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Quetzalsailor at 7:25am 06.26.06
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I recently purchased a 1962 advertisement with LeComte-built Challengers and LeComte's Tripp-designe
southport at 4:37am 06.25.06
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Would like to invite all to the Southport Yacht Club Seguin Race. It's a lot of fun for both the ser
i14skiff at 12:01am 06.13.06
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just looking for a challenger yacht in various condition would look at anything. I'll check this for
southport at 5:00am 05.30.06
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Had 3 days of great sailing this weekend- hard to beleive we all had long underwear, hats and mitten
marshwatcher at 5:14am 05.16.06
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Any info available on delamination in bow area? My husband, crew on an Alden Challenger headed fr
southport at 4:20pm 05.09.06
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Are Challengers considered Classics by insurance companies?- Nice to think some one considers them s
Whit at 5:48pm 05.07.06
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With the season approaching, I am looking at my teak and trying to decide varnish or let it go weath
david at 8:19am 05.05.06
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I recently learned that I will become a father of twins soon. :shock: This has prompted some
Iain McAllister at 3:35pm 05.01.06
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Poul Molich passed away in his 88th year on March 15th. He was the finisher of many Halmatic moulded
Tom Young at 1:08pm 04.28.06
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I believe I've met the owners of, seen the boats or am aware of 8 Challengers on the coast of Maine.
Jimmy Small at 7:42pm 04.27.06
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From 1962Yachting Magazine. http://img6.picsplace.to/img6/18/Alden_Challenger_advert..jpg Jimm
Jimmy Small at 1:22pm 04.25.06
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Are there any Alden challengers in the Chesapeake bay region that anyone is aware of? Jimmy Smal 94
southport at 3:41pm 04.24.06
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well we did it!! We sign a P ' S for the challenger in Freeport ME. Most of the systems done but
southport at 1:11pm 04.13.06
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Does any one know off hand the overall length of the main mast? Trying to figure out various stor
Whit at 6:24pm 04.10.06
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What do you guys have for overhead of the bunks? I currently have the same fabric head liner as a 62
southport at 7:26am 04.07.06
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Was looking at spars and after I left realized I never saw any track on the main boom for the foot-
Bill Merrick at 1:23am 04.02.06
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What's the best or more appropriate condition to maintain the bronze work on the boat? My boat wi
Dave Richardson at 6:27pm 03.31.06
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mitchski at 5:09am 03.18.06
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I am probably committing Challenger blasphemy but I just purchased a surplus Beneteau 393 furling ma
Dave Richardson at 11:15pm 03.13.06
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. . . . . . to come back and peruse the posts. I always learn. The exchange with Iain McAllister was

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Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions?
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dlochner at 3:58am 05.14.24
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Sunbird22358 at 10:06pm 05.13.24
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NealI at 9:04pm 05.13.24
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azambella at 8:22pm 05.13.24
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Windpilot at 8:03pm 05.13.24
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Scott T-Bird at 7:11pm 05.13.24
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Dalliance at 7:00pm 05.13.24
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Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest
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dlochner at 5:57pm 05.13.24
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jssailem at 5:56pm 05.13.24
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Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest
captain69 at 4:54pm 05.13.24
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jssailem at 3:45pm 05.13.24
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Sailgunner at 3:41pm 05.13.24
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twalker H260 at 2:32pm 05.13.24
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