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Plan for aftmost bulkhead needed david at 7:43am 06.24.04 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/3775 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 1/1551 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 1/1554 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 20/12229 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 0/1404 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 6/1809 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 8/1616 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 44/4818 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 6/848 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 7/927 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 10/2253 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 7/3729 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 9/1197 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 16/1406 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 3/669 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 2/294 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 14/996 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 5/1070 Hello all, Thank you for all the input on repair options for oil pressure warning light and alarm a
Maintenance of batteries in summer layup NeilMcCubbin at 10:44am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 3/378 We are about to lay Milvina up for the summer in Grenada, and would like advice on how to "summeriz
Protecting Mooring Pennants (2) Northstar1014 at 8:40am 02.19.17 Ask All Sailors 5/3239 Hello, My cape dory 27 is on a mooring (north shore of massachusetts). For my pennants, I presentl

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Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments jssailem at 9:20am 06.26.24
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. capta at 9:15am 06.26.24 It's been some time since the last storm supplied those kinds of used boat parts, but with luck, for
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement (1) jssailem at 9:13am 06.26.24 @capta are you suggesting
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing capta at 9:11am 06.26.24 No biggie if you can't start your engine to go back to your slip. That's how we all learned to sail
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement capta at 9:07am 06.26.24 Personally, I much prefer bedding things with "bedding compound" which was developed specifically to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild capta at 9:04am 06.26.24 You might want to consider a cat. Something like a Hobie 16. By the time your grandchild is ready to
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 8:56am 06.26.24 The tricolor is really designed for offshore sailing where being seen by fast moving ships is impor
Small Boat to teach Grandchild JRacer at 8:55am 06.26.24 O'Day Day Sailer perhaps. A bit bigger (18') than the Dolphin, has a cutty cabin and big cockpit, tr
No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 7:38am 06.26.24 In gear or neutral? I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear.
Looking for used bow pulpit for a 1983 CAL 35 MKII dLj at 7:21am 06.26.24 @CAL35_RockHallMD Your handle suggests you are in Rock Hall, is that correct? If correct, you are a
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:12am 06.26.24 I also have a hot water heater which run pretty hot and I've been told that the relief valve dischar
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open t
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 06.26.24 It has been 2018 last time I worked on a 260 wheel steering so a few photos would help me out. In
DC breaker/switch panel questions Ward H at 6:34am 06.26.24 I'd separate your breakers into your use of the boat as we normally use them as on/off switches. Cab
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:27am 06.26.24 I'm a big fan of bedit but with the screw turning 4200 or 4000 might be a better choice
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 6:20am 06.26.24 Here the color of your sparkplugs is your friend . Install new ones . Run for 10 minutes at full th
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 5:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open th
Mobile navigation app TomY at 4:05am 06.26.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing east coaster at 3:45am 06.26.24 Have a 2002 310, same engine and alternator. The voltmeter on the engine panel under reads by as muc
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing NYSail at 2:36am 06.26.24

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