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Mast & Cabin Top? Whit at 8:27am 10.01.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/1966 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 4/1490 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 4/2595 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 3/1201 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 2/1103 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 2/1834 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 3/1330 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 0/1727 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 1/1015 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 0/1656 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 2/1080 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 1/1224
Muskrat is ready southport at 4:23pm 07.18.07 Alden General Chat 3/1341 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 3/1078 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 7/3189 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 1/968 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 1/1155 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 0/2885 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 4/1351 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 5/1624 In the shared details department, I include a description of a LeComte North East 38 fireplace stack

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LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! jssailem at 7:08am 05.27.24 Sweet set up Dave. :clap:
P42 Engine removal advice jssailem at 7:00am 05.27.24 The engine access is under the stairs. Looks like there is room through the companyion way to raise
Searching for Moody 46 / Moody 47 Joe at 6:58am 05.27.24 Moody, huh? That's a low production, high end vessel.. It is very likely you could benefit by conta
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount (1) jssailem at 6:53am 05.27.24 First my rant... That looks like a real cool daysailor dingy. I'd put a paddle in it and sail it in
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. Joe at 6:42am 05.27.24 I have a beneteau 1990 41S5. I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Is there metal in there? Any
P42 Engine removal advice (1) juznip at 6:38am 05.27.24 Above the engine is another engine (acting as a generator(Yanmar 1GM10). There is a metal frame that
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 6:32am 05.27.24 Thank you @jssailem. I see the impeller size difference on the parts list. I found both options avai
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue dmax at 6:22am 05.27.24 Yeah - it's not the usual Catalina smile which as you say affects the forward part of the keel joint
Swim step lanyard thinwater at 6:21am 05.27.24 I'm guessing the center section has to be lowered by hand to prevent large impact load on the lanya
Swim step lanyard (1) jssailem at 6:15am 05.27.24 Your challenge is with the dyneema line. It does not like to make sharp bends. C.S.Johnson makes a v
Help with seized fresh water pump jssailem at 5:57am 05.27.24 Am I missing something? As always the devil is in the details. Here is a copy of the parts manual.
Help with seized fresh water pump (1) Afraal at 5:34am 05.27.24 I found this one on Amazon and in a few sites for the Kubota D1005. It seems identical to the one fr
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. kappykaplan at 5:24am 05.27.24 I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Why?
Help with seized fresh water pump kappykaplan at 4:40am 05.27.24 On our way back to the dock yesterday, the fresh water pump on my Universal M25xpb seized. It all h
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dlochner at 4:37am 05.27.24 All inland waters in the US use Statue miles which are shorter than NM, 5280 feet vs.6076 feet. To
CENTERBOARD WOES tgzzzz at 4:18am 05.27.24 Lucky you. I wanted a CB in new boat and it was stuck. I had zero luck getting "the mud" out. Finall
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator kappykaplan at 4:02am 05.27.24 Barometric pressure in millibars?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... kappykaplan at 3:50am 05.27.24 Well done, Scott!! :beer:
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator Davidasailor26 at 3:49am 05.27.24
Swim step lanyard Davidasailor26 at 3:42am 05.27.24 You could get a thimble and splice around that. That would at least avoid any chafe from the bolt, t

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