Trojan Boat Forum

need help replacing my side blosters on my 1987 10 meter trojan express, I need to remove them and have them recovered, but I can not figure how they are attached. I am sure they are bolted, but I don't know where or how to get behind it for the nuts. I've looked in the engine compartment and don't really see them, but who knows? Anyone do this and willing to shed some insite? Thanks! Pete
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sorry i dont have this model but i imagine this is material over foam attached to wood. from the pics there looks to be a crease between the white and green if there is a tuck there have you spread this open to see if they have screwed this in at different intervals to the boat ? just a thought

I haven't yet done mine, but I believe this to be true.

Transom - remove the pull out bins, you'll find bolts that attach the backing to the transom, however they may be rusty and my guess is that they will "spin" resulting in another problem. It may be cold chisel time for some of these.

Gunnels - same as transom, but nothing to remove to get to the bolts.

Under the side glass - On the Expesss Cruiser (mighe be same in the midcabin) there is a long plywood panel - flat and horizontal in there about 12" wide. It's covered with insulation, however if you look closely you will find several brass wood screws. REmove the panel and you will hve access to the back of the coaming bolster.

These side panels were I believe designed this way to allow maximum air flow with a minimum sea spray down to the engine room while at the same time, cutting down on the machinery noises. That's why you will find so much hidden insulation under all those gunnels.

This is a project on my to do list. Please let me know how it all comes out for you, especially how much difficulty you have removing those bolts.

Aside from the bolts, this project will give you a healthy respect for the design, engineering and construction of the International Series.

RWS

RWS is correct. I've redone mine, and there are bolts embedded in the combing pads that go through the fiberglass and have nuts and washers on the other side. You'll need to remove those plastic bins aft, the transom lockers, and the wood under the sides of the cockpit.

Brett

The previous posters are correct as to what I found when I did my 85 Express. They actually came off very easy once you have access to the nuts on the backside.
The hardest part for me was to replace the aft corners as the wood was rotted and to make the back with a radius in it was a real pain. I ended up getting a real woodworker involved and for him it went very smoothly.