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Tristan Jones sailed the Challenger BARBARA over 32,000 mile Tom Young at 6:53pm 10.18.04 Alden General Chat 3/2311 s. The manuscript, Track of the Barbara was never published but much of the adventure which included
Opening Port Whit at 4:19am 10.18.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1396 Has anyone replaced the opening port in the head?
Black Pearl and fuel tanks etc Black Pearl at 7:02am 10.17.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1574 Black Pearl is now at Rumerys Boat Yard where we are starting on some of my wish list. The fuel t
Milestone david at 10:13pm 10.08.04 Alden General Chat 1/1558 Well, quite a milestone today. We just had the boat trucked cross-country from NY to CA. We hired
949EE Dave Richardson at 6:38pm 09.30.04 Alden General Chat 0/1822 Thanks to Tom Young and others who have posted info, I've learned from Alden that my boat is probabl
cradle and centerboard david at 9:19am 09.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1563 Getting ready to build a cradle in the backyard to put the Challenger on. Should I consider servici
Soft Deck Whit at 12:00pm 09.13.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1779 How are the decks on your Challenger? While the decks themselves are sold glass, the grid of plywood
New guy on the dock Dave Richardson at 8:27pm 09.10.04 Alden General Chat 3/1981 I was delighted to find the site and to become a member. David invited me to pass on information abo
Moving, soon to move boat to backyard! david at 7:34am 08.16.04 Alden General Chat 1/1639 We are under contract to buy a house. Shortly after moving, I'll have the boat trucked from City Is
An Alden Challenger for sale FREYJA Tom Young at 3:49am 07.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1776 I talked to the owner of this boat a few years ago. He had just returned from Bermuda with his wife
Site backup and recovery plan david at 5:36pm 07.19.04 Alden General Chat 0/1542 Now that we are developing some significant content, I have started an hourly backup job. Just want
Drips in the cabin, keeping the water out. Tom Young at 4:50am 07.19.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1567 More than anything else, fuel tanks, centerboards, chainplates-one of the toughest things I have fou
boat move planning david at 9:25am 07.18.04 Alden General Chat 0/1527 I'm planning on moving the challenger to my backyard to work on it. Any ideas on issues? The first
The dreaded rusting chainplates. Tom Young at 3:18pm 07.15.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/4822 My boat showed faint signs of rust, heaviest on the deck and a faint rust stain on the hull in the v
6 Jul 2004 Site Outage david at 7:04pm 07.06.04 Alden General Chat 1/1486 Sorry about the short downtime today. The site was offline from 5:53PM until 6:55PM PST. The serve
Wooden spars or aluminum? david at 9:24am 06.29.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1526 I've been thinking that it would be a good idea to replace the wooden spars with aluminum ones. It
Alden Challenger fuel tanks, one experience. Tom Young at 5:20am 06.26.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 11/6059 949-Y, our boat, had the telltale stain at the hull keel joint on the aft edge. This was a symptom I
Plan for aftmost bulkhead needed david at 7:43am 06.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/3569 As I have mentioned, my boat needs some work. The cockpit and aft bulkhead had rot and were removed
Challenger image needed for site david at 11:28am 06.23.04 Alden General Chat 1/1489 You may have noticed the predominate image at the top of the web site is "phpbb". That's the defaul
June Cruising World has an article on Alden Challenger Anonymous at 5:49pm 06.22.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1460 centerboard linkage. I wrote the article after an unfortunate grounding caused us a near sinking sit

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Small Wood sailboat shemandr at 5:46am 04.10.24 Oars seem like a good project to get going. What about the mast & boom? No, I wouldn't strip the e
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon smokey73 at 5:19am 04.10.24 @Ralph Johnstone Do you have any problem or concern with the Sunbrella scratching the acrylic or l
Pacific NW Weather jssailem at 10:01pm 04.09.24 Here is the current data for the South Pacific on Tropical Tidbits. https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:32pm 04.09.24 I had my high pressure pump and injectors serviced at. https://www.seattleinjector.com Can anyone
Small Wood sailboat dLj at 9:18pm 04.09.24 If you are "restoring" it, paint it. If you are "fixing up" to your liking - your choice. Nice loo
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:14pm 04.09.24 The material is white Sunbrella. Front hatchlight, side portlights, and recently added opening hatc
Dufour 500 GL dLj at 9:13pm 04.09.24 Where and how will you be sailing? All of them except the Beneteau 49 have deeper draft than I'd w
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:06pm 04.09.24 Excellent point! Yes, the timing shims are important. I pulled mine off carefully and originally
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? BAD ORCA at 8:38pm 04.09.24 Try and get the old piece of acylic out without breaking it into smaller pieces. Bring it to a loca
Pacific NW Weather (2) Screen Saver at 7:16pm 04.09.24
2005 Catalina C36 MK2 - Shaft and Strut parts Info Steve_Catalina at 7:12pm 04.09.24 Sorry, I had a c34. If you haven't yet checked try also c36ia.com good luck
Starting Engine on pallet (1) TimFromLI at 7:11pm 04.09.24 If you want to start the engine without the alternator try using a "link belt" temporarily. I used o
Lewmar winch #40 Scott T-Bird at 5:47pm 04.09.24 It is frustrating that there is absolutely nothing in their product descriptions that even gives you
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon George Braun at 5:13pm 04.09.24 any canvasmaker should be able to fit new for you
Dodger mold stain (1) JoeWhite at 4:57pm 04.09.24 224058 This is what I used from west marine. $24.00. I washed , scrubbed with soft brush and rinse
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon JamesG161 at 4:40pm 04.09.24 Check your PM's Jim...
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon JamesG161 at 4:20pm 04.09.24 Does anyone know I do and I can have it made for you. You should have my phone number. Jim...
Dodger mold stain Clydo at 3:34pm 04.09.24 Clyde, the Sunbrella site has the answer. Thanks Stu. They give good directions. Will give it a
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:59pm 04.09.24 Our 2004 Hunter 36 had a Nova Cool R3800 which died a couple of years ago. We replaced it with an
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? dlochner at 1:21pm 04.09.24 The acrylic can be replaced. Contact Bomar they may have on precut and drilled. Or you can go to a l

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