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bcooke

Don't worry about which one to get. In six months your new one will be so obsolete as to make you want to throw it in the ocean in disgust - and new and better ones will be prizes in every box of Cracker Jacks... do they still make Cracker Jacks? Really though, I would agree that Garmins are good. E...

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Funny, I asked the same question about the "Triton factory" last year. Here was Nathan's response: As for the "Triton Factory" I think that name is a bit of a misnomer. It is a large boat shop run by the Pattersons who happen to have leased space to several other Triton owners. I...

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So let me say that anything I say about it is just what *I* saw, and may not be accurate ... I'd say you have seen more boats over the last couple of months than most and probably know the market better than many. I would take your word for it. the UV cover for the roller-furled jib was covered in ...

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Hi George, Old threads never die. I would say you won't want to trailer an A30. Let the big boys handle it. They have the insurance, the permits and the tow rigs. It would be much cheaper to haul your boat somewhere once a year than buy a trailer and tow vehicle and keep them maintained. A30s hold m...

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Wait a minute.. it is already posted so I just need to paste in this link here...

Hmmm... that should do it.

bcooke

In a feeble and inept means to redeam myself, I borrowed a picture from James Baldwin's website. I don't think he will mind. It shows his forward chainplate installatoin. I will forward the picture for Tim to post.

-Britton

bcooke

I try NOT to be out in more than 20 knots

Where is the fun in that! :-)

bcooke

2.75" is mighty thick and strong.

Yeah, I thought so too. Probably too thick and will look out of proportion. I need to think about that. That plank was just calling me. "Buy me, shape me, love me..." I need to get out more often :-)

Thanks for the input.

-Britton

bcooke

Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking when I started this thread. Of course mahogony is the only way to go. Silly me. I remember reading the tribulations of your (Tim's) anchor platform as it was happening. Under the circumstances you experienced I don't suppose there is any wood that would not hav...

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I thought about the rot issue but I was thinking there is pretty good drainage in that application so it wouldn't be a big issue. The more I think of it though, the more I want the mahogony. It is just an aesthetic issue. Mahogony looks better. My local boat crowd favor wooden boats with a ... shall...

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I was looking for some stock for a mahogony anchor platform locally and I found some but I can only get it in eight foot lengths. I think it was about 27 board feet for $250 plus tax. Is there anyone else that would want to split a plank with me? I am toying with the idea of using about four feet wh...

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Hmmm.... well.... I guess this is where it will become obvious that I don't know what I am talking about... You see... I haven't actually ever stood the mast up so I am not intimately familiar with the rigging. I have two chainplates per side which I have rebuilt (the bulkhead fitting had one bolt t...

bcooke

Interesting... Don't worry about the project. Once you get started you will realize it is not that bad. Installing the new knees was the biggest job I had done to date and I am pretty happy with the results. Next time I could do better and sometimes I wonder what I could have done with vacuum baggin...

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Thanks for hosting the pictures Tim, I would have to agree that that is a pretty amazing method of tying a shroud to the hull. Now Joe, where exactly do your shrouds attach too? Are your forwards in the V-berth section? My forwards are on the forward bulkhead, as you can see from my pictures, and th...

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#668 doesn't have the forward shroud?... Interesting. I would have thought that mine (only twelve boats later in the 'assembly' line) came with double shrouds from the factory because all the chainplates are of identical manufacture and installation. It could be that they were all changed at a later...

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I think I read somewhere that the forward shrouds really are not needed and they were added just to make owners feel better. I don't know if that is true but having the extra set does make me feel better. My late model Triton (#680) has the forward shroud attached to a chainplate identical to the af...

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For your application, you could get away with any polyester body filler from the auto parts store Does Bondo fit into this category or is it something else entirely? anyone with an older boat needing some upgrading will usually find myriad uses and applications for epoxy resin and its components Ti...

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I think it's important to mention that southwest glass can be a heat-gain nightmare

Can it GET too hot way up there in the North?...

-Britton

bcooke

I thought I had your answer until you said you were reluctant to use West System. Why would that be? I was going to suggest epoxy with a sandable filler added. I guess you could go with Bondo or something like that but it wouldn't be all that different from epoxy and epoxy is better IMHO. Are you th...

bcooke

Do your really want to start a rewiring project at this time?... How about just one starting battery for both engines? With a crossover to the house bank as a backup of course. Once the first engine was started would the one spinning alternator be enough to help out the engine battery for the second...

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I guess I am just being lazy. I want someone else to do the research so I can just read the results. I have a dozen catalogs with thousands of options but I can't decide, for example, between 10 and 20 watt lightbulbs, (and I want to learn more about rope lighting), and would halogen still be too ha...

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The Not-So-Big House by sarah susanka that title sounds familiar. I think I have seen it on a coffee table of a friend's. I have seen a couple of books on boat interiors but they have all looked pretty useless to me. I have also seen a couple unknown titles on Amazon but I have become a little gun-...

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Well, there is my first good laugh of the week :-)

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Can anyone recommend some good books or other sources of ideas for interior designs? I have a an assortment of the "turn your weekend sailor into an ocean going yacht type of books" but I was looking specifically for interior ideas i.e. wood paneling options, creative lighting solutions, a...

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We have all been (or are) there. I have those moments frequently myself when I realize the picture in my head is way ahead of what's still in front of me. Sometimes it helps me to look at what has been done already and realize the amount of progress I have made. Other times it helps more to just wal...

bcooke

Boy, the shed mishap is a real bummer. It won't be much consolation now but in five years when your boat is gleaming and you are telling the story about how you fixed her up (over many beers of course) the shed tumbling episode is going to make a great humoruous footnote. It is the unintended conseq...

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Looks like fun :-)

Just curious, what is the temperature inside your structure these days?

-Britton

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Tim and I lamented the fact that you had dropped off the face of the earth while we were doing the job! It is nice to know someone is thinking about me... I think... I am not sure if I was lucky or missed a great opportunity. I should be pretty flexible for the next couple of months so let me know ...

bcooke

BTW, I just checked out your newest updates. Looks like you have been pretty busy. I wouldn't have thought about adding a layer of glass over the decks. Was that to stiffen them up as well or was it just an easier way to provide a smoother surface? A little off topic I know... Looks good anyway. -Br...

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Any more thoughts about your fuel tank Nathan? I have learned my fuel system is pretty gunked up from just sitting around partly full for so long and I am thinking of just upgrading the whole system before I launch this spring. A fresh, clean fuel system would go far towards putting my mind at ease....

bcooke

Rather than start a new thread I thought I would just tag onto this old one.

Anyone have some thoughts about using a dripless packing?

-Britton

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I agree about the A30. I spent a long time looking for one. I love the extra space but they appear to cost about twice as much as a similar condition Triton. In the end, I mostly cruise alone or with one other person so the space issue wasn't absolutely important and with the money I saved I could b...

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I don't think you got the private message and the email address got rejected. I will just post it here. "I was having some fun at your expense I am afraid. The excellent surveyor I was thinking of is Tim. He did my boat and took a lot of time going over many things including problem areas on Tr...

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I'd love a surveyor recommendation for the NE

I will private message you the name of a true Triton expert and all around good surveyor. He gets kinda busy but can usually find the time for a Triton.

-Britton

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I wonder just how hideous the outboard-on-the-transom is (besides being a bit ugly). I've read everything I can find about it, and opinions seem to run the gamut. The gamut is right. Outboards have their advantage but they are too hideous in my opinion. I have a lot of other reasons both pro and co...

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As Tim says, the glass over the chainplate knees is pretty thick and is what is handling the loads from the chainplates. The wood just gives the shape to mold the fiberglass to. That said, I tore mine out and replaced them because the thought of rotten wood where I couldn't see it bugged me. Plus, I...

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Ah the fun of buying a budget boat :-) It doesn't get any better than this! I am not the A4 guy Tim mentions but a brown oily streak coming from the exhaust would not be from an overly rich mixture. A rich mixture would leave more of a dry, black but dusty looking streak. I wouldn't hazard a guess ...

bcooke

Much of the trip is Interstate.. but there are some tall pulls uphill at the Oregon border. possible Ice too I used to live in those hills. They are going to require some serious pulling power and braking. Commercial hauling would be the way I would go too. With a big engine (hopefully diesel) it w...

bcooke

I can see it now.

"Sadly there is nothing new to report on the Daysailor project. Hopefully next week..."

The Seawind will be beautiful and fully worthy of your time however. So many boats, so little time.

-Britton

bcooke

I wonder if it just might be quicker and easier to drill off the heads and then grab the stems with vise grips once the fitting is removed. New screws could be installed with a more normal sized screwdriver since the torque probably doesn't need to be very high. You could shop for a big screwdriver ...

bcooke

Ask me in January. I will be out of money around then and looking for some gruel and a dry place to sleep at night.

-Britton

bcooke

I imagine that the original hole is in the best locale for the drain That has been my reasoning in the past but six months with my Triton has convinced me otherwise. I would level the decks and throw a marble or ball bearing in the bilge and see where it wants to settle out. An alternative would be...

bcooke

Too bad about Jamestown's service. I have always been treated better. If they advertise having the bolts you needed it seems rediculous not to order the 400 and sell you 225. They probably pay for their 400 by selling the 225 anyway - and then they have them available for the next guy and if the bol...

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I have the same problem. I was thinking I will have the boat well covered up (it stays pretty dry now anyway) so I will just keep an eye on the bilge. Antifreeze would probably be a good idea. A drain is definitely a good idea and one I will be doing before the end of next season. Besides keeping th...

bcooke

I would think McMaster and Carr would have what you are looking for but I haven't checked. They have most everything. Tim has a section on his Glissando site for tools where he writes about his favorites and not-so-favorites. I remember he posted a link recently but I can't remember which thread it ...

bcooke

Good God Nathan! I just checked your website and according to the first photo on the page it seems the damage is going well beyond decks and hull... Are you sure you want to do all that this winter? Is Tim cracking the whip somewhere behind you? I hope you plan on keeping your website updated. Curio...

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Yeah, I realized it might be a file photo after I hit the post button. Someday I will try thinking before writing. How do you know there are fluids in the engine if you can't see them oozing out? I like the fact you moved the battery box out from under the original steps. It seems to help the galley...

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Where do you keep the real engine? That one has obviously never been turned over.

-Britton

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I have to stop jumping from my e-mail notification. It is ruining my message count. Funny thing, Tim, is that the page is showing me logged in either way.

-Britton

bcooke

Is that the "Rachel" that recently introduced herself to the Yahoo! Triton group? I wouldn't add much to what Tim said only... well... maybe I do have a couple of thoughts, and too much time on my hands... I would first suggest waiting for the boat you want rather than modifying something ...

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