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How to remove rudder? david at 2:05pm 03.05.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/2336 Can anyone describe the process of removing the rudder? It seems to have a large nut on a bolt that
pictures of BlackStar Portland, CT rtyszka at 6:02pm 03.04.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 6/2093 I uploaded the pictures I have of BlackStar on Yahoo. Let me know what you think any comments, poin
Maine sailors (or anyone interested in Maine), please help Tom Young at 1:56pm 03.04.05 Alden General Chat 2/1683 Curtis Rindlaub get his great website up and running. Curtis is the author now of the Taft Cruising
Fuel Tank Tops Black Pearl at 11:26am 03.02.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1746 After removing the heavy fuel tank tops and replacing the fuel tanks with a new plastic ones, the t
Date code on Challengers rtyszka at 9:39am 02.28.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1212 I have seen the folks here saying their boats are a certain year and month, how do you figure that o
Anyone have knowledge of the Alden Zephyr? Tom Young at 6:44am 02.26.05 Alden General Chat 2/1603 It appears to look much like a scaled down Challenger. The site shows one for sale. Halmatic again d
Several years ago I stripped the cabintop to make repairs. Tom Young at 12:33pm 02.25.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1305 I had to remove everything. This was a chore but in the end, it was easier to repair the top and ref
What engine do you have? rtyszka at 3:53am 02.20.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 11/2806 Just thought I would start a thread on engines. What engine you you all have? How does it perform?
Bills new website on Black Pearls history and restoration. Tom Young at 3:47am 02.20.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1476 Fantastic. An inspiration for me, I'm just beginning working with a small website, this give me some
Proud new owner and group member rtyszka at 5:05am 02.17.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 9/2953 Just wanted to say Hi to all. I am proud new owner of 62 Challenger "BlackStar". Located in Po
surveyor david at 1:08pm 02.14.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1625 With so much of the boat taken apart, I think this is probably a good time to have a surveyor have a
Article in March 05 Cruising World with an Alden Challenger. Tom Young at 9:34am 02.11.05 Alden General Chat 0/1530 The article is about spring sailing on the coast of Maine but of course I plug these boats with phot
Mizzen staysail, anyone using one? Tom Young at 9:19am 02.09.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1592 It seems to really help in light air on a beam reach. Anybody have any experience and advice in thei
new site name? david at 11:40am 02.06.05 Alden General Chat 9/2839 I know 949.reno2.com isn't the most obvious name for this site. I can pretty easily change the name
Challenger fireplace modification. Tom Young at 4:18am 02.06.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 8/2611 Our fireplace came with a wood top! This nearly started to burn on a few occasions. It looked like i
Finding Challenger owners. Tom Young at 4:09am 02.06.05 Alden General Chat 4/2109 We met two Challengers with owners 2 seasons ago on a two week cruise from Maine to Nantucket and ba
Leaking Fuel Tank Black Pearl at 6:33am 02.01.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1598 We removed the tops to the fuel tank and found that the water was coming in through the flange at th
Alden Challenger CHRISTMAS just after painting 3 years ago. Tom Young at 1:02pm 01.30.05 Alden General Chat 0/1704 I love the lines of these boats. I rolled and tipped the hull. That was easy, removing the Awlgrip w
Cabin repairs: simple wood patches. Tom Young at 3:53am 01.25.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1237 Challenger cabins require repair of cracks and splits. Here is a simple wood "feather" patch epoxi
behind the curtain david at 7:29am 01.23.05 Alden General Chat 1/1442 For those of you that are curious about the type of things I do to keep the board running smoothly,

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Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction (1) Tally Ho at 3:09pm 06.12.24 Hi, interested to find out if the 83-87 hunter 34 has a cored deck and hull, and if so what materia
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 2:52pm 06.12.24 Roger that. I will add it to the list for the fall and hope that helps as well. In the meantime, re
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jibes138 at 1:34pm 06.12.24 Maybe you could fit a chock where the slot in the toe rail is to let water run out? Then mount the
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jibes138 at 1:26pm 06.12.24 I think you should consider either track mounted or cut out a slot in the toe rail and mount them as
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 1:18pm 06.12.24 And it was....? i Sent a PM asking.
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? buddybear at 1:10pm 06.12.24 Hello. I was checking the transmission fluid level on my 2002 Catalina 310's Hurth HBW 50 transmiss
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners caverun at 1:08pm 06.12.24 Thank you so much for that. I will check it out. And a later thread with more details on the repai
Refrigerator/Freezer issues kappykaplan at 12:13pm 06.12.24 And it was....? :plus:
Oceanus 281 manual Hello Below at 12:04pm 06.12.24 Google is your friend. Ah look at that, right here on SBO. Dear Beneteau Owner - sailboatsowner.com
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 12:02pm 06.12.24 Yes, I understand jdrutten where you're referring to, and will check-it-out (i.e., teat-apart the af
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Terry Cox at 11:55am 06.12.24 Never mind I found the issue. And it was....?
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Clay Smith at 11:53am 06.12.24 Never mind I found the issue.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz pgandw at 11:29am 06.12.24 I think people are just as much into being on the water as ever, maybe even moreso. But they are ch
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 11:17am 06.12.24 Wows, thanks so much for all of this. You are referring to epoxy, I actually have some west system e
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 11:05am 06.12.24 One common cause for electrical failure when a load starts is low voltage due to bad connection(s).
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 10:40am 06.12.24 The center plate is screwed in and doesn't object to being stood upon for endless hours. together,
Leaking deck plate replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 06.12.24 The center plate is screwed in and doesn't object to being stood upon for endless hours. zon for a
West Wight Potter - Batten Lenght Tally Ho at 10:24am 06.12.24 No. The battens have fit in the pockets and should be secured by whatever flaps or covers are incorp
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (8) rgranger at 10:21am 06.12.24 You will need to get a backing plate in there. I've done this sort of thing once before and I have
Main Cross Traveler ... shemandr at 10:09am 06.12.24 There must be a cleaner solution. I guess part of the reason for the complexity there is to spread

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