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Mast Length southport at 1:11pm 04.13.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1210 Does any one know off hand the overall length of the main mast? Trying to figure out various stor
Overhead Whit at 6:24pm 04.10.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1550 What do you guys have for overhead of the bunks? I currently have the same fabric head liner as a 62
mainsail southport at 7:26am 04.07.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1391 Was looking at spars and after I left realized I never saw any track on the main boom for the foot-
Bronze fitting refinishing Bill Merrick at 1:23am 04.02.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1203 What's the best or more appropriate condition to maintain the bronze work on the boat? My boat wi
Thought I had this posted last night, but I'll try again. Dave Richardson at 6:27pm 03.31.06 Alden General Chat 3/1773
Challenger Mast mitchski at 5:09am 03.18.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1586 I am probably committing Challenger blasphemy but I just purchased a surplus Beneteau 393 furling ma
Delightful . . . . Dave Richardson at 11:15pm 03.13.06 Alden General Chat 1/1414 . . . . . . to come back and peruse the posts. I always learn. The exchange with Iain McAllister was
Alden Mistral Bill Merrick at 11:00pm 03.06.06 Alden General Chat 1/3788 This is in response to a note I got from Tom Young wanting to know more about the Alden Mistral.
The Proper Yacht Quetzalsailor at 6:04am 03.06.06 Alden General Chat 0/1584 I've finally bought nice copies of both editions of 'The Proper Yacht' by Arthur Beiser. The first
Gunkholing in Maine Tom Young at 3:35am 03.06.06 Alden General Chat 0/1649 In Penobscot Bay just off the Fox Island Thoroughfare, Perrys Creek is a popular anchorage for boats
Exhaust Systems Bill Merrick at 9:22pm 02.25.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1282 Hi, My name is Bill Merrick. I have an Alden Mistral, Serial number 981-A which was built in 196
The Alden Challenger, where does it fit in? Tom Young at 4:47am 02.19.06 Alden General Chat 2/1981 And other boats of this vintage, the early transition from wood to fiberglass, are we simply in the
New permissions to stop message board spammers david at 5:33pm 02.18.06 Alden General Chat 1/1326 I had to modify the permissions of the message board. You now must be logged in to start a new topi
Found another west coast challenger... david at 10:25am 02.13.06 Alden General Chat 0/1411 I heard about another local Challenger lately and went to check it out. It is "Fridolf" and is loca
rig dimensions mitchski at 9:31pm 01.13.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1536 I just bought "Blackstar" ' hope to begin its restoration early this spring. I was wondering if yo
Help Looking to Buy How do they handle? Anonymous at 5:08pm 01.08.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1299 I was wondering the boats were in a seaway? I am looking at a boat and wondering at things I should
Fall sailing in Maine was wonderful this year. Tom Young at 4:50am 01.02.06 Alden General Chat 0/1510 Christmas has become more of a family heirloom these days as she sails even a family with teenagers,
Bulkheads Whit at 5:35pm 01.01.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1463 On my boat, the aft bulkheads that seperate the cabin from the cockpit lockers are offset. I was won
Project Challenger For Sale (BlackStar) Again rtyszka at 6:36am 12.29.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2767 Well, I am making a hard decision and will sell BlackStar ASAP. I really don't want to, but the IT
upgrade to forum software david at 5:19pm 12.24.05 Alden General Chat 3/1722 I upgraded the underlying forum software today. Let me know if you notice anything strange or unusu

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Rode hard and put away wet RussC at 7:46am 05.08.24 Pull boat out of water, derig, tie everything down for transport... Slips are easier I figure I ge
Blocks dlochner at 7:46am 05.08.24 You are looking for a stand up block. I doubt you will find Elvstrom blocks easily as they are no lo
Maybe we have earned it (1) jssailem at 7:44am 05.08.24 Is that legal? :) YES No penatly for sitting still at anchor. Considered Good Seamanship to wait o
Towing insurance in BC dLj at 7:40am 05.08.24
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:32am 05.08.24 Definitely continue to post pictures. I have the same boat, but hope to not have to take on this pr
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested jssailem at 7:25am 05.08.24 Another sailing adventure... WOW:beer:
Towing insurance in BC skunther at 7:14am 05.08.24
Towing insurance in BC dLj at 7:08am 05.08.24 What do you have for insurance? My insurance policy has towing (some portion) included. If Boat US d
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? tkwhalen at 6:57am 05.08.24 I did exactly that on my boat. I mounted some starboard with lights and 12 v plugs. It works great a
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested shemandr at 6:50am 05.08.24 When I picked up my Mark 25 to sail/motor about 15 miles before we were out of Mt. Sinai harbor the
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c (8) monocerosin at 6:43am 05.08.24 Almost none of the plywood 'bulkheads' in the Cherubini-designed Hunter 37 Cutter are tabbed-in or
Replacing exhaust hose JamesG161 at 5:54am 05.08.24 A picture of your exhaust exit showing a view of your boat would help us. You might be able to cut
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c monocerosin at 3:46am 05.08.24 There are only 2 pieces of ply in my boat that were not fiberglassed to the hull, the one I mention
Maybe we have earned it justsomeguy at 3:21am 05.08.24 conderation for an anchor on Sat night to keep you from losing ground Is that legal? :)
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c (1) Jim Legere at 3:17am 05.08.24 Almost none of the plywood 'bulkheads' in the Cherubini-designed Hunter 37 Cutter are tabbed-in or s
over starting line early DArcy at 9:03pm 05.07.24 Yes, the P flag is flown as the preparatory flag unless one of the other flags is flown. If the U fl
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested TimFromLI at 7:54pm 05.07.24 Congratulations on the new boat. Without a lot of boating experience, and an unknown boat and engine
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Captain Larry-DH at 7:05pm 05.07.24 This summer I hope to get the Autopilot connected to the network so I can use the wind features of
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Captain Larry-DH at 6:52pm 05.07.24 Hi - sorry this is a question on a dated posting. I have a 2006 H41ac w Raymarine E120, E80, radar
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR TimFromLI at 5:41pm 05.07.24 I went with B&G Vulcan 9 chart platter, BG Halo 20 radar, B&G wired wind, Airmar DST, B&G V60b VHF w

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