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I met my first ZEPHYR in Lake Tashmoo. (1) Tom Young at 1:58pm 08.23.07 Alden General Chat 2/1831 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 2/1075 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 1/1218
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 3/1073 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 7/3175 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 5/1619 In the shared details department, I include a description of a LeComte North East 38 fireplace stack
Challenger forepeaks, are they all like this? Tom Young at 3:20am 06.05.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/957 A nice big space up there due to the long overhang and spoon bow. Having a bow watertank under the f
After 5 or 6 years, I'm rolling and tipping my topsides Tom Young at 2:49pm 06.03.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1477 again. Overall, I am pleased with the first coating. I used Easypoxy, a one part urethane. Our boat
Blackbird? southport at 3:43am 06.02.07 Alden General Chat 1/913 Cindy ' I were running our crew boat back from Baltimore and were in Stamford for fuel, sleep. I was
Potential Mistral Problems rkg19 at 5:32pm 05.27.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/2610 Does anyone know if the Mistrals suffer from the same endemic problems that the Challengers have?
949O "Fleana's" 18000 Miles Atlantic Circuit Iain McAllister at 2:55pm 05.23.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1444 Congratulations to Dan Cassidy, his crew and 949O "Fleana" on the completion of their 18000 mile Atl

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Mast bag? stickinthemud57 at 9:47am 05.23.24 No experience with the bag you speak of, but if you do much single-handing then I recommend leading
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 9:31am 05.23.24 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress how does the SeaEra flush. I have 14 ft. of waste hose to the tank. Do
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:12am 05.23.24 You may be able to mount your existing standard sized bowl on a new pump. I replaced the marine bow
Electric Head conversion dlochner at 9:11am 05.23.24 Might Scott be Defender.CA's first customer? Maybe a little PR deal for future consideration.
Electric Head conversion Hello Below at 9:06am 05.23.24 So, Defender is now shipping from Canada. Makes sense because it is owned by a Canadian company. Wa
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 9:00am 05.23.24 So, Defender is now shipping from Canada. Makes sense because it is owned by a Canadian company. Wa
Electric Head conversion dlochner at 9:00am 05.23.24 Defender.CA can be accessed from Defender.com, just click on the US flag in the upper right hand cor
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:55am 05.23.24 I'd forgotten that Defender was bought by Canadians a year or so ago...can't remember whether it's a
Electric Head conversion dlochner at 8:55am 05.23.24 You may be able to mount your existing standard sized bowl on a new pump. I replaced the marine bowl
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Johann at 8:55am 05.23.24 This is evidently discussing handheld flares (evidenced by the pic). My vision throughout this disc
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 8:55am 05.23.24 So, Defender is now shipping from Canada. Makes sense because it is owned by a Canadian company. Wa
Electric Head conversion dlochner at 8:51am 05.23.24 So, Defender is now shipping from Canada. Makes sense because it is owned by a Canadian company. Wat
Outdated Flares of All Types..... jssailem at 8:47am 05.23.24 Batteries, especially "Alkalines," will leak and corrode electrical components. The only strategy I
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Hello Below at 8:46am 05.23.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration dat
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Mark Maulden at 8:12am 05.23.24
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 8:08am 05.23.24 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress looks like I'll go with the Raritan afterall. :cool: Why would the ho
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 8:00am 05.23.24 Actually, just noticed I got the same email. I bought the Raritan hose from them couple years back
Electric Head conversion Hello Below at 7:56am 05.23.24 Oh wow, did they open a warehouse up here or how are they handling I received an email this mornin
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 7:54am 05.23.24 Just in time for you Scott Try this Canadian website $910.50 Canadian dollars free shipping. Rarita
Electric Head conversion Hello Below at 7:39am 05.23.24 The Sea Era listed at one of the CDN suppliers is marine size bowl at $ 1,285.00 plus shipping. We

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