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Alden Caravelle for sale Europe Iain McAllister at 7:32am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1670 See my new post at the Alden Fiberglass Boats list. (This post is simply about spreading the word a
Elusive ALDEN MISTRALS Iain McAllister at 6:38am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/2981
Elusive ALDEN ZEPHYRS Iain McAllister at 6:24am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 32/11322
Elusive ALDEN CHALLENGERS Iain McAllister at 5:38am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/2998
Elusive ALDEN CARAVELLES Iain McAllister at 4:07am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1664
Challenger counter Deck Box Mohawk at 5:30pm 11.19.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1839 Hi all I'm keen to look into the possibility of getting a right sized deck box build at the same ti
New member in UK - Challenger owner (almost!) Mohawk at 4:17pm 11.12.13 Alden General Chat 5/3677 Hi all David encouraged me to introduce myself so I'll do my best! I retired at end of August this
Alden Project Sailboat wtlnsteve at 9:59am 10.19.13 Alden General Chat 0/1789 I'm looking for a project boat in any condition preferably in GA, SC or North Carolina but will cons
Home built malabar schooner jayz at 9:32pm 09.17.13 Alden General Chat 5/4493 this is pretty cool and worth a look. http://biggeekdad.com/2011/06/handmade-sailboat
Abaco Design n�143 Abaco at 2:37pm 09.17.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/3283 Hello everybody, We have recently bought an John Alden schooner called Abaco, the design number 143.
Alden Facebook page 1965mistral at 9:22am 09.16.13 Alden General Chat 0/2312 https://www.facebook.com/aldenyachts
Alden Caravelle "Wind Song" Available cburrage at 2:28pm 09.06.13 Alden General Chat 0/2246 Friends, We have made the difficult decision to put our beloved Wind Song up for sale. You can fi
Not much wind on the Sheepscot (1) Jon Smith at 2:22pm 08.28.13 Alden General Chat 2/2016
Challenger CB Lifting Bar Replacement Peter Coburn at 4:11am 08.05.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/2391 Having experienced three jams of the lifting bar in the CB pipe over 16 years due to CB ground touch
Sailing photos 2013, post here. (2) Tom Young at 4:25am 07.10.13 Alden General Chat 3/2324 We're "enjoying" some extreme heat in Penobscot Bay. I could feel it before 6 am in Cabot Cove as I
Spotted Caravelle WIND SONG in Rockport Harbor today. (1) Tom Young at 5:02pm 06.30.13 Alden General Chat 2/3955 Iain has her listed here. Pretty boat, this is the first time I've seen her in Rockport. New owners?
Spring work is underway. (2) Tom Young at 6:24pm 05.09.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 9/3221 I could no longer put off wooding the boom. A few glue seams had let go and water was getting inside
Varnish vs Cetol 1965mistral at 6:48am 03.22.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/2205 I have recently purchased the Mistral 981E. We are begining a refurbushment. Over the past 10 or 20
Yacht Brokers for recent Challenger sales stevens at 8:32am 03.06.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/2709 Does anyone know the broker who sold Black Pearl in 2009? I would like to let them know that my Alde
Alden Zephyr "Foolish Things" available stevens at 1:25pm 03.05.13 Alden General Chat 3/3310 Fellow Alden owners, I my Alden Zephyr yawl is for sale, and appears on the Yachtworld website. i

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How to make my deck look good? Rich Stidger at 4:26pm 05.22.24 LA Awesome products are excellent. But what I do for a really dirty deck is to scrub with a long han
Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 4:23pm 05.22.24 I'll check it out, looks like a winner!
Fabric search (1) Richard19068 at 4:21pm 05.22.24 I think this is close but the dots are white rella.com/sunbrella-upholstery-lure-nautical-44370-001
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 4:05pm 05.22.24 The Sea Era listed at one of the CDN suppliers is marine size bowl at $ 1,285.00 plus shipping. We
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:48pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at
Rigging Don S/V ILLusion at 3:32pm 05.22.24 Turnbuckles?
Universal M18 burning wires ? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:31pm 05.22.24 I noticed the wire in the photo was burned. Any ideas what caused this ? over-current or a short.
How to make my deck look good? Bluebonnet87 at 3:11pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at b
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:05pm 05.22.24 Can you tell if the gelcoat on the non-skid is dirty or if the gelcoat is actually worn down to the
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:11pm 05.22.24 Defender in the US has the Raritan SeaEra (seawater version)with household size bowl, seat and lid
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 12:37pm 05.22.24 dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings The soft shackle is what I use. Frictionless
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging flightlead404 at 12:20pm 05.22.24 It should. Our boat has swept back spreaders as well, but the main goes out far enough to do the jo
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 12:07pm 05.22.24 I've been thinking about this situation for a while given than I'm single-handing a lot and recentl
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted kappykaplan at 11:53am 05.22.24 Turns out the "stop" was the top edge of my fancy custom.Zarcor doors. Removed the doors and the ha
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted danm1 at 10:55am 05.22.24 OK. For anyone else as incompetent as I am, I got back to the boat today and looked harder for a sto
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? Davidasailor26 at 10:48am 05.22.24 I like the approach the marina proposed for the above waterline chips. Gelcoat goes best over polyes
In mast Halyard Swivel (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 05.22.24 The lower connection, turns or swivels. The upper connection is fixed by halyard tension. them whi
How to make my deck look good? jssailem at 9:33am 05.22.24 Congrats on your "new to me Hunter 26.5". Cleaning up a mature boat is where we all start our advent
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? jssailem at 9:24am 05.22.24 That was a lot of anchor swinging about. I am guessing here. The bow roller might be a bit short bas
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? thinwater at 9:22am 05.22.24 No comment on the repair method. You seem to be on the right path. If this was PO damamge, please d

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