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Don't forget to buy your 2015 Cruising World Calendar. Tom Young at 5:38am 11.05.14 Alden General Chat 3/1627 We(our boats) are famous! https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15714446601_b5afd6c1a1_b.jpg
Challenger for sale, Santa Cruz, CA Iain McAllister at 2:28pm 09.25.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/2076 Alden Challenger 949Q, the LeComte finished yawl FRIDOLF priced to sell at Santa Cruz, CA.
alden in italy stefano at 12:23pm 05.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/1707 the boat is an Alden Challenger class. design number 0949. Alden identification number 2130085C. I'm
alden 38 stefano at 4:35pm 05.18.14 Alden General Chat 11/6388 Greetings all! now I'm part of your family. I'm the only lucky owner of an Alden 38 in Italy. The bo
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 4/2186 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 0/1686 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 6/3048
Elusive ALDEN ZEPHYRS Iain McAllister at 6:24am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 32/11696
Elusive ALDEN CHALLENGERS Iain McAllister at 5:38am 12.15.13 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/3064
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 0/1866 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 0/1807 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 5/4573 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 1/3363 Hello everybody, We have recently bought an John Alden schooner called Abaco, the design number 143.

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Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Stu Jackson at 10:35am 06.23.24 so the sail will finish in a neat pile on the foredeck. Joe's right. Another trick is to sail on
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Joe at 10:26am 06.23.24 Rigging an inexpensive "jib downhaul" will solve most of the issues that make one thinks they need r
mast attach points dlochner at 10:17am 06.23.24 The holes are for reefing. The lower sail slugs do not attach to the sail, rather a thin strong line
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:10am 06.23.24 37038-2012 is the part # for a jabsco toilet 12v solenoid valve with vented loop. However, replacing
mast attach points (1) Fly4rfun at 9:50am 06.23.24 OK back, here is a photo
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues jssailem at 9:11am 06.23.24 Trace wires... The common suspect is connections. They are exposed and often the site of corrosion.
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. morbidfollower at 8:30am 06.23.24 There's nothing "wrong" with having a hank-on jib or genoa. People have been using them for a (rea
Head treatment Calif. Ted at 8:19am 06.23.24 I've been using Odorlos (liquid) for a couple decades now, there is no "head" odor on my boat. If th
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. ShawnL at 8:04am 06.23.24 There's nothing "wrong" with having a hank-on jib or genoa. People have been using them for a (real
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. shemandr at 6:46am 06.23.24 Here's a directory. Warning: This is not a secure site. http://www.allaboutsalvage.com/marine/cali
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. shemandr at 6:39am 06.23.24 There are marine salvage yards. But I don't know of any outside of Florida and the NE. Maybe a loc
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 6:04am 06.23.24 Many thanks to you both for checking in. Very useful thinking from both of you and much appreciate
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. justsomeguy at 5:40am 06.23.24 relatively inexpensive good new components. Check out CDI roller furlers.
Thermostat (1) UpperPintle at 5:35am 06.23.24 Did you resolve your engine thermostat question? I also have a M5444 and the manual specs running t
Head treatment thinwater at 5:22am 06.23.24
Downsizing to a 260 dlochner at 4:30am 06.23.24 This is where a Stack pack is worth every penny. We struggled with flaking our new heavy stiff mains
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 4:14am 06.23.24 Yes, I found my issue but the toilet still does not work. I covered the air intakes on the solenoid
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Davidasailor26 at 3:51am 06.23.24 How is the sheave attached to the bracket? My Lewmar pedestal has the sheaves riding on a pin, held
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 3:43am 06.23.24 My iPad has several apps. Aqua maps is one. Coastal Explorer, which I used on a PC and PC Laptop no
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Hayden Watson at 1:54am 06.23.24 I have found that my M25XP is very sensitive to any loss of coolant. I installed a coolant overflow

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