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The trunk cabin to deck joint. (1) Tom Young at 1:33pm 02.10.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/6957 I've pulled off the trim at this joint. Despite rebedding it just a couple seasons ago, water was ge
Chain Plate Failure bartc3 at 5:34am 02.06.12 Alden General Chat 3/3336 I know that chain plates are not a new topic, but I don't find any reference to chain plate failure.
Fuel tank linkage Philip Dann at 6:35pm 02.02.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/3174 Having now removed the fuel tank tops and cleaned up all the threads and the fuel varnish from the b
cockpit varnish Jon Smith at 5:05am 01.29.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/3086 I think water intrusion under the varnish is something one deals with on a regular basis. This Fall
Epoxying fuel tanks on Black Star Philip Dann at 8:54am 01.28.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/2846 After a lot of work getting the 200 odd nuts off by unscrewing them or splitting them with a nut spl
I'm posting some Harbor reports on USHarbors. com (1) Tom Young at 2:49pm 11.18.11 Alden General Chat 0/2946 The website is owned by Maine Boats, Harbors and Homes magazine. They're trying to grow the website
Small Tank Abaft the Fuel Tank bartc3 at 2:36pm 11.06.11 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/2781 Does anyone know what the small tank abaft the fuel tank is? It has two small hoses coming out of th
Prop Size for 44 HP Challenger bartc3 at 4:02am 10.26.11 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/3569 We are now the proud owners of Tarna, an Alden Challenger. She has a Westerbeke W44B engine and a th
BANJO GIRL COMPETES WELL IN RACE DOWN THE COAST (3) jayz at 1:03pm 10.19.11 Alden General Chat 3/3736 Hello All, We just had the opportunity to race BANJO GIRL down the coast in our annual 150nM sail
I'm very worried about this news I just found. Tom Young at 10:27am 10.15.11 Alden General Chat 4/3525 Hopefully it's just coincidence. This report of a 38' yawl going down in Barnegat Inlet is disturbin
Hudson Challenger spotted! Tom Young at 9:31am 10.04.11 Alden General Chat 0/2482 A friend of mine is headed down south and got a shot of Joe in his newly launched boat, and he's sai
One more Challenger afloat after long dry spell HudsonChallenger at 5:49am 09.11.11 Alden General Chat 3/3273 The Ode to Joy went into the Hudson River last weeend, after over a decade on jackstands and then a
Irene Iain McAllister at 10:15am 08.28.11 Alden General Chat 2/3820 Hope everyone is faring alright?
TARNA is for sale. Tom Young at 4:29am 08.19.11 Alden General Chat 9/6622 I've seen this Challenger down east. It was built with a straight coach roof. I just stumbled on the
cruising Jon at 3:52pm 08.11.11 Alden General Chat 0/2724 So we're off either Sunday or Monday for about 7-10 days headed down east from Southport (a suburb o
minor forum changes may impact performance david at 5:30am 07.30.11 Alden General Chat 1/2180 SUMMARY: I've made some changes, please let me know if the board becomes slower or if anything seem
"the bird" (1) Jon at 2:00pm 07.27.11 Alden General Chat 1/2073 This came with the boat when we bought her- she was named TARNA which is tern in Swedish
Quiet year here and on the coast of Maine. (1) Tom Young at 1:44pm 07.26.11 Alden General Chat 3/3058 We've been out quite a bit if close to home. It's been hot but the sailing has been terrific. We wer
dimensions of turnbuckles lowersa on Zephyr budrosco at 9:44am 07.05.11 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/2573 I have been building a 1/24 scale model of my old Zephyr, Orca. Now that it is almost complete, the
Classic Regatta in Marblehead rjoconnell at 6:42am 06.02.11 Alden General Chat 0/2364 The Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead is hosting the CORINTHIAN CLASSIC YACHT REGATTA on August 13

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FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 6:41pm 06.13.24 I just got an MMSI for my new radio from US power squadron, it was fairly simple. That's the same
2008 Hunter 33 ice box ADW-Canada at 6:33pm 06.13.24 I should have noted on my original post that these are indeed minor items (especially the trash can)
Leaking deck plate replacement dLj at 6:32pm 06.13.24 Not correct. With all due respect - bullshit dj
Bilge maintenance Project_Mayhem at 6:29pm 06.13.24
2008 Hunter 33 ice box shemandr at 6:25pm 06.13.24 You probably can restore the space but it may be non OEM. You can't have 100% in a used boat. Stic
Fuel Tank Algae (1) dkinzer at 6:24pm 06.13.24 Annual Fuel polishing is expensive. A fuel polishing rig is maybe $100-$150 if you buy the parts a
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI TimFromLI at 6:18pm 06.13.24 I just got an MMSI for my new radio from US power squadron, it was fairly simple.
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size duck21 at 6:11pm 06.13.24 You are correct, and that is what I am currently using when filters need changing. However, with the
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size duck21 at 6:07pm 06.13.24 Indeed, I found these in the manual as well. Unfortunately no reference to the feed/return line sizi
The Sewing Machine Thread Skipper J at 6:00pm 06.13.24 Thank you for starting this thread. I bought a Sailrite machine and plan to sew a bimini this summer
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size JoeWhite at 5:54pm 06.13.24 There should be a shut off valve at the fuel tank.
Leaking deck plate replacement JamesG161 at 5:34pm 06.13.24
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading WellerH at 5:29pm 06.13.24 Thx. Will check the next time I'm at the boat.
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size (2) JamesG161 at 5:08pm 06.13.24 ok here is what I found. 225410 Jim... PS: Check the return line for best sizing
Diesel fill cap/plug JamesG161 at 4:46pm 06.13.24 Anyone know where I could get just that part? Look here... Deck Fills and Replacement Caps Jim..
2008 Hunter 33 ice box JamesG161 at 4:42pm 06.13.24 Ok I know the issue on the Trash Bin too. I still have mine installed. I know you have an issue in
Diesel fill cap/plug duck21 at 3:56pm 06.13.24 The Hunters Owners Store associated with the forums sells these as well. Doug
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI kappykaplan at 3:53pm 06.13.24 but once I found the right path, the FCC method was really simple and I had everything within 24 ho
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Tally Ho at 3:39pm 06.13.24 I was on the hook for the weekend last summer, alone, and overnight a nasty wind blew in that but me
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 06.13.24 Missing might be when there is no one at the helm and you're recovering in strong wind with little

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