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by Bob McGovern
Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:33 pm
Forum: Welcome to the Ballad Exchange
Topic: New Ballad owner
Replies: 14
Views: 46950

Re: New Ballad owner

HIN (or rather proto-HIN) is 375K9342. I have no idea how to read that. It is supposedly a 1972 hull. We're going frantic right now, with waves on southern Lk Michigan forecast over 30'. Burnham Harbor is long, narrow, and opens south, so unless the seiche lifts the docks off their anchors or the br...
by Bob McGovern
Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:41 pm
Forum: Welcome to the Ballad Exchange
Topic: New Ballad owner
Replies: 14
Views: 46950

Re: New Ballad owner

Thanks, Peter. We're starting from a better place than you did: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8128980516_2edd66ac8a_z.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8128998289_c2d11dde99_z.jpg Not filled with leaves and standing water like yours. :shock: Our Ballad was in weekly use right up to the sal...
by Bob McGovern
Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:27 am
Forum: Welcome to the Ballad Exchange
Topic: New Ballad owner
Replies: 14
Views: 46950

New Ballad owner

Hello. I just purchased a 1972 Ballad (HIN 375K9342) from eBay. It is presently lying in Chicago, USA, but will be shipped to our home in Wyoming as soon as we can arrange it. The boat seems to be much as it was first made, with few changes to the early Ballad design. The Ballad has been my favorite...