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Well true to form southport at 3:06pm 07.25.07 Alden General Chat 2/1078 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 1/1220
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 3/1076 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 7/3187 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 0/2882 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 4/1350 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
Challenger forepeaks, are they all like this? Tom Young at 3:20am 06.05.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/962 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 0/1480 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 1/915 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 6/2621 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 1/1447 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 3/1035 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 6/1582 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 17/8893 We are almost at the point of rebedding new lexan windows/ports in the cabin trunk. We had what a
Hull speed Dave Richardson at 6:21pm 04.16.07 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1016 Anyone know the theoretical hull speed of the Challenger?

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I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! stickinthemud57 at 7:55pm 05.25.24 You are in good hands here, and I salute you for your energy and enthusiasm. For me, part of the joy
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (5) Coloradonosea at 7:40pm 05.25.24 225024225025
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (2) Coloradonosea at 7:34pm 05.25.24 Here are some photos of the separation between the transom and the deck:
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (4) Coloradonosea at 7:31pm 05.25.24 225018
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! SoSound at 7:29pm 05.25.24 ...Watch the temps on that Sterling charger. It looks a little suffocated. It's definitely suff
Hunter 40.5 artboas at 7:26pm 05.25.24 Ok, this is an interesting question Hunter did, in fact, put a drain hose in the freezer compartmen
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Johann at 7:01pm 05.25.24
2024 Hurricane Forecasts Don S/V ILLusion at 6:47pm 05.25.24 I have an old 1 iron from when that was still a popular golf club. Ever since I put it in the boat,
Shallow draft keel H37C petehansell at 6:33pm 05.25.24 Oh yes, if there earlier threads discussing this topic, please feel free to direct me to such. Pete
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? jssailem at 6:29pm 05.25.24 Inquire with a sail loft. They will be pleased to give you an estimate.
2024 Hurricane Forecasts (1) jssailem at 6:27pm 05.25.24 This is an interesting image. lar ice on the land portion of the polar cap melts, I imagine any wher
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? JoeWhite at 5:17pm 05.25.24 Local loft, 110% high cut $3000.00
Raw water vented loop question (1) smokey73 at 5:16pm 05.25.24 Well, I know what the source of the leak was. It looks like it is an old crack. Now I have to get
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy danooxnard at 5:12pm 05.25.24 I am with dlochner. Wadded up paper towel and the epoxy. I have used this several times and it has n
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! BAD ORCA at 5:09pm 05.25.24 Nice clean installation. Watch the temps on that Sterling charger. It looks a little suffocated.
Prop Shaft runout RitSim at 4:58pm 05.25.24 I had a C30 that was on sea trial before a sale. Had some vibration at 3000 rpm. Didn't think too
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Thermostat Tally Ho at 4:08pm 05.25.24 That sounds positively death defying :yikes: . Standing on my swim platform, auto-pilot driving th
2024 Hurricane Forecasts Tally Ho at 4:00pm 05.25.24 I used to love Mr Wizard.. GvPw4waYmik If the Ice you worry about is sitting in water, what are you

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