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Alden Logos (5) SKraft at 1:10pm 02.10.16 Alden General Chat 0/1148 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 1/731 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 34/6028 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 6/1169 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 2/822 Wind Song (a Caravelle) at Concordia today getting some love from the Varnishing Team, looking great
Searching for a 949 challenger for sale paulb at 6:23am 12.04.15 Alden General Chat 0/903 Currently interested in purchasing a challenger. I am aware of the Carillion in NH. Is anyone awar
Alden Challenger Kittiwake paulb at 7:43am 11.09.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 23/3402 I have visited a "project" boat, Alden Challenger Kittiwake. She is in need of Fiberglass Hull Work
spare parts available from salvage david at 3:46pm 11.05.15 Alden General Chat 4/1110 Just received this and sharing: My name is John Sturm and own Florida Marine Works. We are in the p
An Alden Challenger finally makes it to Sailing Anarchy Iain McAllister at 3:01pm 11.02.15 Alden General Chat 0/988
Buying a challenger Jim Greer at 12:41pm 10.05.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1642 All: I am presently looking at 949K (196?) Halmatic/Molich yawl, CARILLON. Originally commissioned b
Image uploads david at 9:38am 09.04.15 Alden General Chat 0/1064 By suggestion of a member, I've increased the image upload capability. Up to 10 images of size up to
Caravelle - Serena for Sale in Maine SKraft at 7:34am 08.24.15 Alden General Chat 0/595 I just saw that Serena is for sale. She is listed through Lyman Morse www.lymanmorse.com. Annie La
Caravelle -Franctional Rig TaborKP! at 10:04am 08.09.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1053 Jayz, Looking through some old posts realized you have replaced your mast with a fractional rig.
Windlass / Bow Roller Arrangement on Caravelle TaborKP! at 3:52pm 08.08.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1054 In the next 2 years or so, I am looking to install a windlass on Wind Song, thinking a Muir with a v
Alden Caravelle Serena back on the market TaborKP! at 8:51pm 08.04.15 Alden General Chat 1/562 Here she is, was last on the market in 2010 as I recall, and was not sold. I approached the owner ab
Cythera underway -2 clips on vimeo TaborKP! at 2:53pm 07.30.15 Alden General Chat 4/1391 I had been trying to purchase a Caravelle for a few years, but was on the fence a bit, never having
Caravelle - Helm TaborKP! at 5:03pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1355 Hello All, On Wind Song I am looking at putting an original helm on, it is currently a small wooden
Caravelle - Engine Exhaust Overboard TaborKP! at 4:53pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/1633 Hello All, On Wind Song, the engine and a small electric bilge pump overboard have been put right t
Caravelle -winches, spin poll, boom TaborKP! at 4:43pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1051 I am in the process of replacing several original components on Wind Song, Molich winches, roller fu
Caravelle -Chain Plates TaborKP! at 4:37pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1216 Hello All I have seen some posts in relation to chain plates. My intent is to pull them this wint

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Need a replacement rudder for Seaward Fox 19 Calif. Ted at 8:22am 04.16.24 RudderCraft is probably most widely known and used for small boats. Foss foam makes a lot of bigger
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Ringydingydo at 8:14am 04.16.24 Actually, I agree with Terry above. With the vang equipped boom, you don't need a topping lift to
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard Don S/V ILLusion at 8:13am 04.16.24 The 41 is deck stepped. No water coming in that way. The mast cable feed through for a deck stepp
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Ringydingydo at 8:10am 04.16.24 Not sure about the Legend series, but at least some Hunters have an aluminum plate embedded in the
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Ringydingydo at 8:04am 04.16.24 Hello, I believe the most popular line clutch is from Spinlock, with the XTS and XAS being the mos
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 7:54am 04.16.24 A post that @jssailem sent me suggests that the PreHeat Solenoid operates as follows: 1) with the c
Stem Fitting (3) mashmaster at 7:47am 04.16.24 Inspected and took pics, looks like a prior owner put in a fix. I am thinking that I just need to r
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 7:39am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) jbmia at 7:21am 04.16.24 Yep... that one, the vent fitting, is different.. it has it's own built in flange... the actual ven
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) Tally Ho at 7:13am 04.16.24
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 BarryL at 7:09am 04.16.24 Hello, I believe the most popular line clutch is from Spinlock, with the XTS and XAS being the most
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (4) jbmia at 6:59am 04.16.24 I initially thought the flange should thread on the suggested way as well.. but there appears to be
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 04.16.24
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Calif. Ted at 6:48am 04.16.24 It's usual for builders to embed an aluminum plate under the mounting pads for clutches so they are
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard ice breaker at 6:48am 04.16.24 The 41 is deck stepped. No water coming in that way.
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Joe at 6:39am 04.16.24 Actually, I agree with Terry above. With the vang equipped boom, you don't need a topping lift to s
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Tedd at 6:36am 04.16.24 It looks to me like the intent is for the glow plugs to go off as soon as there's oil pressure. Some
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Davidasailor26 at 6:35am 04.16.24 Not sure about the Legend series, but at least some Hunters have an aluminum plate embedded in the d
The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 Rick Webb at 5:59am 04.16.24 One suspected reason the S.S. Eastland capsized with 2500 passengers (844 were killed), was instabi
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Ward H at 5:38am 04.16.24

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