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Iain McAllister at 2:28pm 09.25.14
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Alden Challenger 949Q, the LeComte finished yawl FRIDOLF priced to sell at Santa Cruz, CA.
stefano at 12:23pm 05.19.14
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the boat is an Alden Challenger class. design number 0949. Alden identification number 2130085C. I'm
stefano at 4:35pm 05.18.14
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Greetings all! now I'm part of your family. I'm the only lucky owner of an Alden 38 in Italy. The bo
Nathan Beck at 12:39pm 05.16.14
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Hello, I'm Nathan. I recently purchased an Alden Zephyr which had been under going a refit by the p
Iain McAllister at 6:32am 03.16.14
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Mohawk at 5:26pm 03.09.14
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Well, am back with news of repairs/replacement of virtually the whole of my 1960 Challenger cockpit
jayz at 9:06am 02.27.14
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This is truly a loss. He was a great man to work with. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/ ...
david at 1:15pm 02.19.14
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You may have recently seen an error message when coming to this site. The hosting company recently u
david at 9:41am 02.05.14
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Hello everyone. This forum seems to have been a success and helpful to many. I'm happy to continue s
Iain McAllister at 7:32am 12.15.13
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See my new post at the Alden Fiberglass Boats list. (This post is simply about spreading the word a
Iain McAllister at 6:38am 12.15.13
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Iain McAllister at 6:24am 12.15.13
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Iain McAllister at 5:38am 12.15.13
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Iain McAllister at 4:07am 12.15.13
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Mohawk at 5:30pm 11.19.13
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Hi all I'm keen to look into the possibility of getting a right sized deck box build at the same ti
Mohawk at 4:17pm 11.12.13
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Hi all David encouraged me to introduce myself so I'll do my best! I retired at end of August this
wtlnsteve at 9:59am 10.19.13
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I'm looking for a project boat in any condition preferably in GA, SC or North Carolina but will cons
jayz at 9:32pm 09.17.13
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this is pretty cool and worth a look. http://biggeekdad.com/2011/06/handmade-sailboat
Abaco at 2:37pm 09.17.13
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Hello everybody, We have recently bought an John Alden schooner called Abaco, the design number 143.
1965mistral at 9:22am 09.16.13
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