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B 40 southport at 7:50am 08.23.09 Alden General Chat 3/8892 An interesting article in 'Good Old Boat' about the Bermuda 40. Amazing how similar they are to the
Tightening Zephyr rudder stuffing box tips? jeldert at 4:27pm 08.10.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/2041 MOTH is design 959-H, a Zephyr sloop, and currently beginning to seriously weep around the rudder po
Looking for a boat to restore dennisfdunn at 10:28am 08.02.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2367 I am interested in a project boat to fill my retirement years. Does anyone know of a Challenger, Zep
Summer is finally here on the coast of Maine. (1) Tom Young at 6:17am 07.06.09 Alden General Chat 3/1992 And what a sputtering wet season spring was. Hot westerly breezes brought sails out of countless gra
From the front porch (1) southport at 2:15pm 06.26.09 Alden General Chat 1/1416 We're very lucky- our view of Cozy Harbor from the front porch. We bought the house in 1974 for 25K
Five year anniversary david at 2:13pm 06.17.09 Alden General Chat 3/1820 Five years ago I started this board (17 Jun 2004 05:33 pm). My reasons were largely to pull togethe
Getting ready to launch. (2) Tom Young at 3:54am 06.14.09 Alden General Chat 0/1851 Not too bad a year for me to get Christmas in the water. Although the cabin is crying out to be wood
Cockpit Size Philip Dann at 12:25pm 06.07.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/2940 As I inherited a ready made cockpit when I bought Black Star I am not sure of most of the original d
Sea Hood Whit at 5:07am 05.20.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/2246 If anyone is in the process of a restoration and has the Sea Hood off the companion way hatch I woul
Zipper luff southport at 10:27am 05.16.09 Alden General Chat 0/2216 What is a zipper luff?? I found it in the bottom of a sail bag on Muskrat. Looks to be a rig to kee
Your thoughts on a dangling centerboard? Dave Richardson at 12:04pm 04.17.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 20/7072 It was to be the last sail of the our season, with the kids and grandkids A leisurely sunset sail ar
I'm taking the time to build a quick boat operational guide (1) Tom Young at 6:35am 04.04.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1494 As simple in systems Christmas is, it's complicated enough that I don't think someone could come on
Challenger BLACK PEARL is for sale. Tom Young at 3:48am 03.07.09 Alden General Chat 4/3044 Bill (I believe) had a top to bottom restoration and refit done on the boat a few years ago. http:
Hodgdon Caravelle in the Adriatic Iain McAllister at 3:21pm 02.26.09 Alden General Chat 0/1735 Just caught up with the Hodgdon Caravelle 'Bonnie Ann' (992R - ex Sarasea, ex Chic) chartering in th
rudder repair southport at 5:16am 02.15.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 20/11504 Tom- You should be able to remove the rudder and leave the post in position. My only question is wh
spinnaker pole southport at 12:16pm 02.08.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/2642 Does any one have the dimensions for a Challenger pole? I'm looking for a wood one but only know the
598 33' Cutter/sloop '49 re-build. Lincolns1st at 8:41am 01.22.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/2201 Ahoy! (anybody know where that originates?) I appologize for any naivete` ahead of time, please.
1960 Carleton Mitchell Sports Illustrated article Iain McAllister at 2:58pm 01.13.09 Alden General Chat 0/1798 See page 60 November 1960 Sports Illustrated article by Carleton Mitchell on the fiberglass revoluto
False bulkhead Jimmy Small at 7:14am 01.13.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1814 I am replacing Kittiwake's "false" (as it is not tabbed to the hull) bulkhead that separates the gal
Challenger drawings, sail plan (1) Tom Young at 6:52am 01.11.09 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1173 Another scan done in two pieces and blended together. These old pencil lines still snap into a very

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Got a great grill? (4) Tally Ho at 5:38pm 06.03.24 I have an ancient Force 10 propane grill on a rail mount on Tally Ho. I remove it unless I am going
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Terry Cox at 5:31pm 06.03.24 Hi Ted. Fam got me a Luci several years ago to supplement lighting where we needed it. Great product
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Davidasailor26 at 5:27pm 06.03.24 I would rather have a permanent installation but a hanging camping light or tent light would cert
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 5:26pm 06.03.24 The stops for a leisurely pace would probably be Barnegat Inlet and Sandy Hook, weather permitting.
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 5:26pm 06.03.24 We use one of these hung from the bimini bow.. works well. Amazon.com: MPOWERD Luci Outdoor 2.0: So
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 5:26pm 06.03.24 When is your trip? Are you in AC now? I will be in Cape May this coming Friday and reach AC on S
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 5:24pm 06.03.24
Difficult Wheel Steering Bob_S at 4:47pm 06.03.24 Thanks Mark - The boat is in the water currently. Bob
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? (1) Skipper John at 4:41pm 06.03.24 225234 Sorry to be late to the discussion... on our 315 we found that two of the Lewmar winch handle
Difficult Wheel Steering Mark Maulden at 4:40pm 06.03.24
C&C 27 MKV anchor locker Drinky Crow at 4:36pm 06.03.24 So, this is under v berth where there is no hull liner? Could it be leaking where wiring for nav lig
Difficult Wheel Steering Bob_S at 4:34pm 06.03.24 Thanks guys.. I will recheck all of the things you've mentioned. Fingers crossed... Best, Bob
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. stickinthemud57 at 4:33pm 06.03.24 After trying a few I found this one that I like a lot: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0811SB7SQ
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 3:39pm 06.03.24 are you suggesting I run a new wire from the circuit breaker box? I tried that once and did not fin
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? JRacer at 3:36pm 06.03.24 Found this, might be of some assistance: J88_QuickTuneChart_2022_FINAL.xlsx (quantumsails.com) And
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kloudie1 at 2:58pm 06.03.24 We use one of these hung from the bimini bow.. works well. Amazon.com: MPOWERD Luci Outdoor 2.0: Sol
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 2:23pm 06.03.24 You probably don't want to tap into the 12v wires to the instruments. Is there enough room in the
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 1:44pm 06.03.24 You probably don't want to tap into the 12v wires to the instruments. Is there enough room in the p
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 1:35pm 06.03.24 Do you have a 12-volt plug in the cockpit? I will look around but I have never seen one. it seems
Shrinking rudder foam? (1) Dubo at 1:18pm 06.03.24

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