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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 7/3545 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 4/3080 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 1/1763 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 1/1830 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 0/1813 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 3/2100 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 2/1389 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 1/1450 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 0/1442 I write for USHarbors.com and have a couple of articles in this issue, one on cruising Acadia Nation
New Owner of John Alden 959G Orca (2) Orca959G at 4:06pm 02.05.15 Alden General Chat 1/1636 Very happy to say we are the proud owners of a John Alden Zephyr, 959G.The Orca will be calling home
2014 favorite photos. Post here; Tom Young at 1:33pm 01.05.15 Alden General Chat 2/1510 It was a good season. With a new loose footed full battened main, we sailed a lot! Especially light
Our generation Iain McAllister at 1:09pm 01.04.15 Alden General Chat 0/1375 Interesting Sail magazine article by Dan Spurr on our generation of moderate displacement, "classic
New to the Forum, looking for a Challenger Greg Bover at 10:31am 11.10.14 Alden General Chat 4/2370 Having chartered ARIA out of Rockland, ME last summer I am on the lookout for a Challenger or a simi
Don't forget to buy your 2015 Cruising World Calendar. Tom Young at 5:38am 11.05.14 Alden General Chat 3/1627 We(our boats) are famous! https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15714446601_b5afd6c1a1_b.jpg
Challenger for sale, Santa Cruz, CA Iain McAllister at 2:28pm 09.25.14 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/2084 Alden Challenger 949Q, the LeComte finished yawl FRIDOLF priced to sell at Santa Cruz, CA.
alden in italy stefano at 12:23pm 05.19.14 Alden General Chat 0/1708 the boat is an Alden Challenger class. design number 0949. Alden identification number 2130085C. I'm
alden 38 stefano at 4:35pm 05.18.14 Alden General Chat 11/6403 Greetings all! now I'm part of your family. I'm the only lucky owner of an Alden 38 in Italy. The bo

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Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open t
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 06.26.24 It has been 2018 last time I worked on a 260 wheel steering so a few photos would help me out. In
DC breaker/switch panel questions Ward H at 6:34am 06.26.24 I'd separate your breakers into your use of the boat as we normally use them as on/off switches. Cab
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:27am 06.26.24 I'm a big fan of bedit but with the screw turning 4200 or 4000 might be a better choice
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 6:20am 06.26.24 Here the color of your sparkplugs is your friend . Install new ones . Run for 10 minutes at full th
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 5:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open th
Mobile navigation app TomY at 4:05am 06.26.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing east coaster at 3:45am 06.26.24 Have a 2002 310, same engine and alternator. The voltmeter on the engine panel under reads by as muc
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing NYSail at 2:36am 06.26.24
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. morbidfollower at 10:08pm 06.25.24 another option would be a small boat harken furler. You can't reef the jib but you can open fully an
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments rgranger at 7:49pm 06.25.24 Why food coloring and not koolaid? koolaid is sticky
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:42pm 06.25.24 @TomY - Both programs do most of the same things, just differently. For example, the way they displa
DC breaker/switch panel questions dlochner at 7:21pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing dlochner at 7:09pm 06.25.24 Maybe tomorrow I will drop anchor at my local Harbor Freight Tools and get a voltmeter. An accura
Best Place to post " boat for sale" RitSim at 6:28pm 06.25.24 I have used Sailboastlistings.com. More importantly I used the sale of my last boat as a learning ex
No more vroom vroom? Timm R Oday25 at 6:25pm 06.25.24 Here the color of your sparkplugs is your friend . Install new ones . Run for 10 minutes at full thr
Dodger Clear Vinyl Window Thickness Rich Stidger at 4:14pm 06.25.24 I don't recall the brand of window material, but I purchased it from Sailrite. I don't think it was
Dodger Clear Vinyl Window Thickness Terry Cox at 4:03pm 06.25.24 What thickness do you recommend for Strataglass or similar clear vinyl for a dodger? Our last plas
DC breaker/switch panel questions kappykaplan at 3:52pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 3:24pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I t

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