Does anyone have experience with the Alden Appledore

-- libbysmith (libbysmith@home.com), January 11, 2002

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I HAVE ROWED FOR 55 YEARS IN EVERY KIND OF BOAT UNDER THE SUN.....BY A TOTAL ACCIDENT I BOUGHT AN APPELDORE. IT IS SIMPLY THE BEST I HAVE EVER ROWED. WITHIN 5 DAYS OF MY PURCHASE I WAS CHALLENGED BY A ' YOUNG KID'THAT I COULDN,T ROW FROM BOOTHBAY HARBOR MAINE TO PORTLAND,A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 45 MILES , IN LESS THAN 10 HOURS...THE SILLY FOOL.... I,M 63 YEARS YOUNG AND LOVE CHALLANGES...ON OCT. 15 2001 I DID IT IN 9 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES..OH IFORGOT TO MENTION HE BET ME 2OO DOLLARS...THE WAVES WERE HIGH AND MY APPLEDORE RODE THEM LIKE A FEATHER IN THE WIND... YEA IT GETS BETTER HE AND AFEW OF HIS WET BEHIND THE EARS BUDDIES HAVE BET ME 500 DOLLARS THAT I COULDN,T ROW FROM CAPE COD TO PORTLAND,ABOUT 130 MILES,NON STOP IN 72 HOURS...MY APPLEDORE IS RAREING TO GO SO,,, ON JUNE 30 2002 I WILL, LEAVE CAPE COD AND WILL ARRIVE LESS THAN 72 HOURS LATER IN PORTLAND MAINE...MOST OF THE TRIP WILL BE 25 TO 30 MILES OFF SHORE.MY APPLEDORE ASSURES ME ...NO PROBLEM...AND I BELIEVE IT....THANK YOU ALDEN FOR CREATING THE BEST EVER .ROW ON , BRUCE

-- bruce h lewis (number1stroke@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I OWN AN APPLEDORE..AM PREPARING ON JUNE 30 TO ROW FROM CAPE COD TO PORTLAND MAINE NON STOP.A DISTANCE OF 125 MILES,IT IS THE FINEST OCEAN BOAT AFLOAT,,I HAVE ROWED FOR OVER 49 YEARS..AND AT 64YRS HERE I GO AGAIN..WANT TO KNOW MORE????CALL 207 787 9508 OR E MAIL ME .SEE MY OTHER ARTICLE ON SAME SITE..IT HAS WRONG E MAIL. THE RIGHT ONE IS FOCUSRESALES@CS,COM

-- BRUCE LEWIS (FOCUSRESALES@CS.COM), May 20, 2002.