THE NORWEGIAN TROJAN

plansea · Post by **plansea** » Fri May 27, 2011 5:14 pm

i've always known that crooks and thieves are stupid, glad to see that they can sometimes be clumsy as well. Larry

pk · Post by pk » Fri May 27, 2011 6:30 pm

plansea wrote:i've always known that crooks and thieves are stupid, glad to see that they can sometimes be clumsy as well. Larry

Most of the time they are...!

Tomorrow (Saturday) I will get the toilet ready and set to go. And I will test it for the first time. Not by myself, but with a bit of toileet paper and some water. Just in case..... And then I have to start the work on instrument panel. It will be done in (King) Starboard, coated with a nice layer of either teak or Carbon fiber. DonÂ´t know yet. What do you guys think; teak or carbon? With white faces of instruments? Or black faces? My brother works as chief engineer in Garmin Norway. He was one of the grunders here in Norway. And he told me to use a "glass cockpit", just like the one IÂ´ve put in my aircraft some years ago. Hi-Tec instrument panel, with touch screen......? No?

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Fri May 27, 2011 8:06 pm

Glad you recovered at least some of your stuff, and (for a change) justice was done. Need more of that in the world.

Natchamp · Post by **Natchamp** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:55 am

pk,

Do you have any pictures of the exhaust exits on your Express? Your boat is the only other boat that I have seen that is the exact same model as mine (as far as I can tell). I am trying to figure out exactly what the stock configuration is for the exhaust exit. I'm not sure but I think mine has been modified. Below is a picture of mine. I have 9 thu-hulls for the exhaust exit. What does your have?

Mark

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:41 pm

Mark: On the starboard side I have 10 holes for the exhaust, 9 from the engine, and one from the Genset. On port side I have only 9 from the engine. Just straight holes, no collars.

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:44 pm

In the narrow space between tank and aft bulkhead you find bilge pump #3. I have swapped mine with a automatic pump.

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:46 pm

As you may find out there are lots of rusty bolts around the genset. Just get rid of them.....

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:48 pm

....and the rest of the genset. Not worth a dime.

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:50 pm

When the genset is gone, it is a simple job to open the holding tank, and clean out everything. Here is things before cleaning.....

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:50 pm

....and after. Nice?

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:53 pm

I also did all the valves in the bottom. Took out the rubber inside, cleaned it and greased it with a rubber grease. I did that to ALL the valves, even if some of them should be blinded.

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:55 pm

I also changed some of the outlets in hull over waterline.

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:56 pm

And in between I took some of those. From Danmark.....but nice!

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:58 pm

There is not much space in there!

pk · Post by pk » Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:01 pm

On the other side...... See the lid over the holding tank. Aluminium, with neoprene / silicone rubber seal under, and a big pump to put everything under vacum. Almost as the original.