boat renovations

jblack1036 · Post by **jblack1036** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:47 pm

@Gumper,

Wow, that was some really good work with the fridge doors. I really thought that they were replacement interior panels. Guess I'll have to use my imagination to try and fabricate something. thanks for the return response. Again, nice pics of your progress. A labor of love they are.....

gumper · Post by **gumper** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:55 pm

@jblack1036

Post some pics of what you got. If you can't find anything I could try using mine as a mould. I would have to wait until after the season. My wife does not like me touching the fridge during boating season. She is very protective of it.

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:27 pm

gumper wrote: I know there are a few of you guys in the Toronto area. Do you know were I could find some teak lumber there. I have not found a good source here in Ottawa. I am going to a company function at the harbour castle hotel in a month thought it would be I good time to pick some wood up.

Noah's in Toronto, or Exotic Woods in Burlington.

http://www.noahsmarine.com/
http://www.exotic-woods.com/index.html

Fishblues · Post by **Fishblues** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:08 pm

Excuse my French, but that is a Kick Ass floor!!!

jblack1036 · Post by **jblack1036** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:01 pm

Gumper, Sorry if I sorta hijacked the thread......

Thank you for the offer on making a mold. I'm sure we have pretty much the same style of frigde. I'd like to replace it but there is no way I would be able to find another just like it to fill the space under the sink counter. Plus, the wife really likes it and wants to try and stay as true to original as possible. I'm planning to replace the chiller coil and compressor with an AC/DC unit since the one I have is only AC. PO (Grand-dad) removed the transformer when they pullled the genny.
Again, thanks for the offer. I'll post some pics on photobucket before the weekend is over. I don't have a problem waiting if you are seriously willing to make a mold from yours..

And once again, nice job on the rear deck....

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:12 pm

Dang.... no pictures re the aft bench seat. I will try to draw something up though from what I remember.... but keep in mind we did the job around 1980 so my recollection might be just a bit fuzzy!!

gumper · Post by **gumper** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:01 pm

jblack1036 Just remind me in the fall and I will go ahead and make them before Christmas. Should be not to hard to do.

gumper · Post by **gumper** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:36 pm

This summer I replaced all the wood under the rear railing and made new finishing panels on the aft deck. The old wood was getting soft around the fuel fillers. The old panels are were stained and dirty.

gumper · Post by **gumper** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:57 pm

I saw a boat the used poli glow on the hull last season and I was impressed with the way is looked. I decided to try it this year. After one season is looks just like the day is was put on. So far I am very pleased with the results.

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:50 am

is she a fiberglass hull with wooden decks and cabin? the back deck rebuild is totally amazing as are the replacement panels. you do fantastic work.
aaron

gumper · Post by **gumper** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:43 am

Thanks ! Yes fibreglass hull and everything else is wood. I am not sure but I think it must be one of the oldest fibreglass Trojans.

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:00 am

gumper wrote:Thanks ! Yes fibreglass hull and everything else is wood. I am not sure but I think it must be one of the oldest fibreglass Trojans.

did you have to do any restoration work on the decks and cabin? again, just curious. yes, the sea raider with the wood/fiberglass combination was a transitional model for trojan before cutting over to all 'glass' in late 1971 for the 1972 model year. she's beautiful gumper. she really is. and i am still gobsmacked at that back deck restoration. first class all the way.

gumper · Post by **gumper** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:21 am

The first project I did was replacing the cabin top. Looking back It was easy to do but tool me along time. The curved edges of the top I did in solid mahogany and shaped with a plane and a sander. Everything is coated with epoxy sealer and then west system epoxy. It should last allot longer than the original cabin top.

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:47 am

thanks for the info. she's beautiful.
aaron

Vitaliy · Post by **Vitaliy** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:47 am

might i ask which varnish you used?

thanks

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