| Type | Subject | Comments |
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 | Moving tiller aft to coaming
Posted on Mar 27, '07 9:57 AM for everyone
"In the cold and dark winter of the north under a thin sheet of plastic I made a small adjustment to the steering arrangement of our Ballad. I moved the tiller two feet aft. Here ar..."
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| Strong winds
Posted on Mar 25, '07 6:42 PM for everyone
"Hi there After sailing a few times in rather windless conditions, I took the boat out in winds in excess of 40 knots gusting 55. As the bullhorn hooking the reefcringle on the main..."
| 3 |
| Cranking my 2002 Volvo penta 18hp
Posted on Mar 14, '07 2:58 PM for everyone
"Hi everyone, I've planned to install a new cranking battery in my ballad and I'd like to know what is the right size that I should buy. Is it ok, for example, to use a 450 cranking..."
| 5 |
| The comforts of home
Posted on Mar 12, '07 6:39 PM for everyone
"Hi to all: Having spent a lot of time looking at interior photos of Ballads in our forum, I’ve taken a liking to the version without the outboard berths. It may provide less stowag..."
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| Decked...again
Posted on Mar 12, '07 5:28 PM for everyone
"Well...The deck is re-painted...turned out very nice. Hopefully Mother Nature didn't do anything bad after we left!!! Now on to re-installing the hardware and finishing up some sma..."
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| 7. rejsebrev fra Love
Posted on Mar 8, '07 5:56 PM for everyone
"Hej Allesammen, Efter det lange ophold i Chaguaramas gik turen ud til Scotland Bay. Det var lige rundt om hj첩rnet men helt anderledes med sine gr첩nne junglebekl챈dte skr책ninger helt..."
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| Motor adgang
Posted on Mar 6, '07 6:10 AM for everyone
"Hej Hvordan kommer man til at skifte sin st챈vner첩rs pakning, og skifte olie p책 gearet. Kan der fjernes noget s책 man kan komme til motorens bagside ?? Venlig Hilsen John Hansen # 10..."
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| Mother Nature Stikes!
Posted on Feb 26, '07 9:29 PM for everyone
"Well...seems that no project is ever done. After all the hard work on the deck of Vagabond Dreamer and the new paint two weekends ago...we arrived this weekend to do some clean up ..."
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| 6. rejsebrev fra Love
Posted on Feb 22, '07 3:19 AM for everyone
"Hej Allesammen! Nu fik jeg endelig afset lidt tid til at skrive flere historier fra de varme lande... Vi kom naesten rettidigt afsted fra Kap Verde 첩erne. Det naaede dog at blive m..."
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| Looking for a Ballad
Posted on Feb 18, '07 6:47 AM for everyone
"Looking for a Ballad in the Vancouver / Pacific Northwest area."
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| Well done Kabous0!!
Posted on Feb 16, '07 12:04 PM for everyone
"I have just looked at the pictures of Kabous0's restoration of Minstrel and can only say WELL DONE. We are still working on Vagabond Dreamer after all these months and can truly ap..."
| 4 |
| Stævnerør
Posted on Feb 15, '07 1:07 AM for everyone
"Hej Er der en der kan fort챈lle mig hvad der sidder af leje i st챈vner첩ret, der er en del sl첩r der. Der er ogs책 sl첩r i lejebukken henne agter, det skal ogs책 skiftes Venligst John Han..."
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| Decked!
Posted on Feb 12, '07 7:42 PM for everyone
"Hello All... Well the deck is FINALLY painted!!! It's been a long trying job here. We spent a lot of time trying to prepare the deck and get rid of a lot of the ripple on the sides..."
| 2 |
| Viking Star back in her slip
Posted on Feb 11, '07 11:57 PM for everyone
"Hello all, Our paint and refit project on "Viking Star" is nearing completion now. We still have to reattach the lifeline stanchions and boom and finish up some rigging and tuning...."
| 1 |
| Get-together
Posted on Feb 9, '07 3:37 PM for everyone
"Hi to all: It's always nice to read your thoughts on a computer screen, but I was thinking that actually meeting the people behind the words will be even more interesting. How does..."
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| ALBIN SINGOALLA
Posted on Feb 6, '07 9:58 AM for everyone
"I am looking for any information, forum or link that may give me design and maintenance information on the Albin Singoalla, which I believe is the 34ft sister of the Ballad. Also, ..."
| 2 |
| Coppercoat
Posted on Feb 5, '07 11:27 PM for everyone
"Hi, I'm thinking of cleaning off the bottom of "Gancia Girl" and applying Coppercoat. http://www.coppercoat.co.uk/ This is an epoxy based copper coating which, the manufacturers cl..."
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| Volvo MD6A MD7A Workshop Manual
Posted on Jan 26, '07 4:05 PM for everyone
"Here is the original factory Volvo manual for the MD6A and MD7A engines originally built into most Ballads, if not all. CLICK It is in PDF file format so you need to download an ac..."
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| Cruising essentials
Posted on Jan 25, '07 2:25 PM for everyone
"Dear Ballad-ers: If your girlfriend/wife/companion ever complains that you seem more attentive to the boat than to herself, follow the example of the enclosed photo. It's easy to r..."
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| Small change of main menu
Posted on Jan 23, '07 2:24 PM for everyone
"I have changed the names of two technical setions. The section "Tender" has been renamed to "Cruising" thus widening the subject, and openeing a section for technical questions rel..."
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