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Holding tank vent southport at 12:52pm 12.05.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1149 Where does everyone's vent go from their holding tank? Advice I have so far leans towards a short ru
Alden Designs Web Site Iain McAllister at 1:06pm 12.02.06 Alden General Chat 1/1139
Last sail, the late October gale. Tom Young at 3:27pm 11.06.06 Alden General Chat 0/1440 I spent 3 days dodging the Halloween gale in Gilkey Harbor off Islesboro in Penobscot Bay. It was a
Bridgedeck David B at 6:53am 11.05.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1382 Since the bridgedeck I am replacing is missing, can someone tell me how your sill at the forward edg
fuel tank construction? terabika at 5:36am 11.05.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 8/1995 I have the floor up on Tia Maria and the fuel tank "lids" are steel plate with maany bolts round t
fuel tank construction? terabika at 5:36am 11.05.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1088 I have the floor up on Tia Maria and the fuel tank "lids" are steel plate with maany bolts round t
Our Challenger CHRISTMAS seemed fast this year. Tom Young at 4:45am 10.22.06 Alden General Chat 0/1434 We must be getting the hang of it. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeofej4/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilder
The season is winding down on the coast of Maine. Tom Young at 4:22am 10.22.06 Alden General Chat 0/1396 October has been a delight as usual. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeofej4/sitebuildercontent/sitebuild
looking for challenger mackaym at 4:25am 10.21.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1075 I am interested in purchasing a Challenger. I have time to work on some restoration work and repairs
test david at 4:04pm 10.12.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1310 test
Scheduled downtime david at 10:33am 10.03.06 Alden General Chat 5/1852 Hello all, I'm moving this weekend and will be shutting down my internet connection and starting
Main bulkhead David B at 6:31pm 09.29.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1056 Don't know if I should make a new main bulkhead from Mahogany stock or from marine ply. Seems the p
I've nearly conquered my cabin leaks. Tom Young at 1:33pm 09.03.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1439 I've aquired alot of new knowledge and tools from my local wooden boat yard. They deal with this stu
Reinforcing bow southport at 8:32am 09.03.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1842 Just got a set of plans from Alden and they include a revision for reinforcing the bow between the f
What's this? Whit at 6:53pm 09.01.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1439 http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/ ... 74787'url=
Things are a little quiet here. Tom Young at 5:27am 08.19.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1386 I think we better start thinking about how to release poor David from this board. Having sold his Ch
Alarm David B at 5:07pm 06.30.06 Alden General Chat 2/1424 Just a note: Alarm made it safely back across the states yesterday, arriving in New Jersey. Looking
Shared heritage Quetzalsailor at 7:25am 06.26.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1520 I recently purchased a 1962 advertisement with LeComte-built Challengers and LeComte's Tripp-designe
Seguin Race southport at 4:37am 06.25.06 Alden General Chat 0/1545 Would like to invite all to the Southport Yacht Club Seguin Race. It's a lot of fun for both the ser
Has anyone seen a challenger for sale i14skiff at 12:01am 06.13.06 Alden General Chat 3/1733 just looking for a challenger yacht in various condition would look at anything. I'll check this for

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Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? jdrutten at 6:24am 05.14.24 Here is an option for you. I wouid suggest using brass or stainless inserts. 1 wouid suggest 10-24,
Hot water tank colin59 at 6:15am 05.14.24 Thanks Neall, Great pics. The tank looks great. Our thru hull is the opposite side from the tank so
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 05.14.24 Avoid sanding if possible. It will affect the finish and make it harder to keep clean
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 05.14.24 To add to the above, Wi-Fi calling works great over Starlink. We kept our phones in airplane mode a
Oday 192 outboard bracket dlochner at 3:58am 05.14.24 Steer with the tiller it is considerably easier than reaching across the transom to the motor's till
Oday 192 outboard bracket (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:06pm 05.13.24 I would not worry about the tip of the outboard dragging while sailing, it is not slowing you down a
Hot water tank (3) NealI at 9:04pm 05.13.24 Hello Colin, I own a 2000 Hunter 310 and had the exact Water Heater issue you are having on your H29
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 8:23pm 05.13.24
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 8:22pm 05.13.24 I have solar vents on the cabin top and my Leaf blower fit snug in the opening. I did not seal any
Insurance Windpilot at 8:03pm 05.13.24 For liability only you won't need a survey, but they'll still want to know your boating knowledge an
Winch placement Scott T-Bird at 7:11pm 05.13.24 Everything is a compromise, including the position of the winches. If the set of primaries are set
Insurance Dalliance at 7:00pm 05.13.24 I have mine insured by Chubb. The best advice is to read the policies closely and shop for quality
Northern Light Show - Possible (2) MikeHoncho at 6:55pm 05.13.24 224781
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Captain Larry-DH at 6:36pm 05.13.24 In the last year I sailed from southern New England up to Penobscot Bay Maine, then south throughout
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dlochner at 5:57pm 05.13.24 Things change fast in Elon's world. The Hexagon Maps have been history for a month or so. The latest
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest jssailem at 5:56pm 05.13.24 This link may be helpful regarding Cell Service. https://www.planhub.ca/british-columbia This link
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 4:54pm 05.13.24 Thanks for the hexagon info. I wonder if there's a map we can see of the pattern overlayed on the l
Insurance jssailem at 3:45pm 05.13.24 Upon buying my 40 plus year boat, I contacted my homeowners policy agent and the company issued a bo
Insurance Sailgunner at 3:41pm 05.13.24 Progressive is good. One claim years ago and great service. Guy buying my boat went with State Farm.
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it twalker H260 at 2:32pm 05.13.24 Assuming that is a cdi flex furler - it can also be an issue with the sheave at the top. On severa

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