Trojan Boat Forum

Hey Bob, Ya, the website has a lot of great info and a lot of great people that will help you out when needed. And there material prices are hard to beat. (not affiliated except as a customer) I'm in California and buying material there and having it shipped here from Florida is still cheaper than I...

If you are going to go the epoxy route, definitely seal it completely. Once it is sealed you create a closed environment withing the encapsulated wood, with a stabilized very low (low enough that you won't have to worry about rot) moisture content. And if you do go this route and decide to screw dow...

if you completely seal the plywood with epoxy you won't have any problems with condensation. If water can never get in the wood in the first place rot won't be an issue. Just make sure to seal the underside and edges before you place the deck, then glass the topside and you'll be set.

Mike

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mine is obvious...

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It's going to cost 7-10,000, fitted out, possibly a little more if we go with higher end electronics. We got the boat for free. We are building it as a hobby, I was going to build a boat from scratch, but when this boat came up for free, I figured I'd save myself the time and extra cost of building ...

You may remember that I am rebuilding a 1969 25' hardtop. Well, we have made some progress, tore her down to the hull, leaving the cabin insides pretty much intact. So far have rebuilt the main cabin bulkhead, gunwales, foredeck, and today the windshield went on. We're trying to keep the lines close...

I'm a little bit south, about 50 miles east of Los Angeles, California...

Mike

Geez, I don't even remember what it like to have rain, been in the 90's here in So Cal.

could be a 25, did you get that 2.3 meters at the stern of the boat? That could be the problem. if it is a 25 it should be about 2.8 meters at the widest point.

Most of the marinas I've looked into here in So Cal require them to be an additional insured.

Mike

I think the obvious answer is sleep which ever way makes her happy...A happy wife makes for more boat time...for me the logical answer would be feet towards the bow, allowing for less head banging and more arm/body room.

Mike

Don't really have a set time frame. We want to do it right and end up with a boat that looks as close to show room as possible for two amateur boat builders/professional carpenters. Luckily here in California weather isn't really much of an issue for us. If we finish in a year and a half I think we'...

Well, the plywood has been bought, and the carnage has begun on the 1969 Trojan rebuild... http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/19805/100_2016.JPG http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/19805/100_2017.JPG http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/19805/100_2018.JPG http://gallery.bateau2....