"New" Trojan Owner

GruntzenGrones · Post by **GruntzenGrones** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:50 am

Mark:

The cockpit roof on my boat was removed by a 70mph flat-line wind and the folks at the marina repaired/replaced the roof in my absense, so I don't know how it comes apart.

However, everybody I talked to emphatically advised me not to trailer an old wood boat. Where are you moving yours from & to?

lanmanager · Post by **lanmanager** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:46 am

From the lake to my house about 30 might away. There is no issue with transporting large wood boats so long as the transporter uses a bunked v-notch trailer "cradle" with adequate keel support. These boats left Lancaster and shipped all over the world including the US by road. Unfortunately for me we could not get the chines to sit right on the bunks while trying to wet load on a ramp. So it goes back into the sling again to be lowered directly on the semi. Either way they would prefer to get the cockpit off and get the height down. Otherwise, new permits and route surveys etc. The sling is my worst nightmare. I have doubled most of the deck members with new white oak, but there really is no way to reinforce the salon top. So we try to get the slings on the bulkheads.

GruntzenGrones · Post by **GruntzenGrones** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:02 am

Mark:

Sorry, but I cant really be of any help to you. I know that the door posts and window frames will have to be removed after the top comes off, but I'm not sure how that is accomplished.

Are you going to have her out of the water for a while?