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Rick O'Connell's obit hunkel at 9:10am 04.10.15 Alden General Chat 0/1811 Here is Richard's death notice from the Boston Globe. Whisper is mentioned!! Happy sanding and scra
Sad news: Rick O'Connell passed, such a loss for our communi hunkel at 8:49am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 3/2096 So sad to post that Rick died yesterday, 2 April. As he greatly enjoyed Susan's and his Challenger,
Bounding Home. Just one more week until launch (2) SKraft at 8:48am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 7/1881
Hatches,... Tom Young at 9:39am 03.27.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1383 Original to the boat, I wooded the hatches, re-varnished and install new Lexan(3/8" polycarbonate sh
Wooden spreaders. Tom Young at 1:04pm 03.22.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1435 Anyone have these bronze hoops on the ends of their spreaders? I'm restoring my spreaders and wonder
Anyone need a westerbeke 4-107 jayz at 5:39pm 02.24.15 Alden General Chat 1/1255 I am pulling my running (but leaky) 4-107 out tomorrow. I also have a very clean spare. The one co
Life on the Coast 2015, a free app, is up! Tom Young at 3:44am 02.23.15 Alden General Chat 0/1439 I write for USHarbors.com and have a couple of articles in this issue, one on cruising Acadia Nation
New Owner of John Alden 959G Orca (2) Orca959G at 4:06pm 02.05.15 Alden General Chat 1/1632 Very happy to say we are the proud owners of a John Alden Zephyr, 959G.The Orca will be calling home
2014 favorite photos. Post here; Tom Young at 1:33pm 01.05.15 Alden General Chat 2/1505 It was a good season. With a new loose footed full battened main, we sailed a lot! Especially light
Our generation Iain McAllister at 1:09pm 01.04.15 Alden General Chat 0/1374 Interesting Sail magazine article by Dan Spurr on our generation of moderate displacement, "classic
New to the Forum, looking for a Challenger Greg Bover at 10:31am 11.10.14 Alden General Chat 4/2360 Having chartered ARIA out of Rockland, ME last summer I am on the lookout for a Challenger or a simi
Don't forget to buy your 2015 Cruising World Calendar. Tom Young at 5:38am 11.05.14 Alden General Chat 3/1625 We(our boats) are famous! https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15714446601_b5afd6c1a1_b.jpg
Challenger for sale, Santa Cruz, CA Iain McAllister at 2:28pm 09.25.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/2073 Alden Challenger 949Q, the LeComte finished yawl FRIDOLF priced to sell at Santa Cruz, CA.
alden in italy stefano at 12:23pm 05.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/1707 the boat is an Alden Challenger class. design number 0949. Alden identification number 2130085C. I'm
alden 38 stefano at 4:35pm 05.18.14 Alden General Chat 11/6337 Greetings all! now I'm part of your family. I'm the only lucky owner of an Alden 38 in Italy. The bo
Spreader Woods Used Nathan Beck at 12:39pm 05.16.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2176 Hello, I'm Nathan. I recently purchased an Alden Zephyr which had been under going a refit by the p
Challenger Roots (1) Iain McAllister at 6:32am 03.16.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1838
UPDATE - Cockpit repair/replacement - m/s track & traveller? (2) Mohawk at 5:26pm 03.09.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2174 Well, am back with news of repairs/replacement of virtually the whole of my 1960 Challenger cockpit
I just read that Niels Helleberg passed away jayz at 9:06am 02.27.14 Alden General Chat 3/1997 This is truly a loss. He was a great man to work with. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/ ...
recent outage david at 1:15pm 02.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/2090 You may have recently seen an error message when coming to this site. The hosting company recently u

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NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 8:07am 06.18.24 Got some feedback, correcting my statement, looking back at docs from earlier cruises this was a Fle
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 8:06am 06.18.24 The source of the noise is probably the starboard spacer block that mounts to the underside of the
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack rgranger at 7:35am 06.18.24 Always open all hatches. You never know what you will find in a 20 y/o boat
Sailing a Beneteau 35.1 with lifting keel raised weihenstephan at 7:23am 06.18.24 Hopefully soon. Haven't pulled the trigger quite yet and deciding between the 35.1 w/ lifting keel
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack dlochner at 7:15am 06.18.24 Another question, in front of the table there is a hatch, but it has been glued to the floor. You c
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions FLJim at 7:13am 06.18.24 Thanks for the feedback and ideas. I'm familiar with the plastic ammo boxes and that's a great idea
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack (3) ThomNL at 7:07am 06.18.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congratulations on your new to you boat. Your choice of the Catalina 22
Reconditioning circuit breakers Scott T-Bird at 7:00am 06.18.24 Look'n like I'll be biting the bullet... Thanks all. Dan That is a very worthwhile upgrade. I wou
Water Pump Impellor Sdiring at 6:59am 06.18.24 Thank you everyone for the advice.
Salvaging Sunken Boat dLj at 6:55am 06.18.24 Raising boats is kind of an art. Using bladders is the current method used by pros, but you'll be ha
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 6:54am 06.18.24 Thanks for the replies. I really like the tutorial above. Having the plastic sheet taped on to hold
Salvaging Sunken Boat rgranger at 6:50am 06.18.24 According to sailboatdata.com, the Bristol 24 has a displacement just shy of 6K lb. On this forum
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 6:48am 06.18.24 Thanks for the replies. I really like the tutorial above. Having the plastic sheet taped on to hold
Sailing a Beneteau 35.1 with lifting keel raised (2) jssailem at 6:32am 06.18.24 Welcome to SBO. Congratulations on Beneteau 35.1. The question about stability and righting moment
Battens Ward H at 6:26am 06.18.24 In the boom was my first thought but not really feasible on a C30 as the boom end caps are sealed.
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack jssailem at 6:09am 06.18.24 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congratulations on your new to you boat. Your choice of the Catalina 22 i
Engine Overheating SV Watercolor at 5:46am 06.18.24 Hi All - the 2GM has ~.75 gal of coolant total. I think the HE itself will hold much less - maybe a
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed isaksp00 at 5:46am 06.18.24 I'd use epoxy with some thickening agent, probably the stronger type for structural strength as oppo
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners isaksp00 at 5:39am 06.18.24 Search for some good internet info on laying up glass. If I recall it is recommended to add the laye
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed jssailem at 5:38am 06.18.24 Epoxy resin would be my choice. Then a coat of gelcoat to protect the resin. Once surface is smooth

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