The Ballad Exchange

I've updated my little drawing (moved the main switches). This looks correct, right? :) One switch on the lead to the starter (formerly known as dynastarter ;) ) and one on the lead to all the household loads. Turns out the Nasa BM1 if wired according to figure 2 (earlier in this thread) can actuall...

Seeing as I can't go sailing (waiting for my "new" headsail) I've been scouring the internet for anything related to dynastarters in order to get a basic understanding of how they work :) I haven't succeeded yet but by coincidence I came across a thread about disabling the charging part of...

Thanks for your comments Jan - I appreciate it very much :) I'm quite the novice when it comes to this sort of stuff ;) I've learned the hard way :D (and I hopefully remember some from school) Ugh, that sounds expensive :) 1. Maybe I have misunderstood the manual (the two images below is from the m...

Thanks for your comments Jan - I appreciate it very much :) I'm quite the novice when it comes to this sort of stuff ;) 1. Maybe I have misunderstood the manual (the two images below is from the manual http://www.nasamarine.com/images/file/BM1+-BM2+.pdf). I was trying to follow the directions in the...

Thanks Peter :) My memory being what it is I would differently forget to flip that switch to "both" ;) This is what I'm planing to do. I'm 90% sure it's correct - fingers crossed :) I would like to be able to keep an eye on my power consumption so I'm adding a Nasa BM1 (http://www.nasamari...

Obelix and I are almost ready to go cruising :D Looking forward to uploading a lot of cruising images and "log entries" :) There is just one little project to finish first. Adding a second battery with a separating relay (correct term?). My motor is the original MD6A with a generator AND d...

That was quick! Congratulations, Mads. Are your windows still leaking? I've forgotten what steps you took to seal them. Thanks, Bob :-) 3 of the 4 windows all failed within a few days of each other. I rebedded them in the fall using butyl tape. This time I'm using SikaFlex 291. It's gonna be a real...

Yay! Obelix is finally back in the water :-) There are still a long list of things to do: rebed the darn windows (again), mount (Alado) furler, take measurements for new sails, redo all the wiring etc etc. Still feels like a huge step in the right direction :-) I've made a timelaps video: https://ww...

Hi Allan I don't suppose you speak Danish? :-) There is an excellent guide (in Danish) on how to build a gas locker here: http://www.ballad.dk/Ballad/~/media/Ballad/Dim%20og%20tegninger/Gasflaskemontering.ashx. Perhaps you can translate some of it using https://translate.google.com. If not let me kn...

I have never tried heaving to in a fin keeled boat. I would love some hints or a description on how to heave to in a Ballad