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keel bolts in fuel tank glassed over david at 5:52pm 01.22.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/1439 We just finished cleaning the original fuel tanks and removing the water tanks. See the pictures he
New Member Bo Huhn at 4:11pm 01.14.05 Alden General Chat 1/1894 Hello, I own SPRING TIDES, a Challenger which my parents purchased in the 1960's. The kept the
Cutting down the enormous centerline table. Tom Young at 9:06am 01.13.05 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1253 One of the first alterations I did to Christmas after a year of sailing was cutting the table down i
A chance to be # 100 poster, I can't resist. Tom Young at 5:58am 01.09.05 Alden General Chat 1/1435 It's a slow time for boats here in Maine. Here is a photo of CHRISTMAS beating through Penobscot Bay
System status david at 4:21pm 01.05.05 Alden General Chat 2/1563 Sorry about the downtime. I just noticed an hour ago that the system was down. I suppose that it w
Thunderhead Black Pearl at 8:02am 12.21.04 Alden General Chat 0/1524 Hi All I am back from my trip across the Atlantic on Thunderhead. Web address is http://www.oncearo
Challenger as cover girl? Dave Richardson at 8:49pm 12.18.04 Alden General Chat 1/1633 Anyone notice the boat on the front of the jewelry booklet ( Corea?) packaged with the last Sail mag
Cutting new aft hatches Dave Richardson at 8:37pm 12.18.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1358 I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this one. I'm considering cutting small "hatches" into the dec
Challengers like to reach! Anonymous at 10:53am 12.13.04 Alden General Chat 0/1554 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 1/1509 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 3/3085 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 2/5622 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 0/1490 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 12/3165 Has anyone installed a holding tank? Any recomendations?
moisture problems? david at 9:31am 10.27.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/2057 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 6/2611 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 3/2392 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 0/1447 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 2/1677 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 1/1587 Well, quite a milestone today. We just had the boat trucked cross-country from NY to CA. We hired

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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
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (1) SteveHughessails at 9:42am 06.12.24 I took a picture of the damage. We just rented a Buoy until the end of September. I sure hope our Ma
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 9:40am 06.12.24 Many times the people that organize events get out of sailing, get old, many reasons. Add to that i
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 8:50am 06.12.24 Roger that. I will add it to the list for the fall and hope that helps as well. In the meantime, reg
Leaking deck plate replacement JoeWhite at 8:46am 06.12.24 On my C36 it is made of metal. I am not sure what size it is, but it is the screw on type. Now I se
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz LloydB at 8:32am 06.12.24 PWC or YouTube can get you to the place the old guys hang out with a lot less time and money investe
Group 24 starter battery FastOlson at 8:20am 06.12.24 Aside from doing some other "work" on the engine, it's normal for the starter motor to need a rebui
Leaking deck plate replacement Calif. Ted at 8:14am 06.12.24 Mine was an 8" as yours also appears to be, I must have caught them on sale, might want to shop it a
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels jdrutten at 8:13am 06.12.24 (1) I don't have lights or speakers on the arch (yet), That surprises me and could potentially be
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 8:08am 06.12.24 Sure makes sense. I am at my boat or a couple days. Pleased that it started on the second attempt. T
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 7:54am 06.12.24 Thanks for all that. I will review the links provided. Long story short, after some work done in the
rigging tension shemandr at 7:53am 06.12.24 There's a point in tightening the standing rigging where further tightening doesn't increase the rig
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 7:48am 06.12.24 Is it leaking around the edge that's sealed to the deck, or around the gasket under the removeable
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz shemandr at 7:47am 06.12.24 It is an enigma to me that sailboats and sailboating are depicted in numerous commercial ads as the
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 7:43am 06.12.24 That hatch is used over the emergency tiller head on my boat so the helmsman stands on it. Replaced
Main Cross Traveler ... SnowSurfer at 7:42am 06.12.24 Not sure I'd want anything other than a fiddle block. Side by side would cause the lines entering t
Auto Pilot fixable? LloydB at 7:42am 06.12.24 I think it would be helpful to know the voltage at the failing device when it is troublesome before
Leaking deck plate replacement (1) skunther at 7:39am 06.12.24 It appears to be leaking through the latch itself - there is rust stain on the bottom side of the la

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