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Mast & Cabin Top? Whit at 8:27am 10.01.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/1961 Does your cabin fit snug with the mast? Does anyone use wedges? What does the movement do to the str
Fairclough cover southport at 6:53am 09.13.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1484 Are there any Fairclough covers out there? We're thinking of doing that and it would help Fairclough
Where We Come From... (1) Iain McAllister at 11:25am 09.09.07 Alden General Chat 4/2593 Challenger "Alliance" and "Malabar II", Vineyard Haven, August 2007. Can anyone help me to connect
Scuppers Whit at 4:09am 09.04.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1199 I have been looking at the scuppers. They seem to be intergrated into the ribs that run through the
Cuttyhunk (1) Tom Young at 5:29am 08.25.07 Alden General Chat 2/1098 One of our favorite spots to spend a few days. After a night on a mooring, I saw a boat leave the an
I met my first ZEPHYR in Lake Tashmoo. (1) Tom Young at 1:58pm 08.23.07 Alden General Chat 2/1832 The Elders (sp?) on MOTH. They are beautiful boats. This one is quite nice and the owner does most o
searching for Challenger 38 949 zz lagbolt1254 at 12:41pm 08.13.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1326 I am searching for a specific challenger 38 that was custom built for Jim Bernard. It was a sloop/cu
Greetings from the Head of the Harbor on Nantucket Island. (1) Tom Young at 7:05pm 08.09.07 Alden General Chat 0/1724 We've had a wonderful few weeks of sailing in Southern New England. On the last third of the falling
Challenger ports Quetzalsailor at 11:06am 08.09.07 Alden General Chat 1/1011 Were later Challengers' windows built as Hinckleyesque rectangulars in lieu of the lovely demi-ellip
Iain and the PEGGY BAWN are in Rockport Maine. (1) Tom Young at 3:37am 07.26.07 Alden General Chat 0/1651 I've had the great pleasure to meet and talk to Iain the last few days as he readies the PEGGY BAWN
Well true to form southport at 3:06pm 07.25.07 Alden General Chat 2/1076 the Challenger is not the fastest boat but this past weekend we did win the prettiest boat award at
Carleton Mitchell Iain McAllister at 4:04am 07.19.07 Alden General Chat 1/1219
Muskrat is ready southport at 4:23pm 07.18.07 Alden General Chat 3/1339 Launch tommorrow- we are told we need fuzzy fenders rather than vinyl to protect the awl grip (true?
New site online david at 12:24am 07.15.07 Alden General Chat 3/1074 I've migrated the board to new software. If any issues are noticed, please reply to this topic.
Swithing to chain plates?? Tia Maria at 7:37pm 07.12.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/3179 Any one everthought about switching to chain plates? My little boaxes are pretty wasted so I have to
New site in testing david at 10:06am 06.30.07 Alden General Chat 1/966 Good news everyone, the next version of phpBB (the software that runs this site) is almost ready for
An interesting Challenger photo Tom Young at 2:47am 06.26.07 Alden General Chat 1/1150 taken by a professional friend who was in Maine last week. With a wide angle he caught the fading li
Good to be in the water. Tom Young at 3:36am 06.16.07 Alden General Chat 0/2879 Christmas got a new coat of topsides paint. I put a red cove and boottop on (only one brush needed),
Challenger stemhead, any experiences? Tom Young at 2:46am 06.08.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1345 Iain mentioned in an email doing some work on the stemhead of his Caravelle. My stemhead shows a bit
Johnny Noble Deck Fitting Quetzalsailor at 10:38am 06.05.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/1620 In the shared details department, I include a description of a LeComte North East 38 fireplace stack

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I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (3) Coloradonosea at 4:08pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish. Feel free to send them my photos of what it s
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 05.24.24 The only time I remember removing the cable from the linkage was over the winter in 2020 / 2021. I
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 1:26pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Salty79 at 12:51pm 05.24.24 Haha ok well I couldn't turn down the good deal on the Raritan. May need to do some modifications to
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:25pm 05.24.24 The Jabsco QF has a pump to put water into the bowl and another pump to empty the bowl. That's beca
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... (1) Tally Ho at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is the geometry on the new guard different so that the throttle hits it? As I recall, the old pede
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Richard19068 at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is there no adjustment on the engine end of the cable?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... dmax at 12:13pm 05.24.24 When I replaced the throttle and gear shift levers on my boat with SS ones, the throttle would hit t
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question (1) Salty79 at 12:12pm 05.24.24 Thank you Peggie. My problem with the Raritan will be positioning. Either the discharge pipe will st
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Hello Below at 11:55am 05.24.24 replace it with a Raritan SeaEra, which Defender has with household bowl for $609. Pretty much a s
Electric Head conversion (1) Scott B at 11:48am 05.24.24 Quick question for folks with the Sea Era in question here: can the bowl be rotated 180 so it faces
Mast bag? BrianQ at 11:48am 05.24.24 You don't need to coil the line. You can stuff the tail end in and keep stuffing like you load a li
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 11:47am 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish.
Mast bag? stickinthemud57 at 11:39am 05.24.24 That's exactly the point. If you have to coil the halyard before putting it in the bag, it's' just
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:37am 05.24.24 When I saw the price of that conversion, I recommend you return it and replace it with a Raritan Sea
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 11:34am 05.24.24 Welcome ..Ask away.. We love pictures Apologies I didn't realize I could respond with a direct r*
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate JamesG161 at 11:25am 05.24.24 however does not seem to exist for my vessel. I will not be a physical PLATE !! Just the Certifi
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 11:24am 05.24.24 Well my first concern is water that may have gotten in through the separation at centerboard and dec
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Hayden Watson at 11:22am 05.24.24 Thank you for that information. All of their rudders are made to order so can be costomised. I ha

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