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I've nearly conquered my cabin leaks. Tom Young at 1:33pm 09.03.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1440 I've aquired alot of new knowledge and tools from my local wooden boat yard. They deal with this stu
Reinforcing bow southport at 8:32am 09.03.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/1842 Just got a set of plans from Alden and they include a revision for reinforcing the bow between the f
What's this? Whit at 6:53pm 09.01.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1442 http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/ ... 74787'url=
Things are a little quiet here. Tom Young at 5:27am 08.19.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1390 I think we better start thinking about how to release poor David from this board. Having sold his Ch
Alarm David B at 5:07pm 06.30.06 Alden General Chat 2/1424 Just a note: Alarm made it safely back across the states yesterday, arriving in New Jersey. Looking
Shared heritage Quetzalsailor at 7:25am 06.26.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1524 I recently purchased a 1962 advertisement with LeComte-built Challengers and LeComte's Tripp-designe
Seguin Race southport at 4:37am 06.25.06 Alden General Chat 0/1547 Would like to invite all to the Southport Yacht Club Seguin Race. It's a lot of fun for both the ser
Has anyone seen a challenger for sale i14skiff at 12:01am 06.13.06 Alden General Chat 3/1735 just looking for a challenger yacht in various condition would look at anything. I'll check this for
first sail southport at 5:00am 05.30.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1379 Had 3 days of great sailing this weekend- hard to beleive we all had long underwear, hats and mitten
Bow weakness? marshwatcher at 5:14am 05.16.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1549 Any info available on delamination in bow area? My husband, crew on an Alden Challenger headed fr
Insurance southport at 4:20pm 05.09.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1467 Are Challengers considered Classics by insurance companies?- Nice to think some one considers them s
Varnish or weathered? Whit at 5:48pm 05.07.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1507 With the season approaching, I am looking at my teak and trying to decide varnish or let it go weath
News david at 8:19am 05.05.06 Alden General Chat 4/1820 I recently learned that I will become a father of twins soon. :shock: This has prompted some
Poul Molich 1918-2006 Iain McAllister at 3:35pm 05.01.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/2179 Poul Molich passed away in his 88th year on March 15th. He was the finisher of many Halmatic moulded
Does Maine have the largest number of Challengers? Tom Young at 1:08pm 04.28.06 Alden General Chat 1/1335 I believe I've met the owners of, seen the boats or am aware of 8 Challengers on the coast of Maine.
1962 Alden Challenger Advertisement Jimmy Small at 7:42pm 04.27.06 Alden General Chat 1/1377 From 1962Yachting Magazine. http://img6.picsplace.to/img6/18/Alden_Challenger_advert..jpg Jimm
Chesapeake Challengers? Jimmy Small at 1:22pm 04.25.06 Alden General Chat 1/1369 Are there any Alden challengers in the Chesapeake bay region that anyone is aware of? Jimmy Smal 94
Tarna southport at 3:41pm 04.24.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/1945 well we did it!! We sign a P ' S for the challenger in Freeport ME. Most of the systems done but
Mast Length southport at 1:11pm 04.13.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1212 Does any one know off hand the overall length of the main mast? Trying to figure out various stor
Overhead Whit at 6:24pm 04.10.06 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1556 What do you guys have for overhead of the bunks? I currently have the same fabric head liner as a 62

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DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? AndyL at 10:41am 05.15.24 Thanks for the pictures. It looks great.
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 10:32am 05.15.24 Any update on this? If you were asking me, I haven't done anything since my last post. The two hol
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 9:39am 05.15.24 @Southern Crux As a dealer, I gave the original plans for the Hunter 23.5 to Hunter. Small Mercur
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? (1) sailcapt340 at 5:46am 05.15.24 Perfect help again. I checked out all your recommendations. I downloaded the Tides Near Me app on m
Winch placement thinwater at 5:25am 05.15.24 JSsailem had a good point. You don't need to be behind the wheel. On my last two boats (one tiller
23.5 outboard motor Rick Webb at 4:21am 05.15.24 20" shaft is the minimum 5Hp is likely just OK Most important consideration on brand is what brands
23.5 outboard motor dlochner at 3:53am 05.15.24 Shaft length is important, more important than an extra hp or two. If the shaft isn't long enough th
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Chase Hartzell at 9:03pm 05.14.24 It looks absolutely fantastic! Thanks again for documenting all the work you did. Between Andy, Jim,
23.5 outboard motor Southern Crux at 8:44pm 05.14.24
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Fidgit at 8:07pm 05.14.24 Sorry for the late reply! I followed the manufacturer's instructions, and they seemed pretty spot on
looking to buy a new (to me) boat rgranger at 7:57pm 05.14.24
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? jssailem at 7:07pm 05.14.24 https://deepzoom.com
Hot water tank colin59 at 6:37pm 05.14.24 any tips on bypassing the hot water, we also have the system where engine coolant will heat the wate
looking to buy a new (to me) boat (1) shemandr at 6:05pm 05.14.24 224799
looking to buy a new (to me) boat shemandr at 5:58pm 05.14.24
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? (2) rgranger at 5:12pm 05.14.24
23.5 outboard motor rgranger at 5:08pm 05.14.24 Check out the Tohatsu 6 long shaft as well. They are well made and parts are available. +1 I had o
looking to buy a new (to me) boat (1) rgranger at 5:05pm 05.14.24
Insurance JoeWhite at 4:16pm 05.14.24 That helps
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? JoeWhite at 4:04pm 05.14.24 I use J-Tides

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