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UPDATE - Cockpit repair/replacement - m/s track & traveller? (2) Mohawk at 5:26pm 03.09.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2142 Well, am back with news of repairs/replacement of virtually the whole of my 1960 Challenger cockpit
I just read that Niels Helleberg passed away jayz at 9:06am 02.27.14 Alden General Chat 3/1962 This is truly a loss. He was a great man to work with. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/ ...
recent outage david at 1:15pm 02.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/2074 You may have recently seen an error message when coming to this site. The hosting company recently u
Please help david at 9:41am 02.05.14 Alden General Chat 3/1915 Hello everyone. This forum seems to have been a success and helpful to many. I'm happy to continue s
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 6/2984
Elusive ALDEN ZEPHYRS Iain McAllister at 6:24am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 32/11324
Elusive ALDEN CHALLENGERS Iain McAllister at 5:38am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/2999
Elusive ALDEN CARAVELLES Iain McAllister at 4:07am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1673
Challenger counter Deck Box Mohawk at 5:30pm 11.19.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1840 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 5/3683 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 5/4495 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 1/3286 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 0/2247 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 2/2396 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?

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Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 8:21am 05.24.24 Hey Twalker, Thanks for your input. I have reached out to Hunter, but would be surprised if they ca
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart (2) kloudie1 at 8:07am 05.24.24 Quick note: The roll pins that hold the foil to the connectors (if it is an early Harkin) will loose
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 7:43am 05.24.24
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate twalker H260 at 7:33am 05.24.24
Rigging bi.moller1 at 7:28am 05.24.24 What I am looking for is general hardware, longer turnbuckles. We just moved the boat and had the ma
Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 05.24.24 Gus Grissom helped raise me.
Rigging dlochner at 6:52am 05.24.24 I remeber drinking that as a kid . Ovaltine was better It was the drink of Astronauts.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:52am 05.24.24 Thank you for that information.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:51am 05.24.24 If I am not mistaken, Rudder Craft manufactured the rudder I bought through Blue Water Yachts sever
Rodeo anchoring Davidasailor26 at 6:43am 05.24.24 When I was a kid my parents would sometimes raft up with my uncle and his powerboating friends. Almo
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 6:17am 05.24.24 Thanks Ice Breaker, This does help, I can see in the 2004 manual where it states a better complianc
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate ice breaker at 6:06am 05.24.24 I have a 2004 and have never seen the plate. And I have been everywhere on the boat. The CE classi
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 5:55am 05.24.24 Thanks James, I do have my Hull ID number. When originally submitting stability and buoyancy I atte
Rigging Timm R Oday25 at 5:47am 05.24.24 I recall the plates as Tangs. I remeber drinking that as a kid . Ovaltine was better
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? (1) stephen_i_w at 5:13am 05.24.24 224940 On my C315 I mount these on the dodger frame. Works well for me.
Electric Head conversion (1) Salty79 at 5:01am 05.24.24 Hmmm maybe answering my own question here, but a 180 degree swivel would result in the water inlet b
Electric Head conversion (1) Salty79 at 4:44am 05.24.24 Quick question for folks with the Sea Era in question here: can the bowl be rotated 180 so it faces
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft (3) Hayden Watson at 3:39am 05.24.24 I installed a Ruddercraft rudder on my C30 in 10/21 and like it. It significantly reduced the weath
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate JamesG161 at 9:41pm 05.23.24 You can get a complete History of your Hunter 41 here Boat VIN Lookup / Hull Identification Number
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate JamesG161 at 9:36pm 05.23.24

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