The Ballad Exchange

This is what has been revealed after more grinding: bracket_2.jpg bracket_4.jpg So the metal bracket actually seems to be fastened by three screws that goes through the lower end of the fiberglass strut. It appears as the metal bracket ends right there. All of this was covered by a rather thick laye...

This is how it looks like when I have sanded away paint, exoxy and gelcoat layers: 20161106_145410_small.jpg I figure that my solution will be to put glass fiber around the whole thing, starting with strips of glass where the hull ends and down along the side, under the metal bracket and then up aga...

I have just put my Ballad on the hard and found out that I have problems with this bracket as well, when pushing it moves back and forth slightly. I have also lost the zinc anode that was fastened on the propeller shaft. It's plausible that the screws have vibrated off due to the lose bracket. A fri...

Wow, what a great thread. I been reading it all now, more intense than a very good book. I bought ballad Nr. 323 (built 1973) last season, and was until recently unaware of the problematic mast truss construction of the ballad. My heart sank a bit when I learned about it, as I have planned for laucn...