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"Prion" Alden Challenger Iain McAllister at 4:01pm 08.28.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/4633 Anyone know more about this one: http://aldenchallenger.blogspot.com Low profle house like "Tarna"
Challenger for sale hunkel at 12:22pm 08.28.08 Alden General Chat 1/1714
looking for suggestions to sell my challenger hunkel at 2:01pm 08.25.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2914 I am requesting information on selling my Alden Challenger, Alliance, which hails from Marion, Mass.
Centerboard crank and gear breakdown stevens at 10:45am 08.13.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1207 My Alden yawl is a center boarder as I think all the Zephyrs are. The center board is raised and low
Cabin sole Jimmy Small at 8:08pm 08.02.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1320 I have been playing puzzle pieces with my very taken apart cabin sole. Mine looks like it was held t
Nav Station Jimmy Small at 7:56pm 08.02.08 Alden General Chat 1/1113 Has anyone thought of putting a Nav Station where the ice box /chart table is? Sort of like a later
Cockpit Seat Hatches Bill Merrick at 10:33pm 07.13.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2005 What is the construction of the seat hatches on the Challengers?? The hatches were all but complet
I pulled my engine out a couple weeks ago. (4) Tom Young at 4:11am 05.25.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/2810 Christmas had a Chrysler Nissan diesel installed in 1974 by the previous owner. After 8 years, I've
Anyone familiar with the Challenger on ebay? Tom Young at 5:15am 04.10.08 Alden General Chat 19/7071 A basketcase in Conn. Take a look. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Alden-Ch ... dZViewItem
Dirty Fuel Tanks Whit at 7:59am 04.06.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 17/4527 Has anyone tried flushing out the fuel tanks? I know they are baffled, but I'm reluctant to undr tak
"Black Pearl", Challenger #949H Iain McAllister at 2:59am 03.28.08 Alden General Chat 1/1114 Does anyone have any news of Bill and the "Black Pearl". His excellent web site has been off air for
Some sailing photos. (3) Tom Young at 4:46am 03.26.08 Alden General Chat 0/1684 Feel free to add any here. Thanks.
Cabin top Jimmy Small at 6:24pm 03.19.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1001 I need to redo my cabin top. I was wondering what others had used to cover it (fiberglass, dynel ect
Boatyard fire ... lwest at 4:59am 02.16.08 Alden General Chat 5/1330 Some bad news. Serena (Challenger hull #1) is in this building at Winthrop Harbor Skipper Bud's:
Fuel Tanks Whit at 6:28am 01.29.08 Alden General Chat 4/1369 Has anyone cleaned out their fuel tanks? Are there baffles? Looks to be a messy job, but I often hav
Individual Class Index Headings? Iain McAllister at 2:07am 01.19.08 Alden General Chat 1/933
Alden Zephyr "Foolish Things" (1) stevens at 3:08pm 01.14.08 Alden General Chat 4/1497 To All especially tom and Rick, here's a picture of Foolish Things. Rick thanks for all of your help
Correct Dodgers for Alden Zephyr's. Help stevens at 2:42pm 01.10.08 Alden General Chat 4/1318 My name is Steve Robling and I bought an Alden Zephyr 3yrs ago which is about 90% restored. My wife
Pilot Berth Over-head Ceilings Bill Merrick at 7:34pm 12.15.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/3363 What did Molich and other finishers use for the ceilings over the pilot berths and V-berths on the C
Blisters southport at 11:34am 12.07.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 8/2686 Well we're bummed- had tons of work done and ended up with all kinds of blisters above the waterline

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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
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Tally Ho at 4:45am 04.13.24 As so many people have said, there are major challenges to really using an outboard on a sailboat de
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? SBO Police Bot at 4:42am 04.13.24 OK, Gentlemen, although the OP has been a bit difficult and resistant to taking some very good advic
321 Rudder Play - Parts Wesleymi at 3:47am 04.13.24 When I dropped my rudder, I couldn't get the steering quadrant apart and had to order a new one. It
Catalina 28 steering problem jssailem at 2:01am 04.13.24 Welcome to SBO William. Have you had the boat out of the water to inspect the prop and the rudder?
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? marcham at 12:47am 04.13.24 When an outboard auxiliary is used on a sailboat, I find it much easier to control the boat with the
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? LloydB at 9:36pm 04.12.24 It looks to me like you really want a PWC. Why a sailboat?
3GM30F Service Issue Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 04.12.24 to me, this looks like a leaky injector(s)..You shut the engine down and fuel keeps dripping into th
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer higgs at 8:08pm 04.12.24 Your avatar says McGregor, but this boat does not look like a McGregor. Looks more like a Merit 25.
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? DArcy at 8:05pm 04.12.24 Cant see how it would decrease value. Because anyone that would mount an outboard to the back of a
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 04.12.24 The trailer is made for a much larger boat. Even if the tongue weight was correct, the bunk system
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? FastOlson at 7:30pm 04.12.24 The way the OP's question keeps being repeated with no evidence of learning from reading replies, se
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? jssailem at 7:28pm 04.12.24 A way not yet considered would be to re imagine your boat. Take the single engine out and install tw
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 7:10pm 04.12.24 One big concern is you will have to leave the helm to use the outboard. If you really want "extreme
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? DArcy at 6:55pm 04.12.24 Not sure why you say an outboard that you could turn perpendicular to length of boat would not give
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:53pm 04.12.24 I agree if your diesel fails an outboard could get you back over the bar to the dock in a reasonabl
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:48pm 04.12.24 Because you never want to try making a tight turn with the prop engaged. Plus, if you have to make

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