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Site changes david at 12:32pm 02.02.07 Alden General Chat 1/1181 Based on member feedback, I've opened up the site to a wider but closely related audience (see the n
"Alden Fiberglass Boats" For Sale at Jan 25, 2011 Iain McAllister at 3:07pm 01.29.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/2911 A listing of Alden Challenger, Alden Zephyr, Alden Mistral and Alden Caravelle yachts for sale wh
Spreaders southport at 5:25am 01.27.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1067 We're at coat 5 on the spreaders and have read that you then continue varnishing the bottom and side
User accounts with no posts david at 6:04pm 01.16.07 Alden General Chat 0/1591 I plan to delete most of the user accounts with no posts. Most of them were created by "spambots" t
I've posted a search for owners on.... Tom Young at 5:53am 01.16.07 Alden General Chat 0/1735 this sailing website I frequent. It's often clogged with mindless babble but there are alot of sailo
"Alden Fiberglass Boats" List Iain McAllister at 3:40pm 12.19.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 80/74626 "ALDEN FIBERGLASS BOATS" LIST - YACHTS BUILT TO THE EARLY DESIGN FAMILY *** BEST READ USING A COMP*
Moderating Iain McAllister at 2:11pm 12.19.06 Alden General Chat 9/1741 Do we need some moderating? There are a couple of spam posts up just now - one of which is 10 days o
Bow Reinforement details Dan Cassidy at 4:17pm 12.17.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1462 We were the boat with the bow issued mentioned in an earlier communication. We have owned our Cha
Challenger Trans-Atlantic Dan Cassidy at 1:06pm 12.17.06 Alden General Chat 2/1426 Just found this website. Enjoyed reading the tech info and various reports. We will continue to fo
Holding tank vent southport at 12:52pm 12.05.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1098 Where does everyone's vent go from their holding tank? Advice I have so far leans towards a short ru
Alden Designs Web Site Iain McAllister at 1:06pm 12.02.06 Alden General Chat 1/1108
Last sail, the late October gale. Tom Young at 3:27pm 11.06.06 Alden General Chat 0/1421 I spent 3 days dodging the Halloween gale in Gilkey Harbor off Islesboro in Penobscot Bay. It was a
Bridgedeck David B at 6:53am 11.05.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1325 Since the bridgedeck I am replacing is missing, can someone tell me how your sill at the forward edg
fuel tank construction? terabika at 5:36am 11.05.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 8/1893 I have the floor up on Tia Maria and the fuel tank "lids" are steel plate with maany bolts round t
fuel tank construction? terabika at 5:36am 11.05.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1040 I have the floor up on Tia Maria and the fuel tank "lids" are steel plate with maany bolts round t
Our Challenger CHRISTMAS seemed fast this year. Tom Young at 4:45am 10.22.06 Alden General Chat 0/1409 We must be getting the hang of it. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeofej4/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilder
The season is winding down on the coast of Maine. Tom Young at 4:22am 10.22.06 Alden General Chat 0/1358 October has been a delight as usual. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeofej4/sitebuildercontent/sitebuild
looking for challenger mackaym at 4:25am 10.21.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1042 I am interested in purchasing a Challenger. I have time to work on some restoration work and repairs
test david at 4:04pm 10.12.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1284 test
Scheduled downtime david at 10:33am 10.03.06 Alden General Chat 5/1804 Hello all, I'm moving this weekend and will be shutting down my internet connection and starting

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Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. MitchM at 8:56am 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:48am 03.02.24 Replace the combiner and charger with something like this: Amazon.com : Guest 2707A Guest On-Board
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:43am 03.02.24 Just install a 15A outlet and box onto the AC wire that fed the old charger. Easy peasy..
Battery combiner, is this best? bob45 at 8:40am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute
Bon Voyage! kloudie1 at 8:33am 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? Siamese at 8:27am 03.02.24 Looking at the pictures is making me queasy. And what is the condition of the deck coring? Nope...
Battery combiner, is this best? (1) Rick Webb at 8:27am 03.02.24 Replace the combiner and charger with something like this: Amazon.com : Guest 2707A Guest On-Board
Bon Voyage! Terry Cox at 8:23am 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to keep
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? PaulK at 8:12am 03.02.24 Buying new rigging, sails, and a motor for a "free" boat that needs a summer's worth of work before
Bon Voyage! PaulK at 8:06am 03.02.24 After 40 years of work, mostly in the railroad business, today was RETIREMENT day! At work, the te
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:01am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute b
Bon Voyage! jssailem at 7:24am 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 7:12am 03.02.24 The Interstate Battery in the photo is made by East Penn. Their batteries are among the better affor
Snow falling on Cedars jssailem at 7:11am 03.02.24 Beautiful @SoSound ! It has been awhile since I played on slopes like that.
Snow falling on Cedars shemandr at 7:07am 03.02.24 No more of that for me!
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 7:07am 03.02.24 I posted pics of my current batteries, will two more like these to the trick? Your pic showed Int
Clean Out Oil Pan JBP-PA at 7:03am 03.02.24 You can get an endoscope for less than $10, run it down the dip tube and have a look before you do a
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 6:59am 03.02.24 Lose the combiner and make sure my switch is wired properly? Would new charger then go to each batt
Battery combiner, is this best? bob45 at 6:55am 03.02.24
Clean Out Oil Pan Blitz at 6:42am 03.02.24 As others have noted, see if you have the room to drop the pan. If you do, I'd vote for putting in

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