Trojan Boat Forum

We've been fishing quite a bit down here in Sitka, but no pics to speak of really. The kings are starting to school up so we've picked up a few - the silvers should be showing up at the end of the month. We just used our subsistence halibut skate for the first time....totally skunked the first time ...

We put in a Dickinson oil stove after buying our F30. My dad insisted that we rip out the entire propane system on our boat - he said its not a matter of IF it will blow up, its a matter of when :lol: He's been a tugboat captain here in Alaska since he was 13 (family business), so I trust his judgem...

good choice on the Hypalon boat. We screwed up and bought one of the West Marine PVC ones for about $900..... it made it two years before the first leak. Its in our back yard flat as a pancake right now, waiting to be patched yet again. Granted - we are in Alaska, and ours has had considerable abuse...

small craft advisory
freezing spray
we need to get fuel

got the washdown pump working. Success! But I still don't know what the deal is with the saltwater going into the freshwater tank - the only idea I have is that its to drain the water tank when you pull the boat out of the water?
I dunno.

ok so our washdown pump hasn't worked since we bought the boat, and I started messing around trying to find out why. I can't even find the pump - I think it might be stuck behind the fuel tank (not sure -still haven't really crawled around) But here's a weird thing - I found a seacock that was turne...

Let me know when you find out! we need to replace our cables from the flybridge down. We actually disconnected them from the flybridge this winter because they got water in them and froze solid. nice.

I "liked" it.
I am all about sharing info - and since I live on a fairly remote island in Alaska, if someone wants to stalk me they can feel free to pay the expensive airfare to get here. I would consider it flattering.

I also re-did the countertops while I avoided finishing the bathroom. I kinda need to put in a new outlet cover
masking tape? what's masking tape?

I still need to cut some parts, paint the walls & put some trim in, but Im getting there

well I fixed the hole.... I've actually got the final flooring in on the main floor but I didn't get a pic of it yet.
here's before and after... more to come later.

p.s. Bondo is scary stuff!!

exactly - the only way you could take a shower in ours is to sit on the toilet and spray yourself? um ewww, no....

Mturvey, The only downside I see is re-sale. :roll: As a previous Yacht Broker I always found it hard to understand why consumers and boat builders always harp on the shower option when they are rarely used :? If you plan on keeping your boat awhile, I say make it the way you want it. Just bear in ...

13 degrees today. I fired up the oil stove, installed ugly vinyl roll shades & watched Lord of the Rings as the boat interior got up to a balmy 70 degrees. It was nice. Fishing starts in about two months.

here's the hole in the floor. hmmm maybe I can build a bridge over it...... hahaha my husband would kill me.