Type | Subject | Comments |
| Inner lining Posted on Dec 29, '08 9:52 PM for everyone "The inner lining for the hull is peeling away from the hull in the forepeak and the starboard pilot berth, perhaps caused by dampness and bouncing across waves this summer. The lin..."
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| Instrument back panel Posted on Nov 26, '08 6:40 PM for everyone "One of the nice features of our Ballad when I bought it four years ago was an array of brand new electronic instruments. They ranged from a chartplotter and multi-function wind and..."
| 5 |
| Deck Ring Posted on Nov 17, '08 3:05 PM for everyone "Has any one installed one of Selden's deck rings on the Ballad. If so any suggest and what size did you use? I'm thinking of choseing size 2 shown on page 62 of there catalog."
| 3 |
| List (leaning when not sailing) to starboard. Posted on Nov 14, '08 8:45 AM for everyone "The issue of the Ballad having a list to starboard (permanent leaning or healing to starboard, when not sailing) (Thanks to Markus for introducing the right english word) has been ..."
| 4 |
| Cabin sole (floor) Posted on Nov 13, '08 12:57 AM for everyone "Hello: Of the four or five Ballads that I have seen they all seem to have very flexible cabin soles or floor pans. There also seems to be a tendency for the sole to crack at hard s..."
| 6 |
| MD6A-Broken freshwater drainage cock Posted on Oct 24, '08 9:20 AM for everyone "Hi, When ovehauling this season I was about to exchange the freshwater in the engine and doing this I broke of the drainage cock's joint in the engine (see the red circle in the pi..."
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| Repowering Ballad Posted on Oct 23, '08 5:59 PM for everyone "Hi for all! I'm considering to repower my ballad at this winter. Do you have some suggestions about horsepowers, propellers and engine models? best regards, Jere CITA #752"
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| UK sailmakers and reviews? Where do you get your sails? Posted on Oct 15, '08 12:07 PM for everyone "Triola needs new sails, we go more sideways than forwards so i was wondering where those of you in the UK have gone your sails made and what you thought of them and their lifespan!..."
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| Teak cockpit parts from Martinssons Båtsnickeri, SE Posted on Oct 14, '08 2:21 PM for everyone "I need new lockers for yhe cockpit and have followed the discussion here about the quality of Lidköping's lockers. Martinssons say the can deliver three lockers and teak for the r..."
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| Bilge drain? Posted on Oct 13, '08 11:36 PM for everyone "I was winterizing our boat and removed all the water from the 3 bilge compartments. In the aftermost space on the port side there is what appears to be a metal drain fitting about ..."
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| Propeller Strut Posted on Oct 8, '08 3:21 PM for everyone "Hello to all Ballad sailors First of all, this site with all of its posts has been a great source of information. I hope that what I post here will all so be of help. I call this t..."
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| hulk and mainsail Posted on Sep 14, '08 6:48 PM for everyone "Hi The ”hulk” at the backside of the mast widen up too high up from the boom. If I block the hulk so the shoes keeping the main sail close to the mast do not slide out in the free ..."
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| 4 weeks of sailing to Norway. Posted on Sep 3, '08 7:39 AM for everyone "We had a great cruise this summer to Norway. It was completely new cruising ground, the weather was perfect, the boat sailed real good, the crew got along fine, and we were accompa..."
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| Propeller shaft dimensions Posted on Sep 1, '08 10:32 PM for everyone "Hi Everyone, Thanks to everyone who responded to my earlier email on repowering with a Beta Marine diesel. We have decided to go with the 16 hp model. Now we need to buy a new righ..."
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| Cockpit drains Posted on Aug 31, '08 11:02 AM for everyone "Sailed alongside a German Ballad for a while in the Kalmar Straight this summer. He had fitted a rubber ball, just larger than the drain diameter, on a cord leading up each drain a..."
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| Gennaker Posted on Aug 31, '08 10:54 AM for everyone "For those who are wondering, I can thoroughly recommend a 'gennaker' instead of a spinnaker. Mine is from Elvstr첩m Sobstad, who call it a 'Str첩mer'. (Gennaker is registered by anot..."
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| Solar panels Posted on Aug 27, '08 1:03 PM for everyone "Hi to all: This summer, in my quest for cleaner, cheaper energy and with an eye towards future longer-distance cruising, I splashed for a pair of semi-flexible solar panels . The r..."
| 1 |
| Parts and suuplies for Albin Ballards Posted on Aug 24, '08 2:43 PM for everyone "A friend of mine (the same guy who told me about the boat I bought) told me recently that a company in Sweden had the licence for Albin genuine parts. I have looked on the web but ..."
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| Beta Marine Repower Posted on Aug 21, '08 11:30 PM for everyone "Hello, We have just purchased a Ballad that will require a repower for the existing MD7a. The engine I am considering is the Beta Marine BZ482 13.5 hp. I was wondering if anyone ha..."
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| prop. shaft Posted on Aug 20, '08 2:08 PM for everyone "Over the last few days, after using hefty RPM to get off a shoal, the engine stalled after I had engaged reverse to pick up a mooring. I could not move the gear lever. I found I co..."
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