Trojan Boat Forum

I'm always saying how much we all love pictures, so decided to put some of mine to show.
The first 14 pic's, when you enter Photobucket of my album, are the newest ones I just uploaded.

They are of my efforts to redo the aft deck, showing the reworked wood finishing, although I have the trim around the side panels left to do, the stereo, etc. There is one cabin pic of the fridge I installed and the rest of them are the new slip we just moved into, that was finished just days before. We really enjoy the new slip, which are 13' wide, a foot wider than our old one. We are also very lucky to have the meter, and a 110 outlet, and water right at our slip, and not having to cross another slip to get as we did our old one.

I have installed new carpet in the cabin, but will wait till I have the AC completely installed before putting pic's in Photobucket.

Just click on the address below to take you to my album, any problem's, please let me know.

Thanks,

Larry

Nice pics Larry and good work on the boat.

Very nice Larry!

You do know that "bow first" in a slip, is mostly reserved for...sailboats, don't ya?

Stripermann2 wrote:Very nice Larry!

You do know that "bow first" in a slip, is mostly reserved for...sailboats, don't ya?

Stripermann2

Maybe in your part of the world that is true, but where I dock with 600+ "big boats", some as big as 102ft, most of the power boats opt for bow in. I have been on the Great Lakes now for 12 years and every place I have been that is the case.

It is certainly my preferred way to dock.

Jamie,

No, I didn't. I put it in stern first last winter, hoping it would keep the engine compartment warmer.

I'm terrible at getting back into the slip forward, let alone backwards.

But I see a lot, if not most cruisers in thier slip, stern first, but never thought about it. This boat will only steer one way going backwards, forgot if it's Rt or Lt?
I'll have to get my son to help, and tie a rope to the stern, push it out of the slip, then swing it around and pull her in backwards, I guess? That's how we did it last fall!

Larry

Stern in for power with piling docks I can see.... I rather have my aft deck away from the dock traffic, so I dock bow in. I do see boats in my marina stern in but they tend to be the overly social ones. Come aboard and look at my new toy

Boat looks great! Thanks for sharing

k9th,

Wheea,,,thanks k9th, I'm breathing better now!

Larry

Michael,

Those are my thoughts also. Lots of times, I don't feel well, and just like to recline, relax and enjoy the day, a can of lemonaid and the stereo with some late 50's music playing.

Larry

k9th wrote:

Stripermann2 wrote:Very nice Larry!

You do know that "bow first" in a slip, is mostly reserved for...sailboats, don't ya?

Stripermann2

Maybe in your part of the world that is true, but where I dock with 600+ "big boats", some as big as 102ft, most of the power boats opt for bow in. I have been on the Great Lakes now for 12 years and every place I have been that is the case.

It is certainly my preferred way to dock.

That's all fine and dandy. Do you see that little wink emoticon after my comment? It was made in jest...

For what its worth, down here its almost always stern in.

Stripermann2

Missed the emoticon totally.

Oh well, I have tri-focals and still can't see worth a *&@%$#!

nice pics of a nice boat.....thanks for posting Larry........john

Looks good Larry .... nice job

Nice job, Larry. You've put a lot of work into the boat and from the looks of the pictures you and your family are really enjoying the fruits of your labors.