Trojan Boat Forum

Well if you've been following my posts you guys know I have a sedan with bunks and a tricabin. which both of them need extensive work .. Now I don't mean to offend anyone and both boats are beautiful ..it seems when researching this is sedan convertible brings in more money. The tricabin is more yachtish with its 2 bedroom 2 baths .. I'm not going deep sea fishing . but I'm curious to what use guys think . how many tricabin guys wish they had the sedan .. and vise a versa.. as far as strength and structurally ..

I'm tru-blu Trojan to the bone and I've alwat been a Conv. guy. Solidly. That is until recently when guys like Aaron and Tim have shared so much about thier tri's.

Still a conv. guy, but developing a taste for the right tri's.

Also still looking for a 14m. I like the green and white in that one.

To me it all depends on what style boating you are going to do. My wife and I like to take off on weekends and for a couple of weeks on vacation in the summer and cruise to different destinations on Lake Michigan. We often entertain other friends and family members aboard also so the comfort and room that the tri-cabin affords is ideal for us.

I have mine set up to be able to do some trolling but it is really not a good boat to fish from IMO. I know Ron fishes from his all the time so I guess it depends on what type of fishing you are going to do also.

For our purposes, the tri-cabin is perfectly suited for us.

First forget about what boat brings more money ,making money on project boats in these times is pretty hard , losing money on a boat is the norm .

I like the convertible myself has all the room we need . They tri is a nice boat but not my style . Its not about what boat is better .Its about what boat fits your needs better and what YOU like better .

A tricabin is great for entertaining, but not for serious fishing. Which are you going to do more of? Consider the following points in favor of the tri:

- two widely separated staterooms.
- two separate, independent heads. Trust me, when your only toilet goes out, it takes the life out of the party.
- covered entertaining/seating area next to the skipper is the place to be at the dock or underway, in good weather or bad.
- only way in or out of the cabin is to go by the skipper -- makes it easy to keep track of where kids are, unlike a flybridge, where everyone comes and goes below and behind you.
- being closer to the boats center of gravity (lower I believe, compared to a convertible), the helm does not move from side-to-side so much in heavy seas.
- ladies really love the forward deck bench seating.
- on that same note, the area above the salon makes a great place for the ladies to work on their tan, and is conveniently located in direct view of the skipper!

convertible!!

aaronbocknek wrote: trojans crammed a ton of living space in a little footprint. they were masters of it.

Doubble plus at this fact
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Greetings - Heiner

I looked at a F36 conv and loved it. Still wish I bought it. We had a 34 Silverton conv. I liked the sliding door and we enclosed the cockpit with a full enclosure. That gave us so much more room to entertain. Then I looked at the 36 tri cabin loved it, bought it. We are planning in the very near future to move aboard her. We will be moving her to Jax, FL. After spending time on her here, I find I want the 36 conv. Climbing up and down the steps and not being able to get anything thru the entry ways is nothing but a pain in the you know what. Anyone want to trade?

We looked at a F32 and loved it. Great looking boat. I always liked the lines. Then we decided to look at tri's (never liked the "tri fly" model) and realized it was way more practical for our boating style. I like the look of our boat but the F32 is a better looking boat IMO. I also like the pre '77 tri with the cockpit for line handling, fish, if desired and the large entry to the aft cabin. I think it looks better as well. Bottom line, two great boats.