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A new headsail this year. (2) Tom Young at 2:56am 05.31.10 Alden General Chat 0/2061 I had a 135% built by a local sailmaker for Christmas this season. So far, I'm very impressed with t
topsides color choices... jayz at 4:21pm 05.24.10 Alden General Chat 1/2099 Greetings Folks, Amongst other things Banjo Girl Caravelle 992P is going in for an awlgrip treatmen
Alden? frankgroothof at 3:08pm 05.10.10 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/3558 Hello there, My name is Frank Groothof and I live in the Netherlands. I found your side and would l
pole fitting southport at 8:16am 05.09.10 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1908 I have a spinnaker pole end fitting that is attached by sliding 2 straps over the end of the pole.
Mistral chainplates rkg19 at 6:16am 04.14.10 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/2274 I am looking to buy a Mistral that shows very definite signs that the chainplates have to be redone.
Winter sailing Dave Richardson at 7:02pm 03.31.10 Alden General Chat 0/2088 Usually, when I head south around Nov. 1, I look forward to working on and sailing the old boat, and
A Place for Challenger Pictures Jimmy Small at 8:25am 03.24.10 Alden General Chat 0/2132 I started a yahoo groups page for the Alden Challenger some time ago. http://groups.yahoo.com/gr
new boat david at 6:28am 03.12.10 Alden General Chat 1/1789 Hey all, Just thought I'd drop a line and give you an update. After selling my Challenger and bein
A new head. (3) Tom Young at 8:55am 03.01.10 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2377 A restored one anyway. I've been putting this off for 10 years. Peeling paint mostly, but I'm doing
Which Challenger is this? Iain McAllister at 12:15pm 12.18.09 Alden General Chat 0/1963 Anyone know which boat is the fully pressed dark hulled Challenger yawl, sail number 599, in this 19
Righting Moment of the Caravelle? jayz at 12:49pm 12.15.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 9/3451 Any of you armchair Naval Architects out there know the righting moment of the Caravelle?
An Alden 50 year anniversary? (1) Tom Young at 1:16pm 10.07.09 Alden General Chat 34/14477 When I met Jon on Muskrat this summer, we talked a bit about the potential to put something together
Bulkhead Jimmy Small at 6:24am 10.05.09 Alden General Chat 4/2425 Kittywake has been a lawn ornament for a little while now, so I am starting to get to a little bit o
hang a line southport at 4:18pm 09.03.09 Alden General Chat 2/1821 We have a mooring in Cozy Hbr on the west side of southport (which is on the west side of Boothbay h
B 40 southport at 7:50am 08.23.09 Alden General Chat 3/8785 An interesting article in 'Good Old Boat' about the Bermuda 40. Amazing how similar they are to the
Tightening Zephyr rudder stuffing box tips? jeldert at 4:27pm 08.10.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1991 MOTH is design 959-H, a Zephyr sloop, and currently beginning to seriously weep around the rudder po
Looking for a boat to restore dennisfdunn at 10:28am 08.02.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2307 I am interested in a project boat to fill my retirement years. Does anyone know of a Challenger, Zep
Summer is finally here on the coast of Maine. (1) Tom Young at 6:17am 07.06.09 Alden General Chat 3/1963 And what a sputtering wet season spring was. Hot westerly breezes brought sails out of countless gra
From the front porch (1) southport at 2:15pm 06.26.09 Alden General Chat 1/1355 We're very lucky- our view of Cozy Harbor from the front porch. We bought the house in 1974 for 25K
Five year anniversary david at 2:13pm 06.17.09 Alden General Chat 3/1774 Five years ago I started this board (17 Jun 2004 05:33 pm). My reasons were largely to pull togethe

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Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Drinky Crow at 10:07am 04.13.24 This would be akin to putting truck nuts on a Mercedes.
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 9:57am 04.13.24 Curious minds want to know, what were the causes of engine failure in both of those cases ? intere
A fresh old gelcoat reveal (2) Drinky Crow at 9:51am 04.13.24 Putty? Please tell us not really. 224098 The one on the right. When Dremeled out turned grey. 5200?
Lewmar wheel brake jammed Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 04.13.24 As @Claude L.-Auger has mentioned, if you can't loosen from beneath the compass, see if you can disc
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 04.13.24
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? MikeHoncho at 9:15am 04.13.24 I reset my panels a bunch of years ago with the Sitka system. This includes two primers (one for a
Entering Canade with children. MikeHoncho at 9:12am 04.13.24 https://www.niagarafallstourism.com/plan/border-crossing/#canada-usa-border-update minors need a bir
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? pgandw at 9:05am 04.13.24 I don't think it's going to help you as much as you want or think. But I don't have the experience
Lewmar wheel brake jammed Claude L.-Auger at 8:48am 04.13.24 Quite often there is an adjustment for the brake inside the pedestal, under the compass. You could r
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 8:44am 04.13.24 I owned an ODay 25 with a Chrysler Sailor 250 (9.9hp, 250lbs of thrust) for propulsion. I currentl
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Stu Jackson at 8:31am 04.13.24 Let me go through your points. A thoughtful and well presented acknowledgement and "things that sh
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? pgandw at 8:20am 04.13.24 It would have the following advantages: 1) extreme control in reverse 2) steering control if main s
Hunter Lead Keels form the 80 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:36am 04.13.24 I believe that company may be out of business but call Mike Thomas at SBO who may know
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass HarryvdMeer at 7:35am 04.13.24
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:23am 04.13.24 When an outboard auxiliary is used on a sailboat, I find it much easier to control the boat with th
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:59am 04.13.24
Hunter Lead Keels form the 80 Jim Legere at 5:16am 04.13.24 I don't know who poured the lead keels for the Cherubini-era Hunters, but they were not great castin
Catalina 28 steering problem LakeOntario270 at 5:10am 04.13.24 I hope you had a boat survey before purchasing the boat. A Catalina 28 steers very nicely.
Entering Canade with children. Jim Legere at 5:05am 04.13.24 My understanding is based on actual border crossings in the past two years by friends from Maine com
Alternator charging Tally Ho at 4:59am 04.13.24 Thanks Jim, I think I wasn't clear. I am trying to determine if the alternator on my 4jh2 is going

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