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Leaking Fuel Tank Black Pearl at 6:33am 02.01.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1508 We removed the tops to the fuel tank and found that the water was coming in through the flange at th
Alden Challenger CHRISTMAS just after painting 3 years ago. Tom Young at 1:02pm 01.30.05 Alden General Chat 0/1663 I love the lines of these boats. I rolled and tipped the hull. That was easy, removing the Awlgrip w
Cabin repairs: simple wood patches. Tom Young at 3:53am 01.25.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1181 Challenger cabins require repair of cracks and splits. Here is a simple wood "feather" patch epoxi
behind the curtain david at 7:29am 01.23.05 Alden General Chat 1/1401 For those of you that are curious about the type of things I do to keep the board running smoothly,
keel bolts in fuel tank glassed over david at 5:52pm 01.22.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1384 We just finished cleaning the original fuel tanks and removing the water tanks. See the pictures he
New Member Bo Huhn at 4:11pm 01.14.05 Alden General Chat 1/1856 Hello, I own SPRING TIDES, a Challenger which my parents purchased in the 1960's. The kept the
Cutting down the enormous centerline table. Tom Young at 9:06am 01.13.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1183 One of the first alterations I did to Christmas after a year of sailing was cutting the table down i
A chance to be # 100 poster, I can't resist. Tom Young at 5:58am 01.09.05 Alden General Chat 1/1378 It's a slow time for boats here in Maine. Here is a photo of CHRISTMAS beating through Penobscot Bay
System status david at 4:21pm 01.05.05 Alden General Chat 2/1526 Sorry about the downtime. I just noticed an hour ago that the system was down. I suppose that it w
Thunderhead Black Pearl at 8:02am 12.21.04 Alden General Chat 0/1493 Hi All I am back from my trip across the Atlantic on Thunderhead. Web address is http://www.oncearo
Challenger as cover girl? Dave Richardson at 8:49pm 12.18.04 Alden General Chat 1/1573 Anyone notice the boat on the front of the jewelry booklet ( Corea?) packaged with the last Sail mag
Cutting new aft hatches Dave Richardson at 8:37pm 12.18.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1274 I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this one. I'm considering cutting small "hatches" into the dec
Challengers like to reach! Anonymous at 10:53am 12.13.04 Alden General Chat 0/1508 And my daughter Mary Jane does as well. This is beautiful Blue Hill Bay on the coast of Maine. Ho
Vendee Globe Race Whit at 6:46pm 12.02.04 Alden General Chat 1/1468 Check out http://origin.vendeeglobe.org/uk for some awesome reporting on the Vendee Globe Race. Thes
Centerboard clunking, anyone with any experience? Tom Young at 5:25am 11.21.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/3009 This fall, I had the yard raise the board enough to lower the centerboard to inspect the SS pendant
Teak Deck Solution from Practical Sailor Whit at 4:58am 11.17.04 Alden General Chat 2/5111 We take the guesswork out of boat ' gear buying Volume 30 Number 13 ' 14 * July 1, 2004 '*
servicing winches david at 9:32pm 11.07.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1444 I've started disassembling one of the main winches. I've removed the rusted grease nipple and the 8
Holding Tank Whit at 4:28am 11.01.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/3079 Has anyone installed a holding tank? Any recomendations?
moisture problems? david at 9:31am 10.27.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1968 I noticed that the fiberglass floor that the mast is stepped on seems moist. This may just be a rec
Images from Pete Whittier and Tom Young david at 1:24pm 10.25.04 Alden General Chat 6/2566 Hello all. One of the shortcomings of this site is the inability to upload images. However, I can

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Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 9:07am 04.10.24 You know the saying, "too many cooks spoil the soup?" It's also accurate to say that too many capta
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? kloudie1 at 9:05am 04.10.24 Here is an older post with pictures : C&C 25 V-bIerth Hatch \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? kloudie1 at 9:00am 04.10.24 I replaced mine 8 years ago. I used TAP Plastics ; they cut the replacements perfectly and the price
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift isaksp00 at 8:31am 04.10.24 I have a bimini that came with boat. Tried it one season and found it was too low for real comfort d
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift isaksp00 at 8:29am 04.10.24 I wouldn't trust the 23 and it's mast to go up and try to attach it. I'd absolutely drop the mast.
Y33 prop shaft removal Riptide33 at 8:26am 04.10.24 Looked at doing this two seasons ago. Don't remember where I left off. But was looking to replace bo
Small Wood sailboat LloydB at 7:42am 04.10.24 Revarnish the varnished parts and paint below. It looked like the former owner found that the varnis
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 7:35am 04.10.24 What a wonderful response and exactly what I was hoping to get in terms of a reply. Thanks so much.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 7:34am 04.10.24 You know the saying, "too many cooks spoil the soup?" It's also accurate to say that too many captai
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:33am 04.10.24 Whatever works.
Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 FTPartridge at 7:19am 04.10.24 Happy outcome: The buyer bought an aluminum pole and made his own mast.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 7:10am 04.10.24 thanks; now I get it. I don't think my Marina would be big on the idea of me putting a shepherds h
Name Change Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 04.10.24 Sink boat, rebirth it by bringing it back up, give it a naming ceremony of your choice, chastise int
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? Project_Mayhem at 6:48am 04.10.24 One more option but would probably require more labor on your part than any other option: Home - Hat
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? Joe at 6:44am 04.10.24 Sorry to interrupt this discussion fellas, but the subject of inserting a shim to improve the fit of
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 6:40am 04.10.24
Small Wood sailboat jssailem at 6:29am 04.10.24 Refinishing a boat comes down to the look you enjoy and the way you plan to use it. Driving on a tra
CS22 in the Thousand Islands David in Sandusky at 6:22am 04.10.24 We have sailed a Rhodes 19 and own a Hunter 27. We have vacationed on an island downstream from Bol
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 6:17am 04.10.24 The shop reused the same shims that were there before the pump was rebuilt. They said the timing sh
Small Wood sailboat william24424 at 6:11am 04.10.24 Restoring boat with the top rail varnish & the hull blue will look very sharp. Also removing metal a

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