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Cabin repairs: simple wood patches. Tom Young at 3:53am 01.25.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1149 Challenger cabins require repair of cracks and splits. Here is a simple wood "feather" patch epoxi
behind the curtain david at 7:29am 01.23.05 Alden General Chat 1/1377 For those of you that are curious about the type of things I do to keep the board running smoothly,
keel bolts in fuel tank glassed over david at 5:52pm 01.22.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1351 We just finished cleaning the original fuel tanks and removing the water tanks. See the pictures he
New Member Bo Huhn at 4:11pm 01.14.05 Alden General Chat 1/1838 Hello, I own SPRING TIDES, a Challenger which my parents purchased in the 1960's. The kept the
Cutting down the enormous centerline table. Tom Young at 9:06am 01.13.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1162 One of the first alterations I did to Christmas after a year of sailing was cutting the table down i
A chance to be # 100 poster, I can't resist. Tom Young at 5:58am 01.09.05 Alden General Chat 1/1363 It's a slow time for boats here in Maine. Here is a photo of CHRISTMAS beating through Penobscot Bay
System status david at 4:21pm 01.05.05 Alden General Chat 2/1507 Sorry about the downtime. I just noticed an hour ago that the system was down. I suppose that it w
Thunderhead Black Pearl at 8:02am 12.21.04 Alden General Chat 0/1479 Hi All I am back from my trip across the Atlantic on Thunderhead. Web address is http://www.oncearo
Challenger as cover girl? Dave Richardson at 8:49pm 12.18.04 Alden General Chat 1/1556 Anyone notice the boat on the front of the jewelry booklet ( Corea?) packaged with the last Sail mag
Cutting new aft hatches Dave Richardson at 8:37pm 12.18.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1238 I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this one. I'm considering cutting small "hatches" into the dec
Challengers like to reach! Anonymous at 10:53am 12.13.04 Alden General Chat 0/1490 And my daughter Mary Jane does as well. This is beautiful Blue Hill Bay on the coast of Maine. Ho
Vendee Globe Race Whit at 6:46pm 12.02.04 Alden General Chat 1/1452 Check out http://origin.vendeeglobe.org/uk for some awesome reporting on the Vendee Globe Race. Thes
Centerboard clunking, anyone with any experience? Tom Young at 5:25am 11.21.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/2984 This fall, I had the yard raise the board enough to lower the centerboard to inspect the SS pendant
Teak Deck Solution from Practical Sailor Whit at 4:58am 11.17.04 Alden General Chat 2/4884 We take the guesswork out of boat ' gear buying Volume 30 Number 13 ' 14 * July 1, 2004 '*
servicing winches david at 9:32pm 11.07.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1429 I've started disassembling one of the main winches. I've removed the rusted grease nipple and the 8
Holding Tank Whit at 4:28am 11.01.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/3036 Has anyone installed a holding tank? Any recomendations?
moisture problems? david at 9:31am 10.27.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1949 I noticed that the fiberglass floor that the mast is stepped on seems moist. This may just be a rec
Images from Pete Whittier and Tom Young david at 1:24pm 10.25.04 Alden General Chat 6/2539 Hello all. One of the shortcomings of this site is the inability to upload images. However, I can
Tristan Jones sailed the Challenger BARBARA over 32,000 mile Tom Young at 6:53pm 10.18.04 Alden General Chat 3/2265 s. The manuscript, Track of the Barbara was never published but much of the adventure which included
Opening Port Whit at 4:19am 10.18.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1382 Has anyone replaced the opening port in the head?

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can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? LloydB at 7:39am 02.29.24 Use your portable wet/dry vac to push air into each vent separately to find out where it goes by lis
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 7:23am 02.29.24 "They rebuilt mine for about half the cost of a new rudder. " That's interesting, they had stopped r
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A jssailem at 7:20am 02.29.24 You might check Pacific Power Group in Ridgefield. They are the distributor for the west coast. THey
Any small shallow water sailboat clubs in the Saint James City, Fla area??? BILLNPR at 7:00am 02.29.24 Hopefully you have found the West Coast Trailer Sailors by now
In search of bailer for Javelin Rick Webb at 6:46am 02.29.24 Andersen Automatic Bailer \| Defender
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Timm R Oday25 at 6:18am 02.29.24 Perhaps you could tape a string to a ping pong ball and use a leaf blower to blow the ball !
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification flightlead404 at 6:07am 02.29.24 Is there a procedure to remove the whiteish staining you get on the top of a locker when you leave t
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 5:58am 02.29.24 Foss Foam is in Williston FL and they will rebuild your rudder if the stainless shaft is still in go
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question Project_Mayhem at 5:46am 02.29.24 I don't recall seeing any posts about rudder failures on O'Day 28's. That doesn't mean that the ones
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions barnstormer at 5:13am 02.29.24 Congrats on your Catalina acquisition. Since your in RI, I am guessing you have your boat on the ha
Video: Fixing fueling in a Legend 40.5 Rick D at 7:42pm 02.28.24 Nice. I subscribed to your channel. FYI, dock neighbors sailed their 40.5 from Long Beach CA to Aust
GOB Gone? Alan Gomes at 7:10pm 02.28.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Hayden Watson at 6:10pm 02.28.24 Handle or not, it looks like plastic. A Groco ball valve, while not a proper seacock, costs around
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Calif. Ted at 5:15pm 02.28.24 Do you know where the blower is? Yep, on the inside of transom, port side, near the clam shell ven
GOB Gone? thinwater at 5:08pm 02.28.24 The entire publishing world, magazines, newspapers etc. Is going through a huge crisis. No one - or
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 5:02pm 02.28.24 If it turns out to be a powered vent, I would extend one of the hose ends further away from the othe
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 4:58pm 02.28.24 Do they run aft to the stern clamshell vents. Crawl into the aft storage and look to the furthest c
Water maker (1) garymalmgren at 4:31pm 02.28.24 Hi xavpil. I think we can clear this up but as dj pointed out a little more information (for us and
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 3:39pm 02.28.24 What if you poked a electrician's wire snake in and see/listen to where they go?
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 3:37pm 02.28.24 Builders make lots of compromises when putting a boat together. A blower for a diesel is not a safe

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