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just found this site and have a little time between cold and boat repairs.
this time last year i purchased a 42 ft fb my 1974.with hopes of myself and my wife semi retireing/living on board .
2 owner boat ,last owner used for years as summer condo ,hardly ever used out of slip.
was out of water about two years .i did alot of wood repair above water line and got her floating in late oct 2009.took her back out mid december
need to do a little bottom wood repair .last plank near keel needs replace or recaulk (i must have missed it on my many days under ) 440 chryslers running well orig 950 hrs.genset may be siezed ,that is my next big project, found supplier for new heat element for hot water ,all cabins newly refreshed (ongoing)have to add holding tank (waste)water.need new bridge windshield .installing some new electronics,all in all any good short cuts ,or suppliers ,advice is appriciated thanks john
1974 42 ft, fb,my.my first wood boat .old,needs work ,like me !!
Skippy glad to have you as a new member. I have many wonderful memories of wood hull boats, which I think is still the best ride in the water. We lived on ours for 2 years when my son was 3,he is now 28. I have steamed and bent boards and there are some web sites to assist you in building a home made steam box if you want to go that far. One of my memories was hireing a young man of 17, I was 32 at the time, he was the son of a friend of a friend, to help me sand the hull, string caulk it as well as the usual caulking. A few weeks after the job was done and the boat was back in the water and of course I was pretty proud of myself, I asked the friend how the 17 year old was doing and how he liked the boat job,he said it was a good time but that old guy, me the 32 year old, almost killed him with all that work,I guess at 17 anybody over 20 is old.
welcome to the forum where in CT are you there are several CT residents on this forum.....I live in Granby and the Tiki III is in Haddam on the CT River
Welcome aboard to our newest member! Lots of great advice and experience here on all things Trojan, regardless of the year, model, construction or materials. After all I drank and ate over the holidays, I'll take a Pepto neat with a chaser of Alka Selzer.....
