Trojan Boat Forum

rather than adding a pulpit, how about just a nice, heavy duty anchor roller mount? if i had the $$, i'd tear out my pulpit and retrofit with an anchor roller mount. i'd actually prefer it.

glad the boat yard can do the work so quickly. seadog's a tough ol' gal, and maybe this is her way of saying she needed a nose job.

as for construction, in the 1971 boating article that i have for the 'new' f-36 tri cabin, there is a tremendous expose on the construction of trojan hulls. these ladies were wetted down by hand and many layers of chopped glass and woven roving and heavy duty resin. i believe i posted that in a thread somewhere on here but, for some reason, i cannot find it.
aaron

here you go. found it on a thread i posted in february 2012.
just did a quick 'cut and paste'.
enjoy....
aaron


thought you guys would appreciate this from the boating article from 1971. don't think much changed in the course of the layup, but, this is how the tri cabin (and i'm assuming other trojans) were constructed......

molded fiberglass hull and deck/deckhouse. hand layup of chopped strand and 'fabmat'. 4 ply hull bottom---basic thickness .371" (1 ply 1.5oz chopped strand & 3 of 24/15 fabmat).
3 ply topsides---average thickness .228" (1 ply chopped strand and 2 of fabmat).

hull reinforced in way of keel with 2 plies of fabmat from forefoot to transom plus 3 plies fabmat from stem head to transom. hull thickness in keel area varies from .492'' to .756''. chine reinforced with 3 plies of fabmat from stem to transom. longitudinals of doubled 3/4'' marine plywood encapsulated with 2 plies of fabmat which is lapped between chine and outboard stringer, between stringers, and between inboard stringer and keel. minimum bottom thickness of hull is .492''.

**FABMAT is a controlled deposit of chopped glass fibers chemically bonded to a layer of woven roving. this material eliminates the need for applying alternate layers of mat and roving, and offers good tensile strength and resistance to delamination. it also saves time in cutting, handling and wet-out. it absorbs less resin than equivalent mat and roving laminations layed up separately. the 24/15 code for fabmat indicates a combination of 24oz woven roving and 1.5oz mat.

there you have it folks.... trojan layup 101. hope you found this as fascinating as i have. at least it gives some insight to how these vessels were constructed. they do not go into the ins and outs of the gelcoat, but, from what i understand, trojan gelcoat had a really high zinc content which is why, to this day, they polish up and retain their shine better than new construction.
enjoy.
aaron
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prowlersfish wrote:Tim , thats not a terrible job , the hard part will be blending it in do to the age of the boat . However why not take advantage of this and add a bow pulpit ?

I have been thinking about doing just that - you must be a mind reader.

I haven't dropped the hook yet due to not having the bow pulpit. I was certain that the anchor line would rub through the fiberglass after a short while.

I have asked my mechanic to get a quote for adding it.

Aaron the second thing I did when I got my boat was I removed the bow roller , Ugly IMO , and they mount it is poor .

k9th wrote:

prowlersfish wrote:Tim , thats not a terrible job , the hard part will be blending it in do to the age of the boat . However why not take advantage of this and add a bow pulpit ?

I have been thinking about doing just that - you must be a mind reader.

I haven't dropped the hook yet due to not having the bow pulpit. I was certain that the anchor line would rub through the fiberglass after a short while.

I have asked my mechanic to get a quote for adding it.

PlasDeck - Nice lookig Pulpit.

prowlersfish wrote:Aaron the second thing I did when I got my boat was I removed the bow roller , Ugly IMO , and they mount it is poor .

I have a roller. Honestly I'm not a fan of it. Its there for now though, and I am living with it.