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Challengers like to reach! Anonymous at 10:53am 12.13.04 Alden General Chat 0/1537 And my daughter Mary Jane does as well. This is beautiful Blue Hill Bay on the coast of Maine. Ho
Vendee Globe Race Whit at 6:46pm 12.02.04 Alden General Chat 1/1496 Check out http://origin.vendeeglobe.org/uk for some awesome reporting on the Vendee Globe Race. Thes
Centerboard clunking, anyone with any experience? Tom Young at 5:25am 11.21.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 3/3057 This fall, I had the yard raise the board enough to lower the centerboard to inspect the SS pendant
Teak Deck Solution from Practical Sailor Whit at 4:58am 11.17.04 Alden General Chat 2/5388 We take the guesswork out of boat ' gear buying Volume 30 Number 13 ' 14 * July 1, 2004 '*
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 3/2352 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 1/1726 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

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Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate (1) JamesG161 at 11:04am 05.24.24 This what you want.
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate JamesG161 at 11:00am 05.24.24 Unfortunately no A in my Hull number This HIN does not contain anything on capacity of People plus
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 10:18am 05.24.24 Thanks, Unfortunately no A in my Hull number but there is a D. I can find the CE of A/10 for the h
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate (1) JamesG161 at 9:39am 05.24.24 Ok this is what you need from your Owners Manual. one of the 4 Categories. My H430 is Category A.
Rigging jssailem at 8:57am 05.24.24 We just moved the boat and had the mast down and it was very hard to get the rear stays hooked back
Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 8:41am 05.24.24 Thank You
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 8:21am 05.24.24 Hey Twalker, Thanks for your input. I have reached out to Hunter, but would be surprised if they ca
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart (2) kloudie1 at 8:07am 05.24.24 Quick note: The roll pins that hold the foil to the connectors (if it is an early Harkin) will loose
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 7:43am 05.24.24
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate twalker H260 at 7:33am 05.24.24
Rigging bi.moller1 at 7:28am 05.24.24 What I am looking for is general hardware, longer turnbuckles. We just moved the boat and had the ma
Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 05.24.24 Gus Grissom helped raise me.
Rigging dlochner at 6:52am 05.24.24 I remeber drinking that as a kid . Ovaltine was better It was the drink of Astronauts.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:52am 05.24.24 Thank you for that information.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:51am 05.24.24 If I am not mistaken, Rudder Craft manufactured the rudder I bought through Blue Water Yachts sever
Rodeo anchoring Davidasailor26 at 6:43am 05.24.24 When I was a kid my parents would sometimes raft up with my uncle and his powerboating friends. Almo
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 6:17am 05.24.24 Thanks Ice Breaker, This does help, I can see in the 2004 manual where it states a better complianc
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate ice breaker at 6:06am 05.24.24 I have a 2004 and have never seen the plate. And I have been everywhere on the boat. The CE classi
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 5:55am 05.24.24 Thanks James, I do have my Hull ID number. When originally submitting stability and buoyancy I atte
Rigging Timm R Oday25 at 5:47am 05.24.24 I recall the plates as Tangs. I remeber drinking that as a kid . Ovaltine was better

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