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servicing winches david at 9:32pm 11.07.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1450 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 12/3096 Has anyone installed a holding tank? Any recomendations?
moisture problems? david at 9:31am 10.27.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1983 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 6/2577 Hello all. One of the shortcomings of this site is the inability to upload images. However, I can
Tristan Jones sailed the Challenger BARBARA over 32,000 mile Tom Young at 6:53pm 10.18.04 Alden General Chat 3/2320 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 0/1404 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 2/1587 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 1/1561 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 0/1828 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 1/1570 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 3/1801 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 3/1990 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 1/1657 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 2/1783 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 0/1548 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 1/1586 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 0/1531 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 12/4850 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 1/1494 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 1/1538 I've been thinking that it would be a good idea to replace the wooden spars with aluminum ones. It

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Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel JRT at 6:42am 04.20.24 You ran it 30min, no point worrying now, I seriously doubt anything could be hurt.
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo mermike at 6:36am 04.20.24
Trump Companion 21 kappykaplan at 5:06am 04.20.24 Tks for your wise counsel, Dave.
Trump Companion 21 Dave at 4:56am 04.20.24 While reading your message title I thought this thread was going to get political. :yikes: It did
Trump Companion 21 garymalmgren at 4:25am 04.20.24 Hi Ted. Two things stood out in your post and they had nothing to do with orange hair. 1, I am cont
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. Hayden Watson at 3:11am 04.20.24 Sorry to hear of your woes. I hope the seller will correct the issue for you expeditiously. Me too
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. kappykaplan at 3:04am 04.20.24 Sorry to hear of your woes. I hope the seller will correct the issue for you expeditiously.
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Skeg at 2:53am 04.20.24
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo Ameseys at 9:18pm 04.19.24 I have several yamaha brochures but they don't have any logo, other than the block YAMAHA name. The
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 9:08pm 04.19.24 Well, my installation was going swimmingly right up to the point where I tried to install the Balmer
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 (1) rgranger at 9:01pm 04.19.24 I had an H26 and put this on my stanchion for bumpers
Blower Vent Hose Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 04.19.24 Sorry @Fred . Lost track of whether I was coming or going in the engine compartment.
Trump Companion 21 Ted at 8:21pm 04.19.24 While reading your message title I thought this thread was going to get political. :yikes:
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 8:15pm 04.19.24
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? Rich Stidger at 8:15pm 04.19.24 Is it just me or do others think that the labor rates for yard work are unreasonable?
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:24pm 04.19.24 How tender. Good for when you have to park your RV in the back of those larger parking lots. Just
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? (3) twalker H260 at 7:04pm 04.19.24 Is the floor soft when on the trailer or when in the water? The cabin sole on the 260 is fairly t
Lifting strap blocking higgs at 6:55pm 04.19.24 I have spent 50 years as ground crew launching boats with Travel lifts and have never seen 4x4 block
Its funny Friday! (1) DArcy at 6:53pm 04.19.24 224250
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? MikeHoncho at 6:25pm 04.19.24 double it up from the under side with plywood, screwed and epoxied. Laying epoxy over the top will

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