New to the Forum, new to Trojan Boat

Tansplanted Yankee · Post by **Tansplanted Yankee** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:32 pm

Hey all
just wanted to say hi. I am new to the forum and about to become a new to owning a Trojan. I have always admired them from afar and final have the chance to own one.
Looking at all the posts, you guys are great and a wealth of information. Looking forward to interacting with everyone

About to purchase a 1988 10 meter express. In good condition considering her age and past owners lack of TLC, but still in good condition. Engines/generator are in excellent condition (my strong suit). The only issue that bothers me is the radar arch was cut and hinged for what i assume is low clearance bridge use where the boat used to reside. In doing this, they did an alright job, but cracked one side of the arch and repaired it by bolting a piece of angle iron to it. Also noted wet rot in protions of the arch. Fiberglass is not my strong suit but was wondering what something like tis to repair may run as I am taking this into consideration in the offer. Got some quotes, but they range from $2k to $5k, mostly due to hourly rate differecnes in vendors.

Anyway, glad to be on board and part of the community.

Mark

jhalb · Post by **jhalb** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:20 pm

Pictures, pictures, pictures. Welcome to the club.

gettaway · Post by **gettaway** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:01 pm

welcome to the forum !

photos would sure help in giving an opinion

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:09 pm

mazel tov and welcome to 'our home'. you will find this group, unlike any other out there is VERY devoted to our orphaned brand. and you have a wealth of knowledge from 'the international gang' on here. when i'm hanging out with my neighbor, mike kulp, i never tire of hearing how he and his wife lovingly (maybe with a little bit of frustration?) brought their 10 meter mid cabin back to life. everything from redoing the windshield, rebedding the railings, and actually doing the headliner. amazing work they have done on their boat and it shows.

so, welcome. LET THE FUN BEGIN !!!

tri cabin aaron in baltimore

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:36 pm

Welcome aboard and please post pcs as soon as you can.

RWS · Post by **RWS** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:03 pm

i redid my arch after hurricane Charley had at it 8 years ago

1. remove arch

2. mark and label all of your wires

3. remove all the vinyl covered bolsters

4. remove all of the wood inside the arch - or what's left of it

5. have two square aluminum tubes bent to fit the inside curve of the arch

6. fiberglass the tubes to the arch and tie them together at the arch base with aluminum flat stock

7. reinatall all the components - your arch will be tighter and more steady than new and there will be no exposed wood up there to ever rot again.

in your case you will have to remove the hinge/angle iron feature and reglass it back together

use marine grade heat shrink tube over marine grade connectors for the rewire

RWS

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:56 pm

Welcome. I would use aluminum, as mentioned by RWS (he knows...) for structural support for arch. Iron, untreated, will rust with the slightest moisture and you'll have drip stains everywhere...

Fill us in on your location and update us with pics.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:35 pm

Welcome to the forum

todd brinkerhoff · Post by **todd brinkerhoff** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:25 pm

I'm currently redoing the radar arch on my 10.8 M Express. The original quote was 6 to 7,000 dollars. I decided to do it myself. It's a huge job, which took me several 100 hours. The $6000 was actually pretty good. I recored the top with core-cell in lieu of balsa. I was going to bed in some aluminium for the sides for structural support, but it was getting to be too much to shape it. Instead, I used 3/4 inch plywood soaked for a day in CPES and then bedded it with wests epoxy. Any place the hardware and bolts come through was completely bedded with epoxy. I sanded everything down, primed with awlgrip 545 and topcoated with awlcraft 2000. Glad i did it but it has been a bear of a job. I'm still wetsanding and polishing to finish up.

todd brinkerhoff · Post by **todd brinkerhoff** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:29 pm

Double post

Mike Kulp · Post by **Mike Kulp** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:59 pm

Welcome to the forum, I have not done my arch yet but someday I may have to, I think it will be a big job but if you take your time and prepare it can be done, fiberglass work is really not that bad and the guys on this site will help you with the process, good luck