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Caravelle Chat Iain McAllister at 2:51pm 12.18.08 Alden General Chat 2/2093 There's a Caravelle thread developing on the SailNet board here. Includes photos of the Hodgdon buil
Challenger on eBay Quetzalsailor at 6:47am 12.17.08 Alden General Chat 16/8049 I think this one's been around before. Maybe she'll get lucky this time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym
Niels Helleberg Link Iain McAllister at 2:20pm 12.12.08 Alden General Chat 0/1712 Niels Helleberg has set up a link to here from his new Niels Helleberg Yacht Design site.
slightly new name david at 6:59am 11.19.08 Alden General Chat 5/1609 Greetings, I hope everyone is getting ready for the holidays and enjoying autumn. I wanted to get
Introduction jayz at 3:27pm 11.13.08 Alden General Chat 1/1017 ...just a quick introduction to the forum. I have admired the Caravelle for several years now think
Challenger cabin drawings. (3) Tom Young at 3:41am 11.12.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1682 I scanned this full scale drawing I bought from Alden years ago. It may be nice to get more of these
Challenger 50th Anniversary Iain McAllister at 2:07pm 11.04.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1877
frames southport at 12:06pm 10.31.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 16/3142 I'm a little confused as to the make up of the frames (ribs). Is there wood inside or are they hollo
Caravelle for sale on Yachtworld.com Bill Merrick at 6:20pm 10.30.08 Alden General Chat 6/3278 There is a 1969 Caravelle, named "Cythera" for sale on Yachtworld.com for $195,000. Great boat with
Boat mistakenly sold for �22.50 Iain McAllister at 4:06am 10.28.08 Alden General Chat 0/1586 Internet auctions: seller beware! See: http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20080913174020mbmnews.html
The foliage in Maine is peaking right now. (3) Tom Young at 4:42am 10.18.08 Alden General Chat 3/1154 We had a wonderful sail in light air and warm sunshine across Penobscot Bay to Cabot Cove on North H
Caravelle For Sale Whit at 6:47am 10.16.08 Alden General Chat 0/1798 https://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing ... =1921'url=
Alden Design office is closing rjoconnell at 2:50pm 10.02.08 Alden General Chat 1/1485
Which Hodgdon Caravelle is this? Iain McAllister at 12:22am 09.22.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1463 http://www.cs-bb.com/forums/CSBB/index.cgi?noframes;read=131552
A Challenger photo by Wavelength Studios. (2) Tom Young at 3:22pm 09.12.08 Alden General Chat 0/1659 They caught us between Deer Isle Thoroughfare and Fox Island Thoroughfare. It's nice to be among oth
Two Challengers (1) rjoconnell at 3:32pm 09.08.08 Alden General Chat 3/2487 Here's a photo of Daphne and Whisper, both with green hulls, together in Tiverton. Daphne has shed h
Texas Challenger Iain McAllister at 2:16pm 09.01.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/912 http://www.theboaters.com/users/facebook:1444040137/photo?photoId=39627 http://www.theboaters.com/u
Custom one-off Alden 47 Built 1973 Ben Clark at 9:04am 08.30.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1112 We just heard about this interesting site from Whisper. We hope we qualify as we are not a class Al
"Prion" Alden Challenger Iain McAllister at 4:01pm 08.28.08 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/4665 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 1/1728

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Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 4:26am 04.29.24 OK thread drift LOL :banghead: To be fair, they neglected it but didn't destroy it. It's still ver
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 4:21am 04.29.24 ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yikes::yikes::yikes: OK thread drift LOL :banghead
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 CliffA at 4:01am 04.29.24
Tartan 3800 bow water tank Apex at 3:34am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasur
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ken13559 at 12:32am 04.29.24 Finally I thicken the engine oil by adding STP Oil Treatment when engine is hot. After that, I could
Self tacking jib thinwater at 9:20pm 04.28.24 Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Tkman at 8:45pm 04.28.24 The blocks from Catalinadirect are lockable with a set screw. Btw, on my cat30 the cabin hatch doesn
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs MFD at 8:26pm 04.28.24 I converted over. I found some LED units somewhere online that physically replaced the fluorescents
Prop Shaft runout kloudie1 at 8:10pm 04.28.24 Tir around .001- .003 inch is ok. .. o.250 is a bit too much. It can be straightened in place by mar
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 Project_Mayhem at 7:39pm 04.28.24 Can you snap a picture?
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Stu Jackson at 7:37pm 04.28.24 where members update their findings on the ICW ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yik
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Ward H at 7:32pm 04.28.24 I see three "upper block"s. The point being is regardless of which ones you do or don't install, a
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 (1) dkinzer at 7:31pm 04.28.24 I've communicated with someone at the Hunter parts store and they confirmed that the hull-to-deck jo
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Ward H at 7:29pm 04.28.24 The upper block at the mast is so the main sheet will clear any obstruction such as a open hatch. I
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Stu Jackson at 7:28pm 04.28.24 the upper block I see three "upper block"s. The point being is regardless of which ones you do or
Prop Shaft runout JoeWhite at 7:17pm 04.28.24 My opinion, fix it before getting on the water. Mark the lifting points in your hull so they do not
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 7:15pm 04.28.24
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 7:03pm 04.28.24 Personally I think this is a better solution than a PLB that is designed to only transmit a low pow
Hand held Radio ? stephen_i_w at 6:39pm 04.28.24 I purchased a Standard Horizon HX890 that I use for the purpose of attaching it to my PFD. When you
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 5:59pm 04.28.24

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