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Wooden spars or aluminum? david at 9:24am 06.29.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1588 I've been thinking that it would be a good idea to replace the wooden spars with aluminum ones. It
Alden Challenger fuel tanks, one experience. Tom Young at 5:20am 06.26.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 11/6196 949-Y, our boat, had the telltale stain at the hull keel joint on the aft edge. This was a symptom I
Plan for aftmost bulkhead needed david at 7:43am 06.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/3658 As I have mentioned, my boat needs some work. The cockpit and aft bulkhead had rot and were removed
Challenger image needed for site david at 11:28am 06.23.04 Alden General Chat 1/1523 You may have noticed the predominate image at the top of the web site is "phpbb". That's the defaul
June Cruising World has an article on Alden Challenger Anonymous at 5:49pm 06.22.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1516 centerboard linkage. I wrote the article after an unfortunate grounding caused us a near sinking sit
An introduction to your host! david at 2:53pm 06.17.04 Alden General Chat 20/12143 Hello there, My name is David Reno. My wife Susan and I just purchased a 1967 Alden Challenger.
Welcome! david at 2:47pm 06.17.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1382 Hello Challenger fans! I have setup this board so that we can share our knowledge about Alden C
Rub Rail Replacement - '80 O'Day 25 parrotheadsailor at 10:53am 02.20.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1757 I need to replace the rub rail and insert on the starboard side. It was severely damaged a couple of
Lake Pontchartrain Sailors rgranger at 10:44am 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1512 Hey Guys.... My daughter has just recently been accepted to graduate school at Tulane. So now I'm
Crazy rules in Washington? Ken Cross at 7:34am 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 44/4509 I find it interesting that there is a new proposed law in Washington State that defines flare launch
C30 MKIII built in battery charger question.. AXEL at 5:00am 02.20.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/812 I just bought this boat last season. I have only used the shore power once. This boat has what I bel
Hour meter Twille at 5:53pm 02.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/909 I have a H38 - the hour meter is not reading, yanmar 3jh4e. Any thoughts before I tear into the pane
Does your Yanmar 3GM vibrate? tomgrigsby at 5:35pm 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 10/2212 Mine does. Previous owner said it vibrated. Did an alignment but it measured pretty good. I've li
Fairclough Cover End of Useful Life (1) Marc14857 at 4:59pm 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 7/3652 Looks like my Fairclough cover finally gave up after 10 years of protecting our boat. I've got about
Alternator questions Ken13559 at 4:51pm 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1136 I've Yanmar 2GM20F fitted with a 3rd party 80A alternator LR180-03B. I've never seen the charging cu
Engine base to hull (1) wilf at 4:35pm 02.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1374 http://20170214_135651.jpg does this look like something has been cut off the front of this engune
322 engine base to hull conection wilf at 4:25pm 02.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/633 Does any 322 owners have any pictures of the engine base floor (the part that the engine mounts are
How can i post pictures on topics wilf at 3:37pm 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 2/288 Anyone explain how i can post pictures on topics ?
hot water hoses replacement h-30 1989 gary mallett at 1:30pm 02.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/948 Is there an easy way to replace the hot water hoses on a 1989 h-30? Or should I just splice from bo
Oil Presure Alarm M25XPB Tdaddy2000 at 11:30am 02.19.17 Catalina 310 5/1025 Hello all, Thank you for all the input on repair options for oil pressure warning light and alarm a

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P42 head system solenoid Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:09am 05.19.24 Jabsco solenoids have a fairly short lifespan. If cleaning it doesn't help, replacement is the only
P42 head system solenoid BBC16385 at 8:22am 05.19.24 My forward solenoid has failed on my P42. Mbaker, what was the solution on your issue?
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:01am 05.19.24 One other thing. Till the trailer tongue upward some so water flows backward and off
Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! (1) Gene Neill at 7:24am 05.19.24 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLjms5de6ZGDN-TZA8MzLIzC-IWrEglVsEw-wp0J
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:19am 05.19.24 Thanks that makes sense
Merit 22 owners dLj at 7:13am 05.19.24 The tension is boat independent. It depends upon the diameter of the rigging being used. It's a func
Connecting H23 bilges? isaksp00 at 6:49am 05.19.24 Can't get to boat, which is still wrapped on trailer, but basically the weep holes are just small, s
Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 6:47am 05.19.24 2 St Bernards
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines Mechone at 6:41am 05.19.24 Jun 28, 2023 Add bookmark #4 Made my own 8 years ago no issues. Fold in when not in use Attachmen
Fabric search Leeward Rail at 6:40am 05.19.24 Similar... I was hoping for an exact match to replace 1 cushion the POs St. Bernard ruined. Or the
Merit 22 owners (1) emh56 at 6:04am 05.19.24 I'm glad to see this site is still active! I was wondering if anyone knew what tension the shrouds,
3YM39AE cost garymalmgren at 5:44am 05.19.24 RE: Focus Marine. This is their post on a yanmar 4LH DTE This engine was taken as a part exchange ag
3YM39AE cost dlochner at 5:14am 05.19.24 I've never heard of any legit engine manufacturers or dealers who post prices on their websites. The
Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! Joe at 5:02am 05.19.24 https://stingysailor.com https://catalinadirect.com https://forums.sailboatowners.com/members/robk2
Can't find the fresh water leak ... Banooma at 4:21am 05.19.24 I've recently been working on a manifold leak found on my 05 H36 during spring commissioning, so my
cost of 3YM30AE kappykaplan at 3:59am 05.19.24 So you didn't like the answers we gave you yesterday in: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/3
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 Jan_H at 6:41pm 05.18.24 An impeller puller make this job so much easier - worth the $40 - or buy an M18x1.5 oil drain plug f
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 dlochner at 6:34pm 05.18.24 Yes it is. The reason for asking was to find out if there was a secret to removing the impeller wit
Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 5:52pm 05.18.24 Similar... I was hoping for an exact match to replace 1 cushion the POs St. Bernard ruined. Or the o
What are these treasures? Rick Webb at 4:40pm 05.18.24

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