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Adlen Mistral (3) Bill Merrick at 4:29pm 01.04.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1723 Iain, I thought I would post some pictures of my Mistral ( 981-A ) in case anyone is interested in
Which Challenger? Iain McAllister at 4:36pm 01.02.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1605 Name begins with "S" I think. http://theredwing.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-beautiful-is-this-boat.htm
Caravelle Chat Iain McAllister at 2:51pm 12.18.08 Alden General Chat 2/2081 There's a Caravelle thread developing on the SailNet board here. Includes photos of the Hodgdon buil
Challenger on eBay Quetzalsailor at 6:47am 12.17.08 Alden General Chat 16/8017 I think this one's been around before. Maybe she'll get lucky this time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym
Niels Helleberg Link Iain McAllister at 2:20pm 12.12.08 Alden General Chat 0/1697 Niels Helleberg has set up a link to here from his new Niels Helleberg Yacht Design site.
slightly new name david at 6:59am 11.19.08 Alden General Chat 5/1595 Greetings, I hope everyone is getting ready for the holidays and enjoying autumn. I wanted to get
Introduction jayz at 3:27pm 11.13.08 Alden General Chat 1/1001 ...just a quick introduction to the forum. I have admired the Caravelle for several years now think
Challenger cabin drawings. (3) Tom Young at 3:41am 11.12.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1673 I scanned this full scale drawing I bought from Alden years ago. It may be nice to get more of these
Challenger 50th Anniversary Iain McAllister at 2:07pm 11.04.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1860
frames southport at 12:06pm 10.31.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 16/3117 I'm a little confused as to the make up of the frames (ribs). Is there wood inside or are they hollo
Caravelle for sale on Yachtworld.com Bill Merrick at 6:20pm 10.30.08 Alden General Chat 6/3240 There is a 1969 Caravelle, named "Cythera" for sale on Yachtworld.com for $195,000. Great boat with
Boat mistakenly sold for �22.50 Iain McAllister at 4:06am 10.28.08 Alden General Chat 0/1573 Internet auctions: seller beware! See: http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20080913174020mbmnews.html
The foliage in Maine is peaking right now. (3) Tom Young at 4:42am 10.18.08 Alden General Chat 3/1140 We had a wonderful sail in light air and warm sunshine across Penobscot Bay to Cabot Cove on North H
Caravelle For Sale Whit at 6:47am 10.16.08 Alden General Chat 0/1790 https://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing ... =1921'url=
Alden Design office is closing rjoconnell at 2:50pm 10.02.08 Alden General Chat 1/1456
Which Hodgdon Caravelle is this? Iain McAllister at 12:22am 09.22.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1447 http://www.cs-bb.com/forums/CSBB/index.cgi?noframes;read=131552
A Challenger photo by Wavelength Studios. (2) Tom Young at 3:22pm 09.12.08 Alden General Chat 0/1653 They caught us between Deer Isle Thoroughfare and Fox Island Thoroughfare. It's nice to be among oth
Two Challengers (1) rjoconnell at 3:32pm 09.08.08 Alden General Chat 3/2478 Here's a photo of Daphne and Whisper, both with green hulls, together in Tiverton. Daphne has shed h
Texas Challenger Iain McAllister at 2:16pm 09.01.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/905 http://www.theboaters.com/users/facebook:1444040137/photo?photoId=39627 http://www.theboaters.com/u
Custom one-off Alden 47 Built 1973 Ben Clark at 9:04am 08.30.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1096 We just heard about this interesting site from Whisper. We hope we qualify as we are not a class Al

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Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 12:08pm 04.13.24 Replacing with larger ones sound good, even up top. Thank you for your reply, I do see how they can
What's on the underside of the stanchions on my 23-2? CaptainCr3ative at 11:55am 04.13.24
Lewmar wheel brake jammed sailcapt340 at 11:01am 04.13.24
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? pgandw at 10:07am 04.13.24 Great information. Thanks so much. I'm realizing now that if I do this I would be wise to do it wit
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

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