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Well true to form southport at 3:06pm 07.25.07 Alden General Chat 2/1074 the Challenger is not the fastest boat but this past weekend we did win the prettiest boat award at
Carleton Mitchell Iain McAllister at 4:04am 07.19.07 Alden General Chat 1/1218
Muskrat is ready southport at 4:23pm 07.18.07 Alden General Chat 3/1338 Launch tommorrow- we are told we need fuzzy fenders rather than vinyl to protect the awl grip (true?
New site online david at 12:24am 07.15.07 Alden General Chat 3/1073 I've migrated the board to new software. If any issues are noticed, please reply to this topic.
Swithing to chain plates?? Tia Maria at 7:37pm 07.12.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/3173 Any one everthought about switching to chain plates? My little boaxes are pretty wasted so I have to
New site in testing david at 10:06am 06.30.07 Alden General Chat 1/966 Good news everyone, the next version of phpBB (the software that runs this site) is almost ready for
An interesting Challenger photo Tom Young at 2:47am 06.26.07 Alden General Chat 1/1150 taken by a professional friend who was in Maine last week. With a wide angle he caught the fading li
Good to be in the water. Tom Young at 3:36am 06.16.07 Alden General Chat 0/2879 Christmas got a new coat of topsides paint. I put a red cove and boottop on (only one brush needed),
Challenger stemhead, any experiences? Tom Young at 2:46am 06.08.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1344 Iain mentioned in an email doing some work on the stemhead of his Caravelle. My stemhead shows a bit
Johnny Noble Deck Fitting Quetzalsailor at 10:38am 06.05.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/1618 In the shared details department, I include a description of a LeComte North East 38 fireplace stack
Challenger forepeaks, are they all like this? Tom Young at 3:20am 06.05.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/957 A nice big space up there due to the long overhang and spoon bow. Having a bow watertank under the f
After 5 or 6 years, I'm rolling and tipping my topsides Tom Young at 2:49pm 06.03.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1476 again. Overall, I am pleased with the first coating. I used Easypoxy, a one part urethane. Our boat
Blackbird? southport at 3:43am 06.02.07 Alden General Chat 1/912 Cindy ' I were running our crew boat back from Baltimore and were in Stamford for fuel, sleep. I was
Potential Mistral Problems rkg19 at 5:32pm 05.27.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/2608 Does anyone know if the Mistrals suffer from the same endemic problems that the Challengers have?
949O "Fleana's" 18000 Miles Atlantic Circuit Iain McAllister at 2:55pm 05.23.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1444 Congratulations to Dan Cassidy, his crew and 949O "Fleana" on the completion of their 18000 mile Atl
Spring, back at it. Tangling with the cockpit. Tom Young at 4:38pm 05.13.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1030 I've been putting this off too long. I was beginning to think I'd just wait to replace the cockpit b
instigating southport at 2:30pm 05.08.07 Alden General Chat 1/876 Any interest in trying to be in the neighborhood of Castine for the classic yacht race August 2nd?
Saved from the trash heap Tia Maria at 7:47am 05.05.07 Alden General Chat 6/1579 Hello, I am once again the owner of Tia Maria, I had her firs some years ago and came accross her
Window trim/beading southport at 9:43am 04.28.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 17/8871 We are almost at the point of rebedding new lexan windows/ports in the cabin trunk. We had what a
Hull speed Dave Richardson at 6:21pm 04.16.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1013 Anyone know the theoretical hull speed of the Challenger?

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Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 6:31am 05.22.24 Bilge water volume for your boat should never be much. If there is water, then there is likely a l
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats isaksp00 at 6:25am 05.22.24 My boat does not have any wood behind the mounting holes for the slats. Just the back of the fibergl
Mooring and bilge pump jssailem at 6:20am 05.22.24 Once I have more time, I will then install the 1 1/4 along side the 3/4 . I will retain the manual
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 6:19am 05.22.24 Thank you, Crazy Dave! I think we will be replacing those slats and I will for sure check on the bac
EV-100 auto helm issues (1) jssailem at 6:08am 05.22.24 My Wheel came with my 2017 purchase of an EV-100 AP. Over time, we have become very familiar with he
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04am 05.22.24 @daydreamerh23 @lakesurfsailor @isaksp00 The teak slats were designed as handholds held fast with
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Tally Ho at 5:25am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration dat
Outdated Flares of All Types..... sailcapt340 at 5:21am 05.22.24 You hang the e-flare. In some cases, that will mean rigging up a bridle. Do NOT use the bungee they
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Davidasailor26 at 5:17am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration dat
Mooring ball pennant question Captain Larry-DH at 5:06am 05.22.24
Outdated Flares of All Types..... shemandr at 5:05am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration date
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? JBP-PA at 5:03am 05.22.24 I have a mast mate and I am short and not as flexible as I once was. The one and only time I used i
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 5:01am 05.22.24 After I loosened the screw in the knob, I turned the squarish knob counterclockwise all the way to w
Outdated Flares of All Types..... twodzusfittings at 4:57am 05.22.24
Repair tb_gb at 4:57am 05.22.24 Thank you everyone for comments The other side is fine.....just the port side has the gap. It is a
Mooring ball pennant question Joe at 4:39am 05.22.24 . On the "Pennant" usage, the marina used this word in their instructions/suggestions for attachin
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 4:33am 05.22.24 Do we infer from this that the boat has a manual bilge pump? The automatic bilge pump you are plan
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Joe at 4:31am 05.22.24 How many kts? Correction made, thanks
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 4:29am 05.22.24 There is a square-ish type knob on the forward side of the control wheel that maintains the tension
Catalina 27 outboard hp question kappykaplan at 4:27am 05.22.24 For a vessel whose max speed less than kts How many kts?

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