The Ballad Exchange

Now I have rectified the potential problem. I discussed the situation with an engineering colleague who's working with structural mechanics. He suggested that I would take the sewn-off pieces, add them to the sides and secure them with bolts and glue. Similar solution as you suggested Bob. So that's...

Wow, great work Mark and thanks for documenting it in detail and descriptively. I can imagine the slight dispair after the storm hit. I'm thinking of only doing the non-slip areas on the deck during this spring, possibly in stages. In that case I will just clean, sand, and aceton the areas, then app...

Very nice paint jobs! I'm definitely gonna re-paint the deck. Can't decide on the color on t the no-skid though. Opinions are highly welcomed. I am pondering three options for the no-slip parts at the moment. Use Hempel multicoat with gray color as Joerns on page #1 Use Hempel multicoat wih light bl...

No worries Peter. I wanted to maximize the volume of my tank, I don't know exactly how much can fit in it, but probably 65-70 L. If it works properly I will put some pictures of the finished work. Hopefully by then I will also have the truss welded back together.

Thank you all for the replies! Highly appreciated. Clearly I need to secure this before going out sailing again. I will splash the boat in a week, I will see what I can do before that. I'm not sure if I used the right terminology though in my first message. What has been sawn-off is the metal truss ...

During this winter I have built and installed a black water holding tank above the toilet. In the process I have sawn-off the chainplate. Caught up in the fun of the work I didn't think twice about it before I started but now I start to wonder if the remaining chain plate will be structurally strong...

I ordered a tank from Cipax in 2016: http://www.cipax.com/marine_products_uk ... -75-litres
I don't know if they ship outside of Sweden but it's worth e-mailing them and ask.
It's the same dimensions as the original.

Thanks for the thread. I haven't noticed any movement in my Ballad nr 323, but I haven't been out long in rough weather either. I am doing some refitting during this winter, building a septic tank that I will install above the toilet against the hull. Will make sure to put some glasfiber on the bulk...

So the cutlass bearing is replace and I have installed the metal bracket back on the strut and put some glasfiber around it and up to the hull:

What do you guys reckon, does it look like it's reinforce enough, or is it just as well to do some extra while I am at it?

So the bracket is lose. 20161203_131743_001_small.jpg And the propeller came off as well - after some hours of struggle and 2 times returning to the hardware store to get a puller that could do the job. 20161204_143409_small.jpg So my next step will be to replace the cutlass bearing inside the metal...