| Type | Subject | Comments |
|---|
 | Thinking of buying
Posted on Apr 24, '08 6:44 PM for everyone
"Hi all, Next weekend I'm going to look at a Ballad with an eye to purchase. I've been very encouraged by the comments on this site about the general qualities of the boat, but I'd ..."
| 6 |
| Gooseneck
Posted on Apr 19, '08 2:07 PM for everyone
"I would be grateful if anyone has any data they'd be willing to share on this component. The original set up was through mast roller reefing onto the boom. This was later changed t..."
| 1 |
| Spinnaker pole
Posted on Apr 17, '08 4:45 PM for everyone
"Hi, Does anyone have a suggestion as to the proper or ideal length for a spinnaker pole for the Ballad? Mine is about 10 feet and have used mine 4-5 times and think it is too short..."
| 1 |
| ballad brochure
Posted on Apr 15, '08 6:31 PM for everyone
"Here are some poor scans of the brochure...I'll use a flat bed scanner and try to get better ones..."
| 0 |
| Would this make a decent jib?
Posted on Apr 14, '08 4:10 PM for everyone
"I've been looking for a jib (Genoa IV ?)to compliment my 140 genoa. Mainly to have something I can step down to on windier days. Instead of having one made, I found a used sail wit..."
| 1 |
| Mailorder webshop in Europe?
Posted on Apr 10, '08 9:50 AM for everyone
"Hi! Does anyone have a tip on a good (and reasonably priced ;-) webshop/mailorder company in Europe selling peripherals and accessories for boats? For instance prices usually are a..."
| 2 |
| Keel construction
Posted on Apr 8, '08 6:10 AM for everyone
"Hi all! I have had my Ballad for almost 2 years now, and I just love the boat more and more. When we were to buy it, we compared Ballad, Comfort 30 and Scampi, and looked at severa..."
| 10 |
| 2007 summer cruise of Pleiades
Posted on Apr 8, '08 12:48 AM for everyone
"Hello All, Attached is an article that I wrote about our cruise last summer. It has just been published in a local magazine called Pacific Yachting PNW. It might be useful to searc..."
| 0 |
| house battery charging
Posted on Apr 3, '08 9:50 PM for everyone
"I've just re-engined Alte Liebe with a Yanmar 2MY15 from the old Volvo MD7A. I have a wire from the house battery circuit which was connected to the generator to charge the house b..."
| 3 |
| Easter Cruise Vidoe
Posted on Mar 23, '08 8:45 PM for everyone
"This is a 3 min. video about our Easter Cruise 2008. http://picasaweb.google.dk/JesperMilling/PSketur2008/photo#5181014597318774114 Jesper Milling"
| 4 |
| increasing fuel capecity
Posted on Mar 23, '08 5:27 PM for everyone
"Dear Ballad-friends, As you all know the dieseltank of a Ballad is rather small (33liters). I know I have a sailboat but each year I make about 150 till 200 hundred enginehours. Th..."
| 11 |
| Improving the Winches No. 2
Posted on Mar 18, '08 11:23 AM for everyone
"Sorry! My first posting on this issue did not turn out good, so I deleted it. Working the whinches was always a pain in heavy wind when tacking. So I installed a couple of Barton W..."
| 2 |
| Fitting of toilet pipework?
Posted on Mar 13, '08 7:49 PM for everyone
"Hi, I'm about to put in a new Jabsco manual toilet but is uncertain how to place the pipework both securely and not obstructing the slideable washbasin. The old installation felt a..."
| 11 |
| MAst Crane
Posted on Mar 6, '08 5:57 PM for everyone
"Anyone got a photo of the mast crane? I need to modify/repair wear/damage: the mast is still up at the moment."
| 1 |
| Windows Live Groups
Posted on Mar 3, '08 8:56 AM for everyone
"Ballad Exchange makes use of a free "Group" service provided by Microsoft, called MSN Groups. Some of you may have noticed that Microsoft is working hard on providing a number of n..."
| 0 |
| World Map Accident
Posted on Feb 28, '08 7:24 AM for everyone
"I'm sorry but I accidently deleted "Between the Sheets" from the world map. I just wanted to replace the "Placemark 28" with "Albin Ballad 1344" and I did something wrong. I dont r..."
| 0 |
| Looking for a used main sail
Posted on Feb 28, '08 12:14 AM for everyone
"I am looking for a used mainsail for my Ballad. Please email me if you have one for sale or know where I can get one. Thanks Nancy nag053@hotmail.com"
| 0 |
| Standard Horizon experience wanted
Posted on Feb 26, '08 6:45 PM for everyone
"We are considering buying a Standard Horizon CP300i chart plotter. I ahven't been able to find many reviews on the net. Does anyone here, have any experience, good or bad with Stan..."
| 6 |
| Old and new Ballad
Posted on Feb 21, '08 9:28 AM for everyone
"The first Ballad was the Joker S30. I saw one this summer, and took this picture: Joker S30 to the left, Ballad 1200 to the rigth. The Joker seems a little higer, at least at the s..."
| 5 |
| Two Ballads for sale
Posted on Feb 20, '08 1:00 PM for everyone
"Hi to all: For anyone who's interested (or knows someone who is) in buying a Ballad, there're currently two for sale in Greece, of '73 and '76 vintage. Check out www.greg-yachts.co..."
| 2 |
