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Sad news: Rick O'Connell passed, such a loss for our communi hunkel at 8:49am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 3/2003 So sad to post that Rick died yesterday, 2 April. As he greatly enjoyed Susan's and his Challenger,
Bounding Home. Just one more week until launch (2) SKraft at 8:48am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 7/1766
Hatches,... Tom Young at 9:39am 03.27.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1307 Original to the boat, I wooded the hatches, re-varnished and install new Lexan(3/8" polycarbonate sh
Wooden spreaders. Tom Young at 1:04pm 03.22.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1375 Anyone have these bronze hoops on the ends of their spreaders? I'm restoring my spreaders and wonder
Anyone need a westerbeke 4-107 jayz at 5:39pm 02.24.15 Alden General Chat 1/1211 I am pulling my running (but leaky) 4-107 out tomorrow. I also have a very clean spare. The one co
Life on the Coast 2015, a free app, is up! Tom Young at 3:44am 02.23.15 Alden General Chat 0/1396 I write for USHarbors.com and have a couple of articles in this issue, one on cruising Acadia Nation
New Owner of John Alden 959G Orca (2) Orca959G at 4:06pm 02.05.15 Alden General Chat 1/1584 Very happy to say we are the proud owners of a John Alden Zephyr, 959G.The Orca will be calling home
2014 favorite photos. Post here; Tom Young at 1:33pm 01.05.15 Alden General Chat 2/1453 It was a good season. With a new loose footed full battened main, we sailed a lot! Especially light
Our generation Iain McAllister at 1:09pm 01.04.15 Alden General Chat 0/1317 Interesting Sail magazine article by Dan Spurr on our generation of moderate displacement, "classic
New to the Forum, looking for a Challenger Greg Bover at 10:31am 11.10.14 Alden General Chat 4/2262 Having chartered ARIA out of Rockland, ME last summer I am on the lookout for a Challenger or a simi
Don't forget to buy your 2015 Cruising World Calendar. Tom Young at 5:38am 11.05.14 Alden General Chat 3/1562 We(our boats) are famous! https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15714446601_b5afd6c1a1_b.jpg
Challenger for sale, Santa Cruz, CA Iain McAllister at 2:28pm 09.25.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/2012 Alden Challenger 949Q, the LeComte finished yawl FRIDOLF priced to sell at Santa Cruz, CA.
alden in italy stefano at 12:23pm 05.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/1669 the boat is an Alden Challenger class. design number 0949. Alden identification number 2130085C. I'm
alden 38 stefano at 4:35pm 05.18.14 Alden General Chat 11/5908 Greetings all! now I'm part of your family. I'm the only lucky owner of an Alden 38 in Italy. The bo
Spreader Woods Used Nathan Beck at 12:39pm 05.16.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2074 Hello, I'm Nathan. I recently purchased an Alden Zephyr which had been under going a refit by the p
Challenger Roots (1) Iain McAllister at 6:32am 03.16.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1771
UPDATE - Cockpit repair/replacement - m/s track & traveller? (2) Mohawk at 5:26pm 03.09.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2074 Well, am back with news of repairs/replacement of virtually the whole of my 1960 Challenger cockpit
I just read that Niels Helleberg passed away jayz at 9:06am 02.27.14 Alden General Chat 3/1920 This is truly a loss. He was a great man to work with. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/ ...
recent outage david at 1:15pm 02.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/2062 You may have recently seen an error message when coming to this site. The hosting company recently u
Please help david at 9:41am 02.05.14 Alden General Chat 3/1896 Hello everyone. This forum seems to have been a success and helpful to many. I'm happy to continue s

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Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static dLj at 8:58am 04.15.24 Does it have an external speaker? If so, it may not be the radio but rather the wiring to the extern
Chafe guard for dodger Hello Below at 8:55am 04.15.24 I would like to use leather The leather trim on my new (and pricey) dodger looked very rich and pl
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) dLj at 8:48am 04.15.24 I did swim for my dingy once. Cocktails were involved. I wish I'd had the cocktail excuse on an o
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) dLj at 8:45am 04.15.24 One thing I would like to see added to That video is the other side of line thickness. He only showe
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 7:30am 04.15.24 The service manager mentioned that the injector pump may have been previously modified by another sh
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 04.15.24 The second time I almost drowned, I gave up white water kayaking. Still stop at rivers and rapids a
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) jbmia at 7:27am 04.15.24 I picked up some nitrile gaskets on Amazon that should fit the flange... this one look okay?
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 04.15.24 What you are seeing is a generic schematic design of a relay. Terminal I is switched between the two
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:18am 04.15.24 Teflon tape seals threads, so it shouldn't matter whether the threads are NPT or NPS. In fact the t
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dlochner at 7:18am 04.15.24 Thanks for the tip. I figured the skirts would be enough to keep the water out. I will most likely
New Genoa questions Project_Mayhem at 7:15am 04.15.24 I can report a very positive and affordable experience with my local UK loft. They're extremely hone
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 04.15.24 There are programs to help with this problem. :biggrin: Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:06am 04.15.24 I'm not looking to save the world or anything either, I have had 2 EV since 2021, I startwith a Ford
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:01am 04.15.24 I guess I should call them power stations or solar generators https://www.jackery.com/products/expl
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dlochner at 6:57am 04.15.24 There are programs to help with this problem. :biggrin: Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts c
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 6:57am 04.15.24 I'm actually talking about the pure electric generators, which are just large portable battery packs
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 6:30am 04.15.24 They do appear to be NPS. When I thread the nut on, it does not get tighter... The flange will only
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 5:56am 04.15.24 Thank you Joe. The redrawn schematic is very helpful and makes the oil pressure switch logic must cl
Electric Portable Generator? Scott T-Bird at 5:53am 04.15.24 What model are you thinking about? I don't see why not. A few years back, I had a transient in the
Top Swivel problems? Davidasailor26 at 4:57am 04.15.24 I have a US Spars mast with a similar upper swivel, and it never locks. The tension of the luff and

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