Trojan Boat Forum

alexander38 wrote:planning is everything and make sure you only remove what you have to..

floor is toast in here, but now its looking like i dont have to remove the head walls, i will know when i can get under and see the supports to the main floor. sad someone let this boat fill up with water like this, could have been prevented easily.

Big D wrote:The cell phone or digital camera are great tools for this sort of thing. Shoot as many pics as you can of an area before dismantling, it'll make it a lot easier for reassembly. Especially when it's this big a project and it may be some time before you get back to assemble a section.

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Looks like you are gettin after it Jeff. Way to go man. Keep the pics of progress coming. Looking forward to seeing you progress.

lol at least that boat has something below, i pulled my cushions off and there are 3 removable panels under the v-berth...and then a straight hole down to the bilge (about 5 feet) so i hope that i would never have one of these supports and planks give out on me while sleeping

Jeff,

The plywood under the V berth on the port side is storage for the cushion that is used to make a bed out of your dinette. Its a factory piece and is a great place to store the cushion when not in use.

V berth.



Port side of V berth open to show stored cushion.



Stored cushion pulled back a bit so that you can see the plywood piece. The angle its on is required for a good fit.



I went out to the boat today to charge up the batteries a bit so I thought that I would take some pictures of this while I was out there. Froze my a$$ off.

Vitaliy wrote:lol at least that boat has something below, i pulled my cushions off and there are 3 removable panels under the v-berth...and then a straight hole down to the bilge (about 5 feet) so i hope that i would never have one of these supports and planks give out on me while sleeping

lol that would suck bad

Thank you Paul guess that makes sence now, yea it's cold out here, wife and I just about got her gutted out, gonna shop vac and take some pics, space heater is getting worked hard

Paul wrote:Jeff,

The plywood under the V berth on the port side is storage for the cushion that is used to make a bed out of your dinette. Its a factory piece and is a great place to store the cushion when not in use.

V berth.



Port side of V berth open to show stored cushion.



Stored cushion pulled back a bit so that you can see the plywood piece. The angle its on is required for a good fit.



I went out to the boat today to charge up the batteries a bit so I thought that I would take some pictures of this while I was out there. Froze my a$$ off.

Boy, She is sharp!! You've put alot of work into her!

Thanks MadBen, yes it was allot of work and my wife really enjoyed doing about 80% of it. The other 20% were the jobs when she didn't like me very much.

Your defiantly making us think twice about getting rid of the wood look. She does look nice for sure

jefflaw35 wrote:Your defiantly making us think twice about getting rid of the wood look. She does look nice for sure

jeff, just a thought on the wood look. one of the big things that really set trojan apart, from the smallest cruiser to the largest motor yacht was the amount of interior woodwork. when compared to today's 'bleach bottle boats', the warmth and feel of interior woodwork will make all the difference in the world. when i had the f-32, one of the nicest compliments i received was how great the cabin looked w/ the wood. same holds true for the tri cabin. once you get it to where you want, the upkeep is a snap.
aaron

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