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hunkel at 9:10am 04.10.15
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Here is Richard's death notice from the Boston Globe. Whisper is mentioned!! Happy sanding and scra
hunkel at 8:49am 04.03.15
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So sad to post that Rick died yesterday, 2 April. As he greatly enjoyed Susan's and his Challenger,
SKraft at 8:48am 04.03.15
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Tom Young at 9:39am 03.27.15
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Original to the boat, I wooded the hatches, re-varnished and install new Lexan(3/8" polycarbonate sh
Tom Young at 1:04pm 03.22.15
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Anyone have these bronze hoops on the ends of their spreaders? I'm restoring my spreaders and wonder
jayz at 5:39pm 02.24.15
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I am pulling my running (but leaky) 4-107 out tomorrow. I also have a very clean spare. The one co
Tom Young at 3:44am 02.23.15
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I write for USHarbors.com and have a couple of articles in this issue, one on cruising Acadia Nation
Orca959G at 4:06pm 02.05.15
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Very happy to say we are the proud owners of a John Alden Zephyr, 959G.The Orca will be calling home
Tom Young at 1:33pm 01.05.15
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It was a good season. With a new loose footed full battened main, we sailed a lot! Especially light
Iain McAllister at 1:09pm 01.04.15
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Interesting Sail magazine article by Dan Spurr on our generation of moderate displacement, "classic
Greg Bover at 10:31am 11.10.14
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Having chartered ARIA out of Rockland, ME last summer I am on the lookout for a Challenger or a simi
Tom Young at 5:38am 11.05.14
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We(our boats) are famous! https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15714446601_b5afd6c1a1_b.jpg
Iain McAllister at 2:28pm 09.25.14
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Alden Challenger 949Q, the LeComte finished yawl FRIDOLF priced to sell at Santa Cruz, CA.
stefano at 12:23pm 05.19.14
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the boat is an Alden Challenger class. design number 0949. Alden identification number 2130085C. I'm
stefano at 4:35pm 05.18.14
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Greetings all! now I'm part of your family. I'm the only lucky owner of an Alden 38 in Italy. The bo
Nathan Beck at 12:39pm 05.16.14
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Hello, I'm Nathan. I recently purchased an Alden Zephyr which had been under going a refit by the p
Iain McAllister at 6:32am 03.16.14
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Mohawk at 5:26pm 03.09.14
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Well, am back with news of repairs/replacement of virtually the whole of my 1960 Challenger cockpit
jayz at 9:06am 02.27.14
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This is truly a loss. He was a great man to work with. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/ ...
david at 1:15pm 02.19.14
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Chain plates Hunter 49
jssailem at 7:16am 05.27.24
Looks like Stainless Steel corrosion has occurred. Water has entered the metal and is corroding on t
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses!
jssailem at 7:08am 05.27.24
Sweet set up Dave. :clap:
P42 Engine removal advice
jssailem at 7:00am 05.27.24
The engine access is under the stairs. Looks like there is room through the companyion way to raise
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Joe at 6:58am 05.27.24
Moody, huh? That's a low production, high end vessel.. It is very likely you could benefit by conta
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jssailem at 6:53am 05.27.24
First my rant... That looks like a real cool daysailor dingy. I'd put a paddle in it and sail it in
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5.
Joe at 6:42am 05.27.24
I have a beneteau 1990 41S5. I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Is there metal in there? Any
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juznip at 6:38am 05.27.24
Above the engine is another engine (acting as a generator(Yanmar 1GM10). There is a metal frame that
Help with seized fresh water pump
Afraal at 6:32am 05.27.24
Thank you @jssailem. I see the impeller size difference on the parts list. I found both options avai
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue
dmax at 6:22am 05.27.24
Yeah - it's not the usual Catalina smile which as you say affects the forward part of the keel joint
Swim step lanyard
thinwater at 6:21am 05.27.24
I'm guessing the center section has to be lowered by hand to prevent large impact load on the lanya
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jssailem at 6:15am 05.27.24
Your challenge is with the dyneema line. It does not like to make sharp bends. C.S.Johnson makes a v
Help with seized fresh water pump
jssailem at 5:57am 05.27.24
Am I missing something? As always the devil is in the details. Here is a copy of the parts manual.
Help with seized fresh water pump   (1)
Afraal at 5:34am 05.27.24
I found this one on Amazon and in a few sites for the Kubota D1005. It seems identical to the one fr
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5.
kappykaplan at 5:24am 05.27.24
I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Why?
Help with seized fresh water pump
kappykaplan at 4:40am 05.27.24
On our way back to the dock yesterday, the fresh water pump on my Universal M25xpb seized. It all h
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long?
dlochner at 4:37am 05.27.24
All inland waters in the US use Statue miles which are shorter than NM, 5280 feet vs.6076 feet. To
CENTERBOARD WOES
tgzzzz at 4:18am 05.27.24
Lucky you. I wanted a CB in new boat and it was stuck. I had zero luck getting "the mud" out. Finall
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator
kappykaplan at 4:02am 05.27.24
Barometric pressure in millibars?
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kappykaplan at 3:50am 05.27.24
Well done, Scott!! :beer:

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