36' tri cabin, (adventure begins)

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:14 am

hi all, I am new to boating except for small outboards as a teen, my biggest memory of our cottage was watching all the trojan cruisers driving past . Always wanted one but life got in the way. Anyhow my landlord calls me 2 weeks ago and tells me of a real deal on a 26' sailboat, I look, not what I reeeaaly want but it is a start. The night b-4 I am going to buy it I do a last minute comparison on line, I see this 36' tri cabin.... next day I come home and tell my wife (god bless her) yes I bought the boat and no, the plan kinda changed and we now own a 36 ft Trojan! She has taken it better than I thought so now here I am with 4-5 weeks to get it ready for launch. It has a few issues. The hull is good but it has sat for 4-5 years, engines are 5.7 mercrusiers with exhaust manifolds that I think are too high to fit under the bunks. Going to have to drain the gas tanks and inspect the lines. Also am going to have to refinish a lot of wood. What type of carpet should I install? I have been reading this forum for hours for ideas, there is a lot of great info here. I look forward to this adventure and getting help from this great group here.

Dave

Jersdevil · Post by **Jersdevil** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:59 am

Welcome

wowzer52 · Post by **wowzer52** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:33 am

Welcome aboard Dave, Life is too short not to play with all the toys you can, besides, all things were put on this earth for our enjoyment.

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:54 am

welcome welcome glad to have you, let the fun start.

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:59 am

Welcome to the forum Dave ...

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:22 am

Welcome to the forum .
to answer the question what type of carpet . thats easy anything your wife likes .I asume your talking inside the boat.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:00 am

Wow,
You bought a 36' boat without talking to your wife about it first? You are a very brave man Dave. You might need it to sleep on now...
Good luck with the new toy and Welcome.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:12 am

Welcome aboard.

You are a VERY brave man - buying a boat without consulting the admiral.

UDAMAN (or UCRAZY)!

I bought my wife a 14' McKee for Valentines day 2 years ago - she loves it. I can't imagine buying a 36'er without a discussion.

There are some fine indoor/outdoor tweed type carpets for porches & sunrooms ... bLowes or Homeless Depot have some inexpensive choices.

Coralkong · Post by **Coralkong** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:11 am

I would recommend any kind of carpet your wife likes.

Assuming you mean in the salon, it doesn't have to be outdoor or anything special. Get something plush and nice. Put down new padding while you're at it. Cheap and easy enough to do (other than a lot of cutting).

What year is your Tri-Cabin?

I can't believe your risers are too high for the bunks, that doesn't make sense. Try it out, you might be surprised.
Someone managed to stuff 2 454's in my '74 Tricabin under the bunks. WITH heat exchangers. Not really sure HOW they did it, but they did it!

Before draining the gas tanks, I would say try to fire up the engines. If you can get it fired, burn out the old gas, then change the fuel filters. Probably a LOT easier than draining the tanks. But that's only if it will fire up.

TriCabins are excellent boats.

Feel free to ask questions, I know I (for one) have been all over and through mine and can tell you what NOT to do for sure!
(As well as what to look for, where the problem areas are, etc....).

Welcome!

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:46 pm

it is a 1976 here are some pics

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2 ... 30218bac0e

I am going to take the top rails and windshield off for transport today

rickalan35 · Post by **rickalan35** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:46 pm

Hi Dave,

Congrats on your recent purchase. Our old Trojans were very well crafted. Hopefully you'll be able to get yours seaworthy soon (meaning in less than double the time you have predicted

)

I own a '74 Tricabin.

Things to Check Out:

1. There are two drain plugs. One in the rear at the lowest point in the transom and another one in the front directly under the floor in the V-Bunks. Make sure both are installed before launch. They had a new hire at my marina one year who when asked if he'd replaced the plug assumed there to be only the one in the rear and he replied, "Yes, it's in." One of the older employees (bless his heart) decided to double check and subsequently noticed the open front drain.

2. Take a strong flashlight and climb in through the hatch (the door pulls off) located behind the rear steps that descend from the rear sole down into the rear bedroom. From that vantage point check the two stern corner posts for visible rot. These are two large posts (one on either side) and are easily visible. If they look pretty black, you'll need to squirm your way in further and poke around to ascertain their damage. The stern posts were unfortunately a Trojan weak spot and as owners we need to know what shape ours are in.

3. Learn the history of our delta conic hulls. That way you can amuse yourself and impress others.

http://www.schoellmarine.com/bio_files/bio.htm

4. Proper lubrication of V-Drives and Transmissions.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Rick

rickalan35 · Post by **rickalan35** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:56 pm

Hi Dave,

Just checked out your photos. Your recently purchased model of the Tricabin was called the Tri Fly. It has the forward bridge position up top, which made for a really large cockpit area. I believe that they were also a little more expensive than the regular Tricabin and I think that air conditioning came standard. The downstairs helm was an option. Looks to be in pretty good shape.

Rick

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:14 pm

rickalan35 wrote:
3. Learn the history of our delta conic hulls. That way you can amuse yourself and impress others.

http://www.schoellmarine.com/bio_files/bio.htm

The DeltaConic hulls were used on the International series, not the tri cabins and F-series.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:31 pm

captainmaniac Is correct .

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:15 am

and you can keep the name that's on it, it fits !