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Who Drew the Challenger Lines bartc3 at 11:12am 05.09.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/2368 The lines drawing for the Challenger was done by RMW but Niels Helleberg does not know who that is.
Posting on behalf of new user John Fowler david at 5:08am 04.28.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/2572 Greetings everyone, I'm posting this on behalf of our new user, John Fowler. John informs me that he
Fuel Tank Level gauge or sender Philip Dann at 10:17am 04.05.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/2108 Has Anybody replaced the mechanical fuel level gauge fitted in the starboard tank top,if so with wha
Cockpit coaming to cabin joint repair. (2) Tom Young at 1:55pm 03.07.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 9/10691 I've been putting this off. Now that I plan to build a new joint at the cabin to deck, I have to add
In market for 1961 blocks and Winch handles stevens at 10:32am 03.05.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/2352 I am installing foot blocks on my Zephyr because of the upward strain created by the main winch on m
The trunk cabin to deck joint. (1) Tom Young at 1:33pm 02.10.12 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/6959 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 3/3337 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 3/3087 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 3/3737 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 2/3822 Hope everyone is faring alright?
TARNA is for sale. Tom Young at 4:29am 08.19.11 Alden General Chat 9/6626 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

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Auto Pilot fixable? higgs at 8:11pm 06.14.24 Batteries "about" 5 years old. Could they be 6 or 7 years old? The AP works well for twenty minute
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 8:09pm 06.14.24 The amount of misinformation and false disparagement I've read over the years is staggering. Much o
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 06.14.24 Ill also open the inspection port (Or try), more afraid if the port breaks off) Maybe hold off on
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? higgs at 7:50pm 06.14.24 Your post intrigued so I did some research. Found this info: https://www.google.com/search?q=hullma
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Stu Jackson at 7:42pm 06.14.24 Without the stripper arm you need to tail and remove the line as it is winched in. John, Not in my
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? Stu Jackson at 7:37pm 06.14.24 Not unusual at all. Two lowers and an upper. The ubiquitous Catalina 22 is like that, I had one, g
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Stu Jackson at 7:32pm 06.14.24 Anyway. I normally agree with Stu as well; I just see this differently. If we're talking to our com
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive dizo514 at 6:22pm 06.14.24 It should be. I think there were a handful of screws and sealant. I had mine replaced along with the
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Michael Davis at 6:14pm 06.14.24 Wow, 60 feet (20 meters). That is insane. The data developed over the past 15 years of surveying th
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit jssailem at 5:59pm 06.14.24 Wow, 60 feet (20 meters). That is insane. The data developed over the past 15 years of surveying the
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? jssailem at 5:54pm 06.14.24 Thanks for the update. I would not worry about the needle holes. They will disappear as the webbing
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 5:49pm 06.14.24 As @Joe explains, winchers at best are tailing assistants. Without the stripper arm you need to tail
Halyard line Tally Ho at 5:40pm 06.14.24 Price, value. I have never used Sta-Set. Greg
Cleaning Anchor danooxnard at 5:36pm 06.14.24 That is a cool device. Much easier than installing a pump! Dano
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle danooxnard at 5:34pm 06.14.24 Rebuilding is not hard. The cost of a rebuild kit is about 1/3 the cost of a new head. $80 to $90
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches danooxnard at 5:28pm 06.14.24 I agree a waste of $100. I have a set for my Cat22. I took them off after trying them on a couple of
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? kappykaplan at 4:43pm 06.14.24 @SV Maverick thanks for updating your post. :plus:Indeed! :beer:
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Hello Below at 4:33pm 06.14.24 @SV Maverick thanks for updating your post.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 4:31pm 06.14.24 Don't waste your money if you expect them to be "self tailing". why? Because there's no stripper a
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? SV Maverick at 4:23pm 06.14.24 Was able to try in a test slide today and it fit ok. Not an original replacement but it should work.

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