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Elusive ALDEN CHALLENGERS Iain McAllister at 5:38am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/2997
Elusive ALDEN CARAVELLES Iain McAllister at 4:07am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1663
Challenger counter Deck Box Mohawk at 5:30pm 11.19.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1838 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 5/3675 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 2/2390 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 9/3217 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 1/2203 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 2/2707 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
Mistral Chainplates sarnason at 8:43am 03.04.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/2247 I'm in the process of buying a Mistral. It has the chainplate backing plate malaise discussed at len
Favorite sunset in 2012 Tom Young at 5:08am 01.03.13 Alden General Chat 0/2164 We spent the night on a mooring at the Woodenboat School on the Eggemoggin Reach. Stunning sunset th
A fine season for sailing, so far. Tom Young at 4:40am 09.29.12 Alden General Chat 3/2493 We stayed on the coast of Maine this year, visited old favorites and explored new ones. http://farm9

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Rodeo anchoring (4) Will Gilmore at 3:34am 05.22.24 Way back, the year the first Rocky movie came out, my family was helping a woman, who's husband was
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 3:15am 05.22.24 Thanks for responding. Tried to run water through the back in my sink but didn't seem to help. I d
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 9:25pm 05.21.24 Anyone have any experience using a commercial insecticide and spraying everywhere? Full treatment..
Outdated Flares of All Types..... thinwater at 9:11pm 05.21.24 Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon MikeHoncho at 8:07pm 05.21.24 Great write up Pepper!
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging dkinzer at 7:37pm 05.21.24 I was on an outing this past weekend with a group of sailors and I asked a well-seasoned sailor abou
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? dkinzer at 7:09pm 05.21.24 For many years (before I had a boat), I have used the Tide Times app when we were on a beach trip (O
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats (1) daydreamerh23 at 6:53pm 05.21.24 224914
anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend duck21 at 6:48pm 05.21.24 The 376 has a similar shallow anchor locker, but the windlass actually drops the chain/rode down int
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Dalliance at 6:45pm 05.21.24 I am in the electronic flare camp too. With DSC, GPS, Distress capabilities in our VHF radios, I
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41pm 05.21.24 Can you Oriya picture of the seats. Thanks
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! Crazy Dave Condon at 6:35pm 05.21.24 @Jimongee Call the forum store and speak with either Al or Mike Thomas. Both worked for Hunter a
anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend jssailem at 6:28pm 05.21.24 The manual winch is certainly an option. The handling of the anchor from the cockpit is likely going
Mooring and bilge pump jssailem at 6:25pm 05.21.24 This sounds like a good challenge for a Solar charge system to keep the battery capable of running t
EV-100 auto helm issues jssailem at 6:19pm 05.21.24 Drag may be caused by dirt in the wheel a good rinse with a little dish soap may flush the wheel and
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? tkwhalen at 6:15pm 05.21.24 Wish I would have cut the joints as 45s but the ends were an after thought the year after the main b
inline blower question jssailem at 6:13pm 05.21.24 plan on replacing the inline blower for the engine compartment. This task, when you cannot measure
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 6:13pm 05.21.24 EV-100 Autopilot was installed last year, works great, but when not on or in standby there is a dece
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 6:11pm 05.21.24
ENSO Observations Jan to May 2024 jssailem at 5:50pm 05.21.24 In a next chapter we will discuss the new technology being introduced to help pinpoint the path of s

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