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Photo AlbumWater pressure without voltsAug 26, '10 8:06 AM
by Nicholas for everyone
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Hi to all:

If you want to have pressurized water for a shower or a quick rinse of the boat without wasting water and/or electricity, this is an idea I copied from a cruising couple on a Moody 376. It's a plastic tank found in gardening stores and is used for spraying water and/or chemicals. The only change I made is to fit a couple of quick-disconnect fittings and a shower head. You fill the tank with water of the exact temperature you desire and pump the handle several times to create pressure (there's also a pressure-relief valve if you pump too enthusiastically). The flow is very impressive and the contents last for two shortish showers or a single, more luxurious one. Since it's portable, you can shower in the bow and not disrupt anybody sitting in the cockpit; you can even give your sails or deck a quick rinse (that's how the cruising couple used theirs). As a bonus, you have total control of how much water you use.

Nicholas
"Moments of Clarity" #334

Blog EntryFeb 3, '09 6:04 PM
by Søren for everyone

This summer "Mallemuk" (1182) visited the Faeroe Islands. We were bound for Island, but unfortunately my mate had to go back to Denmark from the Faroes. I was lucky to hitchhike with two other boats to Island and back to "Mallemuk", and get new crew to the trip home.

I put some pictures and letters (in danish) at my multiply, which you will find here:

http://mallemuk.multiply.com/

Thanks to Jesper for his inspiration and great work for the group.

Also thanks to the members that have participated with heating letters. "Mallemuk" was equiped an Eberspächer AIRTRONIC D4 before the cruise, which never failed and kept us warm and dry in the cold conditions.

Søren Nøhr

Mallemuk


Blog EntryJan 25, '07 2:25 PM
by patentnick1 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 rig, folds away to almost nothing and ultra comfortable. Then, as she swings gently, you can go down below and do that overdue engine & gearbox oil change.
 
-Nicholas
"Moments of Clarity"

Blog EntryNov 21, '05 1:28 PM
by jesper_milling2 for everyone
An Albin Ballad Tender
 
 
This tender is especially designed for the foredeck of the Albin Ballad.
 
 
Special care was taken to assure passage on both sides.
 
 
And it rows really well. In this picture the tender seems to have to little volume in front, but with the wife on the aft seat, and myself a little further forward, it loks just perfect. Sorry mot to have a picture of that but one of us had to hold the camera. Yes! it's a dog looking up.
 
Computer Assisted Design and Computer Assisted Manufacturing (CAD/CAM):
 
 
This program is a wonderfully simple, yet comprehensive piece of freeware. It assists you in the design, prints the panels out on your priner for the buildingof small paper models, and prints tables with coordinates for the full size panels to be cut from plywood sheets.
 
Download Chine Hull Designer, or just "Hull" from this address: http://www.carlsondesign.com/#Fun_Shareware
Read about the building method called "Stitch and glue" right here: http://www.pygmyboats.com/Construction.htm and here: http://www.devlinboat.com/sgfp.htm
 
Here is a photo resume of my own building proces:
 
 
Plotting the panels on the plywood sheets.
 
 
All panels ready to be stitched.
 
 
Stitching the bottom panels together.
 
 
The hull panels all stitched up with copper wire (copper - because it is soft)
 
 
Bulkheads inserted.
 
 
Seats beeing held down untill polyester has hardened.
 
 
Oarlock holders beeing glued to the inside of gunwale.
 
 
Finishing touches.
 
Please note handle on stern. It was my wifes idea, and it was a brilliant idea. When the tender is upside down on the foredeck. I lift the front in the air and fix it with the towing line around the furled up genoa. I then lift the stern in the handle, and rotate the tender in my wrist, with very little effort, since the line of rotation goes right through the center of gravity og the tender.
 
  
When sailing you hardly notice the tender.
 
There is a lot more details to be told about designing and building a tender like this, and questions are more than welcome.
 
Kind regards Jesper Milling
 
 

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