James Bond Girl & her Trojan...!

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:28 pm

Couldn't help my self, just too good a picture not to share!

Last weekend in Sept...Long Point, Lake Erie.

So sad that will be gone for the next 6 months...

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:48 pm

what a great pic. did you custom cut the transom door? anyway, a good pic of warmer weather. not a fan of winter. yuck.

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:58 pm

aaronbocknek wrote:what a great pic. did you custom cut the transom door? anyway, a good pic of warmer weather. not a fan of winter. yuck.

Thanks Aaron....yes I did the transom walk thru a few years ago.

Paul

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:01 pm

Paul - SW Ontario wrote:
aaronbocknek wrote:what a great pic. did you custom cut the transom door? anyway, a good pic of warmer weather. not a fan of winter. yuck.
Thanks Aaron....yes I did the transom walk thru a few years ago.

Paul

hey paul, is there a thread on here on your work on that? would love to see it. also, the next time i'm in TO, def would enjoy seeing the boat.
aaron

Paul - SW Ontario · Post by **Paul - SW Ontario** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:18 pm

aaronbocknek wrote:
Paul - SW Ontario wrote:
aaronbocknek wrote:what a great pic. did you custom cut the transom door? anyway, a good pic of warmer weather. not a fan of winter. yuck.
Thanks Aaron....yes I did the transom walk thru a few years ago.

Paul
hey paul, is there a thread on here on your work on that? would love to see it. also, the next time i'm in TO, def would enjoy seeing the boat.
aaron

Sorry, didn't take pics of the process. In hindsight I should have. Varying opinions on whether it a compromise to the structural integrity of the boat. I took that into consideration and figured its a near 40 year old boat, with virtually peanuts invested...I could always turn it into a planter for the front lawn...lol.
I wanted that boat, my wife and family members wanted a walk thru, and were trying to convince me on another boat purchase.

So I bought the Trojan & delivered a walk thru....

On a serious note, I put alot of thought into doing it as well as possible. I tied into the horizontal transom stringer that runs along the scuppers, using oak, fiberglass cloth & resin, stainless hardware, 5200 sealant and HDPE marineboard liner & door. Three seasons running, and not single sign of stress, cracks to gell coat horizontally or vertically. Surely one can see the size of the custom platform I made as well....and that has not effected anything structurally either....tough old boat.

BTW...our marina & slip is in Long Point Bay, L. Erie....quite a jump from Toronto.

The link below shows some closer pics...

http://s658.photobucket.com/albums/uu301/F26_Express/

Paul

Torcan · Post by **Torcan** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:43 pm

WOW!!!
Great pics. Thanks for sharing. Hope you don't mind, I've already downloaded a few pics. Great ideas of what I can do with mine. Love the hardtop look and have already been thinking of painting the hull that deep blue as well. Nice to see it actually the way mine might look.

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:51 pm

Paul, cool picture.

I love the storage set-up in the swim platform. What a concept!

trojanmanXS · Post by **trojanmanXS** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:22 pm

there was a transom door? ???where was the dam boat ????? what are you people LOOKING at ????

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:46 pm

trojanmanXS wrote:there was a transom door? ???where was the dam boat ????? what are you people LOOKING at ????

Yeah, ya gotta look hard with a squint...see that tiny spec of an object way back yonder!

At first glance, I too, missed the boat!

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:10 pm

He did a great job on that boat personalizing it to HIS needs and wants without defacing it! I just think he needs a bigger pick up to pull it!

The boat looks fantastic Paul!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:47 pm

Nice work !!

Commissionpoint · Post by **Commissionpoint** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:19 pm

Beautiful unmolested example. I think the transom door adds some nice functionality and doesn't detract at all from the original design concept. In fact quite the opposite, its an enhancement. Sweet boat!

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:30 am

what boat !

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:07 am

as I reading this tread , I thought what are you guys lookin' at ! that is one fine looking Lady....O and the boat's ok...

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:44 am

gettaway wrote:what boat !

i had the opportunity to notice both. see, i guess that's what happens when you 'play on another team'.