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Windlass / Bow Roller Arrangement on Caravelle TaborKP! at 3:52pm 08.08.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1121 In the next 2 years or so, I am looking to install a windlass on Wind Song, thinking a Muir with a v
Alden Caravelle Serena back on the market TaborKP! at 8:51pm 08.04.15 Alden General Chat 1/562 Here she is, was last on the market in 2010 as I recall, and was not sold. I approached the owner ab
Cythera underway -2 clips on vimeo TaborKP! at 2:53pm 07.30.15 Alden General Chat 4/1462 I had been trying to purchase a Caravelle for a few years, but was on the fence a bit, never having
Caravelle - Helm TaborKP! at 5:03pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1447 Hello All, On Wind Song I am looking at putting an original helm on, it is currently a small wooden
Caravelle - Engine Exhaust Overboard TaborKP! at 4:53pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/1768 Hello All, On Wind Song, the engine and a small electric bilge pump overboard have been put right t
Caravelle -winches, spin poll, boom TaborKP! at 4:43pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1113 I am in the process of replacing several original components on Wind Song, Molich winches, roller fu
Caravelle -Chain Plates TaborKP! at 4:37pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1313 Hello All I have seen some posts in relation to chain plates. My intent is to pull them this wint
Alden Mistral TI leaves tomorrow in the Marion to Bermuda!! Tom Young at 9:26am 06.18.15 Alden General Chat 7/3545 Race! He's just contacted me today and is wondering if anyone knows the Mistral actual fuel tankage
WINDSONG - New Owner TaborKP! at 6:19am 05.04.15 Alden General Chat 4/3084 Hello All, I wanted to introduce myself as the soon to be new owner of the Alden Caravelle WINDSONG
Cabin interior work. Tom Young at 4:27am 04.25.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1765 Cold and wet spring weather in Maine is making boat work, tedious. I've taken advantage of it and st
The Alden Mistral TI, is in Yarmouth Maine. Tom Young at 4:39am 04.11.15 Alden General Chat 1/1830 Preparing for the Marion to Bermuda Race. A friend took this photo. I found the owner listed and ent
Rick O'Connell's obit hunkel at 9:10am 04.10.15 Alden General Chat 0/1813 Here is Richard's death notice from the Boston Globe. Whisper is mentioned!! Happy sanding and scra
Sad news: Rick O'Connell passed, such a loss for our communi hunkel at 8:49am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 3/2100 So sad to post that Rick died yesterday, 2 April. As he greatly enjoyed Susan's and his Challenger,
Bounding Home. Just one more week until launch (2) SKraft at 8:48am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 7/1892
Hatches,... Tom Young at 9:39am 03.27.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1398 Original to the boat, I wooded the hatches, re-varnished and install new Lexan(3/8" polycarbonate sh
Wooden spreaders. Tom Young at 1:04pm 03.22.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1453 Anyone have these bronze hoops on the ends of their spreaders? I'm restoring my spreaders and wonder
Anyone need a westerbeke 4-107 jayz at 5:39pm 02.24.15 Alden General Chat 1/1256 I am pulling my running (but leaky) 4-107 out tomorrow. I also have a very clean spare. The one co
Life on the Coast 2015, a free app, is up! Tom Young at 3:44am 02.23.15 Alden General Chat 0/1443 I write for USHarbors.com and have a couple of articles in this issue, one on cruising Acadia Nation
New Owner of John Alden 959G Orca (2) Orca959G at 4:06pm 02.05.15 Alden General Chat 1/1638 Very happy to say we are the proud owners of a John Alden Zephyr, 959G.The Orca will be calling home
2014 favorite photos. Post here; Tom Young at 1:33pm 01.05.15 Alden General Chat 2/1512 It was a good season. With a new loose footed full battened main, we sailed a lot! Especially light

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VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels kappykaplan at 9:25am 06.27.24 Russell on Destiny, the OP hasn't been seen since Nov 2023. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Hello Below at 9:08am 06.27.24 and 1/2 cup (4 oz or 50 ml) Clorox Just to clarify so we don't thunder into Mars again: 1/2 cup =
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 9:01am 06.27.24
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 8:42am 06.27.24 This project looks awesome! Want to come do mine next? :) Thanks and errr... no :) Had my fi
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:35am 06.27.24
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Russell on Destiny at 8:16am 06.27.24 I received my unit (which is a replacement unit for the original Siemens unit) from Beneteau Spare
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:55am 06.27.24 It's always been 1 qt/liter per 50 gal...it was my bad math that made the instructions confusing. Th
Otto at 7:33am 06.27.24 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , Sorry to revive an old thread... I may be mistaken, but the math seems
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 06.27.24 @philiefay check your private messages. There is also a 26/260/270 Hunter group on Facebook too.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 6:34am 06.27.24 Definitely sounds like a cable replacement is in your future. Any chance a cable clamp (to add a l
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 6:02am 06.27.24 The cable sleeve is moving with the cable which has begun to fray at the end point. Definitely sou
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 6:00am 06.27.24 For a highly loaded application in a saltwater environment, aluminum would be a poor choice. Howeve
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:57am 06.27.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Yes it
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:56am 06.27.24 Been there, done that! :beer: Yes, the issue that I am having is that when the cable is pushed bac
What are these screw things called dlochner at 5:55am 06.27.24 Seldon and other mast manufactures recommend, use, and sell monel rivets. Most beach cats, includin
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:53am 06.27.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Your co
What are these screw things called thinwater at 5:41am 06.27.24 Seldon and other mast manufactures recommend, use, and sell monel rivets. Most beach cats, including
What are these screw things called Joe at 5:13am 06.27.24 A decent pop rivet kit should be part of your boats tool kit. When I was active on my Nacra beach c
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:34am 06.27.24 An accurate and reliable digital voltmeter is a useful tool. I'm not sure you'll find one that meet
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:31am 06.27.24

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