The Ballad Exchange

Nice job there, looks very tidy. I like the way that you squeezed the radio in the gap too. Maybe I should move mine there. It's currently behind the seat.
You have an mppt controller, what have you got in the way of panels, and where are they fitted?

Mike

Hi Mark, Did you ever move the batteries? Mine are in the bottom of the same locker as yours,so I could just drop one in the same locker you have yours in,but I keep eyeing up the wasted space below the cockpit floor. A battery mounting under there would provide additional support and bracing for th...

I think I would do just that. It would give me the confidence that it was well stuck together. I wonder how the two halves were attached originally. Is it just filler, and some cloth on the inside?

Mike

slow conversation this, but I didn't think you had a rust problem? just the movement in the truss was perhaps a problem?

Mike

I think I would want to open the gap wider to make sure I could fill it securely. I'm not sure how you would get the epoxy to the bottom of the gap?
Slow setting and get everything very warm?

Mike

Yes they were Bjerg ones. I'm hull 45 or 54, can never remember which.

Mike

I've not heard any more from Technautic. Their price incl vat was £682.22.

After a few weeks looking at the windows, I'm still quite happy with the quality and value. I may have ordered a shade darker if I did it again, but these are a close match for the originals.

Mike

Hi Mark,

Dave at www.technauticmarinewindows.co.uk is checking to make sure they still have them. Probably be an idea to contact him direct.

I 'm well happy with them so far. My crew is disappointed I didn't line the screw heads up.

Mike

When I was at the Ballad nationals I saw one boat that had been fitted with Technautic windows. They were a bolt through style. I had never been happy with the stainless screws into a track on the original windows, and the seals on mine were about 50% Sikaflex so I contacted Technautic for a quote. ...

It's a problem for the crew when tacking, as they have to kneel on the seats to winch and tail. I have also come into my berth to find I can't hit the gap because someones leg is stopping the tiller moving. Did cause a bit of a moment. It's a 2 owner boat, and many things are original, so I would ex...