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Caravelle - Serena for Sale in Maine SKraft at 7:34am 08.24.15 Alden General Chat 0/595 I just saw that Serena is for sale. She is listed through Lyman Morse www.lymanmorse.com. Annie La
Caravelle -Franctional Rig TaborKP! at 10:04am 08.09.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1116 Jayz, Looking through some old posts realized you have replaced your mast with a fractional rig.
Windlass / Bow Roller Arrangement on Caravelle TaborKP! at 3:52pm 08.08.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1121 In the next 2 years or so, I am looking to install a windlass on Wind Song, thinking a Muir with a v
Alden Caravelle Serena back on the market TaborKP! at 8:51pm 08.04.15 Alden General Chat 1/562 Here she is, was last on the market in 2010 as I recall, and was not sold. I approached the owner ab
Cythera underway -2 clips on vimeo TaborKP! at 2:53pm 07.30.15 Alden General Chat 4/1462 I had been trying to purchase a Caravelle for a few years, but was on the fence a bit, never having
Caravelle - Helm TaborKP! at 5:03pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1448 Hello All, On Wind Song I am looking at putting an original helm on, it is currently a small wooden
Caravelle - Engine Exhaust Overboard TaborKP! at 4:53pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/1768 Hello All, On Wind Song, the engine and a small electric bilge pump overboard have been put right t
Caravelle -winches, spin poll, boom TaborKP! at 4:43pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1114 I am in the process of replacing several original components on Wind Song, Molich winches, roller fu
Caravelle -Chain Plates TaborKP! at 4:37pm 07.23.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1313 Hello All I have seen some posts in relation to chain plates. My intent is to pull them this wint
Alden Mistral TI leaves tomorrow in the Marion to Bermuda!! Tom Young at 9:26am 06.18.15 Alden General Chat 7/3546 Race! He's just contacted me today and is wondering if anyone knows the Mistral actual fuel tankage
WINDSONG - New Owner TaborKP! at 6:19am 05.04.15 Alden General Chat 4/3086 Hello All, I wanted to introduce myself as the soon to be new owner of the Alden Caravelle WINDSONG
Cabin interior work. Tom Young at 4:27am 04.25.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1766 Cold and wet spring weather in Maine is making boat work, tedious. I've taken advantage of it and st
The Alden Mistral TI, is in Yarmouth Maine. Tom Young at 4:39am 04.11.15 Alden General Chat 1/1831 Preparing for the Marion to Bermuda Race. A friend took this photo. I found the owner listed and ent
Rick O'Connell's obit hunkel at 9:10am 04.10.15 Alden General Chat 0/1814 Here is Richard's death notice from the Boston Globe. Whisper is mentioned!! Happy sanding and scra
Sad news: Rick O'Connell passed, such a loss for our communi hunkel at 8:49am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 3/2101 So sad to post that Rick died yesterday, 2 April. As he greatly enjoyed Susan's and his Challenger,
Bounding Home. Just one more week until launch (2) SKraft at 8:48am 04.03.15 Alden General Chat 7/1892
Hatches,... Tom Young at 9:39am 03.27.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1399 Original to the boat, I wooded the hatches, re-varnished and install new Lexan(3/8" polycarbonate sh
Wooden spreaders. Tom Young at 1:04pm 03.22.15 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1454 Anyone have these bronze hoops on the ends of their spreaders? I'm restoring my spreaders and wonder
Anyone need a westerbeke 4-107 jayz at 5:39pm 02.24.15 Alden General Chat 1/1256 I am pulling my running (but leaky) 4-107 out tomorrow. I also have a very clean spare. The one co
Life on the Coast 2015, a free app, is up! Tom Young at 3:44am 02.23.15 Alden General Chat 0/1443 I write for USHarbors.com and have a couple of articles in this issue, one on cruising Acadia Nation

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What are these screw things called rgranger at 8:19pm 06.28.24 It is a pretty safe bet that the bolts are seized beyond all non-destructive attempts at removal. A
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:55pm 06.28.24
Mobile navigation app SoSound at 7:51pm 06.28.24
Mobile navigation app (4) SoSound at 7:49pm 06.28.24 Speaking of glitches... after following this thread, I decided to visit the App Store and downloade
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:45pm 06.28.24 I would definitely call that a glitch! If it happened enough for you to call it 'occasional', I'd
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Ward H at 7:36pm 06.28.24 Get an electrician's fish tape that is longer than your mast. You won't need that length for the bo
Mobile navigation app SoSound at 7:09pm 06.28.24 My only complaint with Navionics (and it could be my problem) is the occasional freezing up on my
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:50pm 06.28.24 Titanium for the Win !! There is no magic bullet. Titanium has benefits and limitations, just l
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 6:39pm 06.28.24 Hi Kupe. If the fridge runs but no cooling, it may need a re-charge. If it were my boat I would cal
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Terry Cox at 6:33pm 06.28.24 Hi Kupe. If the fridge runs but no cooling, it may need a re-charge. If it were my boat I would call
What are these screw things called dlochner at 6:19pm 06.28.24 Do your engineering then. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_stress Stress versus Shearing force
Ablative bottom paint help (1) thinwater at 5:54pm 06.28.24 Were there actually solid clumps in the paint before you started? A bad batch or one that froze, tho
What are these screw things called thinwater at 5:38pm 06.28.24 Now you have me wondering about the aluminum backing plates that most Hunter boats have embedded in
What are these screw things called rgranger at 5:25pm 06.28.24 Now you have me wondering about the aluminum backing plates that most Hunter boats have embedded in
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. jssailem at 5:12pm 06.28.24 Tim, furler systems come in several price ranges and structures. You will need to decide what your
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jssailem at 5:03pm 06.28.24 It is slab reefing already. It's actually two lines joined by a balance block inside the boom....
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap (1) jssailem at 4:54pm 06.28.24 Often pictures help AC Tap. is a signal pulse circuit that provides a data source for your Tachometo
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap kappykaplan at 4:40pm 06.28.24 So, it seems that I should be able to simply leave the AC tap wire off of the new alternator and ge
Leaking helm cover kappykaplan at 4:37pm 06.28.24 Any photos of what you're asking about?
Invest 95L (2) jssailem at 4:34pm 06.28.24 Wayne, If your reunion is in Texas around 5 July, you should be ok no matter which model you follow.

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