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servicing winches david at 9:32pm 11.07.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1478 I've started disassembling one of the main winches. I've removed the rusted grease nipple and the 8
Holding Tank Whit at 4:28am 11.01.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/3123 Has anyone installed a holding tank? Any recomendations?
moisture problems? david at 9:31am 10.27.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2034 I noticed that the fiberglass floor that the mast is stepped on seems moist. This may just be a rec
Images from Pete Whittier and Tom Young david at 1:24pm 10.25.04 Alden General Chat 6/2593 Hello all. One of the shortcomings of this site is the inability to upload images. However, I can
Tristan Jones sailed the Challenger BARBARA over 32,000 mile Tom Young at 6:53pm 10.18.04 Alden General Chat 3/2351 s. The manuscript, Track of the Barbara was never published but much of the adventure which included
Opening Port Whit at 4:19am 10.18.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1440 Has anyone replaced the opening port in the head?
Black Pearl and fuel tanks etc Black Pearl at 7:02am 10.17.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1643 Black Pearl is now at Rumerys Boat Yard where we are starting on some of my wish list. The fuel t
Milestone david at 10:13pm 10.08.04 Alden General Chat 1/1569 Well, quite a milestone today. We just had the boat trucked cross-country from NY to CA. We hired
949EE Dave Richardson at 6:38pm 09.30.04 Alden General Chat 0/1852 Thanks to Tom Young and others who have posted info, I've learned from Alden that my boat is probabl
cradle and centerboard david at 9:19am 09.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1602 Getting ready to build a cradle in the backyard to put the Challenger on. Should I consider servici
Soft Deck Whit at 12:00pm 09.13.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/1874 How are the decks on your Challenger? While the decks themselves are sold glass, the grid of plywood
New guy on the dock Dave Richardson at 8:27pm 09.10.04 Alden General Chat 3/2025 I was delighted to find the site and to become a member. David invited me to pass on information abo
Moving, soon to move boat to backyard! david at 7:34am 08.16.04 Alden General Chat 1/1725 We are under contract to buy a house. Shortly after moving, I'll have the boat trucked from City Is
An Alden Challenger for sale FREYJA Tom Young at 3:49am 07.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1821 I talked to the owner of this boat a few years ago. He had just returned from Bermuda with his wife
Site backup and recovery plan david at 5:36pm 07.19.04 Alden General Chat 0/1564 Now that we are developing some significant content, I have started an hourly backup job. Just want
Drips in the cabin, keeping the water out. Tom Young at 4:50am 07.19.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1630 More than anything else, fuel tanks, centerboards, chainplates-one of the toughest things I have fou
boat move planning david at 9:25am 07.18.04 Alden General Chat 0/1548 I'm planning on moving the challenger to my backyard to work on it. Any ideas on issues? The first
The dreaded rusting chainplates. Tom Young at 3:18pm 07.15.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/4963 My boat showed faint signs of rust, heaviest on the deck and a faint rust stain on the hull in the v
6 Jul 2004 Site Outage david at 7:04pm 07.06.04 Alden General Chat 1/1526 Sorry about the short downtime today. The site was offline from 5:53PM until 6:55PM PST. The serve
Wooden spars or aluminum? david at 9:24am 06.29.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1595 I've been thinking that it would be a good idea to replace the wooden spars with aluminum ones. It

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Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft (3) Hayden Watson at 3:39am 05.24.24 I installed a Ruddercraft rudder on my C30 in 10/21 and like it. It significantly reduced the weath
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Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? (1) Calif. Ted at 2:16pm 05.23.24 I have a snap it holder also, with a stainless suncor mount on it, I've come to only use the Lewmar
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