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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 6/2981
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 0/1666
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 5/3681 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 1/3284 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 2/2393 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 9/3223 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

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Universal M18 burning wires ? Richard19068 at 5:33pm 05.22.24 In case you haven't seen this, check it out. https://pbase.com/mainecruising/universal_wiring_harne
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 5:28pm 05.22.24 I was thinking of making some dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings to attach to eithe
Universal M18 burning wires ? dlochner at 5:23pm 05.22.24 over-current or a short. And the green ground wire indicates serious corrosion. Consider yourself v
How to make my deck look good? Rich Stidger at 4:57pm 05.22.24 I have good results with pressure washing. I agree, but you have to be very careful with the press
Fabric search (1) morbidfollower at 4:52pm 05.22.24 I think this is close but the dots are white 14 That looks awfully close if not exact to what I
How to make my deck look good? heritage at 4:46pm 05.22.24 I have good results with pressure washing.
Fabric search Richard19068 at 4:36pm 05.22.24 I'll check it out, looks like a winner! Sunbrella also has a "lure denim" that is a lighter shade
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
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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

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