rail on aeolus jon hansen at 3:38pm 07.26.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1207 two years ago, six days before i was to go north to have the biggest sailing season of my life, kids
Challenger Owner Checking In! (2) Stormalong at 5:02pm 07.08.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1048 Hello all, Last fall I purchased FRIDOLF, Alden Challenger 949Q, which was docked south of San Fran
Update on 959C, 1961 Zephyr (1) Mark at 2:27pm 05.29.16 Alden General Chat 2/1020 959C is a 1961 Zephyr yawl, built at Halmatic. She was originally named Raven, later Dundee, Brabant
New Sail Cover for Wind Song (1) TaborKP! at 9:39am 05.29.16 Alden General Chat 0/792 Wow, a new sail cover has really spruced her up! For canvas going with sumbrella in toast.
Wind Song back in Marion (1) TaborKP! at 10:40pm 05.09.16 Alden General Chat 5/1030 Wind Song is back in Marion for the Summer, after spending the winter at Concordia, and several proj
Just going to the dogs! (1) SKraft at 1:29pm 03.31.16 Alden General Chat 1/821 Launched on March 27th and the only one that noticed was Crosby!
Please support the site david at 12:00am 02.26.16 Alden General Chat 0/351 Thanks again to everyone that shares the cost of web hosting for this site. Like the boatyard, many
Alden Logos (5) SKraft at 1:10pm 02.10.16 Alden General Chat 0/1127 Before Niels Hellebery passed away, he sent me a number of Alden Logos. If anyone wants to have som
For all my fellow Alden sailors stuck in the snowy cold. (3) jayz at 1:45pm 02.04.16 Alden General Chat 1/707 Here's what we've been doing in January and February.
Building a new cockpit for a Challenger. (4) Tom Young at 1:54pm 01.09.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 34/5817 I've been planning this for a couple years and have finally started. Xmas is outside under tarps so
See the Might Ti win the 2015 Marion - Bermuda Race SKraft at 10:47am 12.18.15 Alden General Chat 6/1132 Chase and Gregg Marston posted a really nice video on YouTube. Check out https://m.youtube.com/watc
Getting some love from the team at Concordia (1) TaborKP! at 10:14pm 12.14.15 Alden General Chat 2/805 Wind Song (a Caravelle) at Concordia today getting some love from the Varnishing Team, looking great

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How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. JR19454 at 1:19pm 03.06.24 Thank you very much for such a detailed reply. Yes, it is the 4JH4-HTE and only has 600 hours on it
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 12:56pm 03.06.24 Many boats have difficult spots and the H49 is no different. For oil changes mine has an oil drain p
Black water seacock Don S/V ILLusion at 12:08pm 03.06.24 As with any stuck seacock, there is nothing unusual with this one. Dissembling is the best approach
Advice on transcontinental shipping MitchM at 11:11am 03.06.24 if your boat is on a cradle it can be flat - bed shipped on a trailer . I had g
GOB Gone? MitchM at 11:04am 03.06.24 wow, that's bad news. I better keep all my paper copies of GOB . I hope the
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dLj at 10:54am 03.06.24 Is a chart required equipment on recreational vessels? I can find references for requirements on c
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JoeWhite at 10:15am 03.06.24 Jssailem, I know exactly what you mean by underwater hazards not be displayed on electronic chart ex
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Davidasailor26 at 9:37am 03.06.24 The CG only says you must have an official chart. Is a chart required equipment on recreational ve
GOB Gone? Alan Gomes at 8:43am 03.06.24 They did. They offered digital only subscriptions for less than the print version. Yup. That's wha
Dinghy hoisting from solar arch with winch Captain Larry-DH at 8:23am 03.06.24 Just use standard rigging blocks. Anything rated to carry the load. Just make sure you place a cam a
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! jssailem at 8:21am 03.06.24 There is no limit to what you may buy from a commercial producer. The CG only says you must have an
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! ggrizzard at 7:17am 03.06.24 So, is buying commercially produced charts kosher?
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! dlochner at 7:15am 03.06.24 Further reading of the original attachment .. the boat was in a collision and run aground... We don
Hunter 170 quiggers at 6:41am 03.06.24 Thats an awesome suggestion. It sounds like it would fit my bill perfectly. You've hit all the salie
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! kloudie1 at 6:04am 03.06.24 Further reading of the original attachment .. the boat was in a collision and run aground... We don'
Hunter Legend 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:01am 03.06.24 @kloudie1 I will send a pm to the owner and report back to this message. Thanks Most likely it is t
Hunter Legend 240 kloudie1 at 5:57am 03.06.24 Going to defer to Crazy Dave, but I think that is the primary seal between the cockpit molding secti
GOB Gone? JBP-PA at 5:33am 03.06.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. JR19454 at 5:07am 03.06.24 Yep I'm looking at a 49 with the upgraded Yanmar. It looks like a tight fit. Is access to the ro
Dinghy hoisting from solar arch with winch xavpil at 5:01am 03.06.24 ? Are you flexible about changes to the support frame? totally flexible on everything as long as

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