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The Proper Yacht Quetzalsailor at 6:04am 03.06.06 Alden General Chat 0/1584 I've finally bought nice copies of both editions of 'The Proper Yacht' by Arthur Beiser. The first
Gunkholing in Maine Tom Young at 3:35am 03.06.06 Alden General Chat 0/1649 In Penobscot Bay just off the Fox Island Thoroughfare, Perrys Creek is a popular anchorage for boats
Exhaust Systems Bill Merrick at 9:22pm 02.25.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1285 Hi, My name is Bill Merrick. I have an Alden Mistral, Serial number 981-A which was built in 196
The Alden Challenger, where does it fit in? Tom Young at 4:47am 02.19.06 Alden General Chat 2/1983 And other boats of this vintage, the early transition from wood to fiberglass, are we simply in the
New permissions to stop message board spammers david at 5:33pm 02.18.06 Alden General Chat 1/1327 I had to modify the permissions of the message board. You now must be logged in to start a new topi
Found another west coast challenger... david at 10:25am 02.13.06 Alden General Chat 0/1411 I heard about another local Challenger lately and went to check it out. It is "Fridolf" and is loca
rig dimensions mitchski at 9:31pm 01.13.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1538 I just bought "Blackstar" ' hope to begin its restoration early this spring. I was wondering if yo
Help Looking to Buy How do they handle? Anonymous at 5:08pm 01.08.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1303 I was wondering the boats were in a seaway? I am looking at a boat and wondering at things I should
Fall sailing in Maine was wonderful this year. Tom Young at 4:50am 01.02.06 Alden General Chat 0/1510 Christmas has become more of a family heirloom these days as she sails even a family with teenagers,
Bulkheads Whit at 5:35pm 01.01.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1463 On my boat, the aft bulkheads that seperate the cabin from the cockpit lockers are offset. I was won
Project Challenger For Sale (BlackStar) Again rtyszka at 6:36am 12.29.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2768 Well, I am making a hard decision and will sell BlackStar ASAP. I really don't want to, but the IT
upgrade to forum software david at 5:19pm 12.24.05 Alden General Chat 3/1723 I upgraded the underlying forum software today. Let me know if you notice anything strange or unusu
Stoves Jimmy Small at 10:17am 11.27.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1213 What type and size stoves or ovens are folks using in their Challengers?
Update on Cockpit and help ID Pedstal Mfg rtyszka at 2:27pm 11.20.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1476 Update on cockpit build. I have not had much time for working on this, but got some good headway.
An unhandy Challenger Anonymous at 2:16pm 11.14.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1421 http://falmouth.boatshed.com/viewboat.php?boat=12226 Another lovely Challenger, interior by Le Co
wet hull? david at 8:14pm 11.13.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/5049 I drilled a hole in the keel near the rudder and some black water dripped out. Other holes had no w
Challenger For Sale Whit at 6:40pm 10.22.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1425 This looks like it may be a good deal. I wish I'd seen her before I started my project. http://www.
cockpit rebuild progress rtyszka at 11:48am 09.11.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1473 Hope you all have been busy sailing away this summer. I have been working part time on the cockpit
Some parts available rtyszka at 4:23pm 08.29.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1278 I found a main mast and boom (Alum) for my Challenger. I have the wooden boom and spreaders availab
An unusual Challenger in Maine. Tom Young at 12:22pm 08.28.05 Alden General Chat 0/1504 I didn't have my camera but spotted a different Challenger in Northeast Harbor Maine. I almost misto

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Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design morbidfollower at 12:09pm 05.10.24 I added lewmar 16st winches on my 88. Put them basically where the 6's were (they were actually not
O'day 23-2 Topping lift Timm R Oday25 at 11:51am 05.10.24 Good afternoon. We also have an Oday 25 . We installed a boom kicker brand rigid vang and that alllo
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 11:31am 05.10.24 Acetone should work, too.
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 11:26am 05.10.24 Maybe Acetone? That I got by the quart,
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. kappykaplan at 11:23am 05.10.24 Nail polish remover or WD-40 should do the trick.
Major Sun Storm Alert ! jssailem at 11:16am 05.10.24 It has the NOAA folks anxious
Major Sun Storm Alert ! ggrizzard at 11:08am 05.10.24 So James, what you're telling us is that we should all bend over and kiss our collective arses good
Connecting bilge areas LloydB at 10:13am 05.10.24 Seems to me that you should verify the easiest weep hole to test with a half quart of water and go f
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? cymeyer at 10:11am 05.10.24 I have a 2023 Oceanis 34.1. Due to the location of the shrouds, I am extremely limited in how far
Window unit AC install cymeyer at 10:08am 05.10.24
IS your GPS, AIS, Home Power Grid acting funny? JamesG161 at 9:05am 05.10.24 For continuing updates look here... Major Sun Storm Alert Jim...
Stove Cover (1) william24424 at 8:54am 05.10.24 Thin water, you are making too much common sense, less is indeed more. Here is where I have left the
Shroud adjusters - Newport 17 jssailem at 8:37am 05.10.24 First... Welcome to SBO. Annd congrats on your new boat. I have used a variety of adjustable tensi
Rudder crack jssailem at 8:12am 05.10.24 Accidents happen. The challenge is to do a thorough inspection and not try to slap a little fibergla
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:50am 05.10.24 Sent you a private message Crazy Dave
Stove Cover thinwater at 7:45am 05.10.24 When is an upgrade not actually an upgrade? Sometimes we just want to "do something for the boat."
Dropping rudder on 11.0A jssailem at 7:42am 05.10.24 There is a fluid dynamic reason the part you chipped off was placed there. Rudders can produce drag
Window unit AC install Ward H at 5:44am 05.10.24 I installed a 10k btu Webasto FCF unit in my C30. Put it in a hanging closet with minimal need for d
Dropping rudder on 11.0A mbefus at 5:24am 05.10.24
trailer my boat to florida Captain Larry-DH at 4:31am 05.10.24 my prized little BMW Z3M in Imola Red Sweet!

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