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- Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:41 pm
- Forum: Cruising
- Topic: Cooktop choices
- Replies: 6
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Re: Cooktop choices
WANT ! But can't have. :( Where we're going, an indoor oven might never get used, tho. Probably a welcome source of heat up North.;) We're looking at solar ovens, like the Sport. http://www.solarovens.org/ We need one that packs reasonably small and is hard to break. Looks like we will choose the t...
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:34 pm
- Forum: Cruising
- Topic: Cooktop choices
- Replies: 6
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Re: Cooktop choices
Thanks, Mark! Our Ballad will live for several years in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, which is about as dessicated as it gets. IIRC, central Baja sees 6" of rain a year -- less than Essex probably sees each week.;) http://yachtpals.com/files/imagecache/display/files/userimages/isla-san-%20francisco.j...
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:07 pm
- Forum: Cruising
- Topic: Cooktop choices
- Replies: 6
- Views: 25212
Cooktop choices
Not sure if this belongs under Cruising or Accomodation. But it is maybe more about how people live on their Ballad at anchor and under way, so I will post the question here. We are replacing the 2-burner pressure alcohol cooktop with an Origo or Cookmate non-pressure cooker. We do not need an oven,...
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:16 pm
- Forum: Accomodation
- Topic: More toilet fun
- Replies: 1
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More toilet fun
My partner is not happy with the the headroom and difficulty maneuvering into the Ballad's head. (She is quite tall.) We knew it was tiny and awkwardly placed before buying the boat; it is even smaller than we thought! And I am not excited by the idea of staggering all the way thru the salon in wet ...
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:48 am
- Forum: Hull and Deck
- Topic: Anchor platforms, bowsprits
- Replies: 8
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Anchor platforms, bowsprits
We'd like a short bow extension for stowing one (and possibly a second) delta/claw/Manson-style anchor, probably around 35lbs (15kg) on a chain or mixed chain/nylon rode. We intend to add roller furling but no windlass at this time. Anchor will be raised by hand and rode fed down a hawsepipe. We wil...
- Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:44 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Question about Mast Light Switch Locations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 30115
Re: Question about Mast Light Switch Locations
Love it. Those LED strips are becoming common undercabinet lights for the kitchens I build. Better for boats, maybe -- in a house, they require a low-voltage transformer, which typically last 1-3 years & sometimes catch fire. :shock: I wouldn't mind the electrical panel where it is, if it could ...
- Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:05 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Question about Mast Light Switch Locations
- Replies: 7
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Re: Question about Mast Light Switch Locations
Hi, Peter. Here is our instrument panel. We have lots of waterproof switches, tho only two are labeled, four are wired, and I have no idea where they really go.;) Number 3 is labeled MAST -- presumably Mast, not Master. Not sure if that is anchor light, or the steaming/deck light. Number 4 is labele...
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:21 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Tiller pilot
- Replies: 8
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Re: Tiller pilot
The ST2000+ has a different drive mechanism than the 1000+ -- recirculating ball rather than linear drive, IIRC. Upshot is ~40% more thrust & longer motor life. Unlike the TP10, both Raymarine pilots can be tied to your instruments. Both have LCD displays, which are easier to see what you are pr...
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 3:50 am
- Forum: Photos
- Topic: #1085 Ongoing Restoration Pictures
- Replies: 26
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Re: #1085 Ongoing Restoration Pictures
We have quite a few areas of wet core -- mostly around the mast, on the foredeck, below the portlights, and worst of all at the chainplates. I drilled two core samples the other day: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8065/8260141212_98ec011fbd_z.jpg cores by Wyoming offgrid , on Flickr The right-hand co...
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:59 pm
- Forum: Photos
- Topic: #1085 Ongoing Restoration Pictures
- Replies: 26
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Re: #1085 Ongoing Restoration Pictures
Yeah, it is always nice to have a 'worst case scenario' baseline, like a boat abandoned in the weeds with a foot of standing water inside. :mrgreen: Makes all our projects seem superficial by comparison. The blog and photo site are top-notch resources, thank you. Peter: your Ballad didn't have any w...