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Spreader Woods Used Nathan Beck at 12:39pm 05.16.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2181 Hello, I'm Nathan. I recently purchased an Alden Zephyr which had been under going a refit by the p
Challenger Roots (1) Iain McAllister at 6:32am 03.16.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1842
UPDATE - Cockpit repair/replacement - m/s track & traveller? (2) Mohawk at 5:26pm 03.09.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2185 Well, am back with news of repairs/replacement of virtually the whole of my 1960 Challenger cockpit
I just read that Niels Helleberg passed away jayz at 9:06am 02.27.14 Alden General Chat 3/2005 This is truly a loss. He was a great man to work with. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/ ...
recent outage david at 1:15pm 02.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/2090 You may have recently seen an error message when coming to this site. The hosting company recently u
Please help david at 9:41am 02.05.14 Alden General Chat 3/1944 Hello everyone. This forum seems to have been a success and helpful to many. I'm happy to continue s
Alden Caravelle for sale Europe Iain McAllister at 7:32am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1685 See my new post at the Alden Fiberglass Boats list. (This post is simply about spreading the word a
Elusive ALDEN MISTRALS Iain McAllister at 6:38am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/3047
Elusive ALDEN ZEPHYRS Iain McAllister at 6:24am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 32/11673
Elusive ALDEN CHALLENGERS Iain McAllister at 5:38am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/3061
Elusive ALDEN CARAVELLES Iain McAllister at 4:07am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1691
Challenger counter Deck Box Mohawk at 5:30pm 11.19.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1864 Hi all I'm keen to look into the possibility of getting a right sized deck box build at the same ti
New member in UK - Challenger owner (almost!) Mohawk at 4:17pm 11.12.13 Alden General Chat 5/3730 Hi all David encouraged me to introduce myself so I'll do my best! I retired at end of August this
Alden Project Sailboat wtlnsteve at 9:59am 10.19.13 Alden General Chat 0/1806 I'm looking for a project boat in any condition preferably in GA, SC or North Carolina but will cons
Home built malabar schooner jayz at 9:32pm 09.17.13 Alden General Chat 5/4572 this is pretty cool and worth a look. http://biggeekdad.com/2011/06/handmade-sailboat
Abaco Design n�143 Abaco at 2:37pm 09.17.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/3362 Hello everybody, We have recently bought an John Alden schooner called Abaco, the design number 143.
Alden Facebook page 1965mistral at 9:22am 09.16.13 Alden General Chat 0/2326 https://www.facebook.com/aldenyachts
Alden Caravelle "Wind Song" Available cburrage at 2:28pm 09.06.13 Alden General Chat 0/2268 Friends, We have made the difficult decision to put our beloved Wind Song up for sale. You can fi
Not much wind on the Sheepscot (1) Jon Smith at 2:22pm 08.28.13 Alden General Chat 2/2031
Challenger CB Lifting Bar Replacement Peter Coburn at 4:11am 08.05.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/2434 Having experienced three jams of the lifting bar in the CB pipe over 16 years due to CB ground touch

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Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 1:19pm 06.22.24 yesterday was the first test of the repaired pump. I ran the motor for several hours and was surpri
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 12:51pm 06.22.24 I have used AquaMaps and like it. It is affordable and as easy to use as any other. Over the past ye
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 Rick D at 12:21pm 06.22.24 You sure got a bunch of mixed and unhelpful replies to your post on FB. The only thing I'd add is to
Invest 92L capta at 12:04pm 06.22.24 We had some pretty violent unforecasted weather pass through Charleston one day when I lived there.
Could use some help! capta at 11:55am 06.22.24 IMO if the sheaves are frozen you should still be able to move the halyard, it will just be much mor
Head treatment rgranger at 11:21am 06.22.24 Please explain with links. This could be interesting. I can think of a few possibilites, but I'd li
260 trailer question rgranger at 11:19am 06.22.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 10:56am 06.22.24 Forgot ? Huh ? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast half the time. Oh, that's right, H
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 06.22.24 Maybe you forgot. Forgot ? Huh ? I can't even remember what I had for breakfast half the time.
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 10:19am 06.22.24 Follow all details as reported above. I had to chime in here as I noticed you've changed your avit
Invest 92L JamesG161 at 9:59am 06.22.24 More Invest 92L Rain heading toward South Carolina Get out your umbrellas @Kermit , @smokey73 ,
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues morbidfollower at 9:52am 06.22.24 They are pretty sweet, just haven't been able to get over the cost. Nice setup
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 06.22.24 Follow all details as reported above. I had to chime in here as I noticed you've changed your avi
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 9:06am 06.22.24 The panel is option B.
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood PaulK at 8:36am 06.22.24 You are having problems with English boat vocabulary. A through-hull fitting is a seacock that allow
Could use some help! jssailem at 8:36am 06.22.24 Welcome @tomthrasher to the Sailboat Owners Forums. Congratulations on your new adventures in sailin
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? (1) kloudie1 at 8:17am 06.22.24 Check the ground wire connections.. in the main harness.. especially where the grounds connect to th
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Davidasailor26 at 7:52am 06.22.24 A digital multimeter is indispensable.
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Davidasailor26 at 7:51am 06.22.24 Must be a false bilge. If those were traditional garboard holes with the boat in the water things wo
Downsizing to a 260 JoeWhite at 7:48am 06.22.24 If you are getting a trailerable sailboat, you must lower and raise the mast. If you can do that, yo

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