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Iain and the PEGGY BAWN are in Rockport Maine. (1) Tom Young at 3:37am 07.26.07 Alden General Chat 0/1650 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 2/1074 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 7/3174 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 0/1476 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 1/912 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 6/2608 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
Spring, back at it. Tangling with the cockpit. Tom Young at 4:38pm 05.13.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1030 I've been putting this off too long. I was beginning to think I'd just wait to replace the cockpit b
instigating southport at 2:30pm 05.08.07 Alden General Chat 1/876 Any interest in trying to be in the neighborhood of Castine for the classic yacht race August 2nd?
Saved from the trash heap Tia Maria at 7:47am 05.05.07 Alden General Chat 6/1579 Hello, I am once again the owner of Tia Maria, I had her firs some years ago and came accross her
Window trim/beading southport at 9:43am 04.28.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 17/8873 We are almost at the point of rebedding new lexan windows/ports in the cabin trunk. We had what a

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Fabric search (1) Richard19068 at 4:21pm 05.22.24 I think this is close but the dots are white rella.com/sunbrella-upholstery-lure-nautical-44370-001
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 4:05pm 05.22.24 The Sea Era listed at one of the CDN suppliers is marine size bowl at $ 1,285.00 plus shipping. We
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:48pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at
Rigging Don S/V ILLusion at 3:32pm 05.22.24 Turnbuckles?
Universal M18 burning wires ? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:31pm 05.22.24 I noticed the wire in the photo was burned. Any ideas what caused this ? over-current or a short.
How to make my deck look good? Bluebonnet87 at 3:11pm 05.22.24 Thanks David. I feel like I saw resin/fiberglass. I'm going to get a closer photo next time I'm at b
How to make my deck look good? Davidasailor26 at 3:05pm 05.22.24 Can you tell if the gelcoat on the non-skid is dirty or if the gelcoat is actually worn down to the
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:11pm 05.22.24 Defender in the US has the Raritan SeaEra (seawater version)with household size bowl, seat and lid
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 12:37pm 05.22.24 dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings The soft shackle is what I use. Frictionless
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging flightlead404 at 12:20pm 05.22.24 It should. Our boat has swept back spreaders as well, but the main goes out far enough to do the jo
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 12:07pm 05.22.24 I've been thinking about this situation for a while given than I'm single-handing a lot and recentl
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted kappykaplan at 11:53am 05.22.24 Turns out the "stop" was the top edge of my fancy custom.Zarcor doors. Removed the doors and the ha
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted danm1 at 10:55am 05.22.24 OK. For anyone else as incompetent as I am, I got back to the boat today and looked harder for a sto
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? Davidasailor26 at 10:48am 05.22.24 I like the approach the marina proposed for the above waterline chips. Gelcoat goes best over polyes
In mast Halyard Swivel (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 05.22.24 The lower connection, turns or swivels. The upper connection is fixed by halyard tension. them whi
How to make my deck look good? jssailem at 9:33am 05.22.24 Congrats on your "new to me Hunter 26.5". Cleaning up a mature boat is where we all start our advent
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? jssailem at 9:24am 05.22.24 That was a lot of anchor swinging about. I am guessing here. The bow roller might be a bit short bas
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? thinwater at 9:22am 05.22.24 No comment on the repair method. You seem to be on the right path. If this was PO damamge, please d
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 8:57am 05.22.24 OSHA and climbing standards groups banned chest harnesses-alone for climbing more than 60 years ago
In mast Halyard Swivel Crazy Dave Condon at 8:52am 05.22.24

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