Trojan Boat Forum

Well its new to me. This is my first 'large' vessel. Always played with small power/fishing boats but wanted something i could take a trip on. Lots of great info here.

Welcome aboard and please post some pics - we like lots of pics.

Welcome

Welcome and best of luck with your new boat!

Well I most certainly will post more pics. I will be picking her up in 3 days. She is currently getting her survey and she has been on land for almost 2 yrs. She has to be prep'd for water entry(stored winterized). She does need some work cosmetically in the cabin and cockpit. The wood has a thin film of mould likely due to storage and being tarped over. She has MerCruiser engine that was rebuilt just under a year before she returned to land. I am hoping to modernize her upholstery (at least to get her into this millenium)

My avatar is a picture of her 3 months b4 she was placed in storage. I will get a photobucket account to post new pics. I will keep a photo-journal of her progress.

Thanks for the warm welcome

P.S. I posted this topic as her being a 74 but she is a 73 infact and dont know how to correct the topic...lol

If you go to your first post in the thread and hit the edit button in the upper right corner, you can edit the thread topic there.

Ahoy! Welcome aboard.

welcome !!

Welcome, hope the survey came out good........John

Well heres a surprise, I went down to the marina where my new 'toy' is and got the HIN its 251-3257, so it turns out my F26 is a F25 and...all the required safety equipment is outdated or us coast guard certified but NOT canadian coast guard certified. Doesnt look like she is going to get wet this season. I think in the best interest of being thorough, I will put her in my driveway and start the clean-up/restoration. In this way, I can be assured of a fully outfitted, 'ready to rock' vessel by spring. I got a few more pictures of here current state. I am going to attempt to post here now.






I tripped over previous owners junk and fell on my ass. As i was falling i got this picture(why its on an angle...lol)


Obviously I have some work ahead of me but i cant describe the excitement i am feeling in anticipation of the restoration/upgrading process.

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Good luck, gotta love that green formica........how did the survey come out?

they put it in the average-good condition. gave it an 'as is' appraisal at $4,995.

It cost me $1,000 CDN. The surveyor said after i finished the clean-up and updating i could see up to $15k if i chose to resell it. There is less than 160 hours on the engine.

Overall i think it will be an incredibly fun journey and then perfect to splash her in the spring.

I have the time on my hands now to devote 6-8 hrs everyday if need be to her.

I see teak cleaner and oil in your future...........

Good thing you can close the bathroom door!!! Argh, avacado!! Congrats on your new toy, you are gonna love her.

Mine was actually a nice orange color, with the cushions being orange vinyl on the bottom and a brown plaid pattern on top. Unfortunately it came without the disco ball...