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Category: Ballast

More ballast, again more ballast…and bronze treasures

April 1, 2017 October 1, 2018Ballast 0

Building a sailboat is a constant quest for ballast. The bigger the boat, the bigger the quest. Unfortunately, lead seems to become harder and harder to get. I used to tour the regions scrap yards and buy there lead when some was available. For some reason, metal recyclers wont  sell…

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