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bcooke

Oh, and my knees are made of plywood. Seems Pearson must have made the switch after they put yours together.

-Britton

bcooke

Replacing the knees just went on my "to do" list. They are not exactly mush but an awl quickly turned the 3/8 inch hold into something like 1 inch. I know the first time the boat lays on her sides I would be wondering about those knees. The aft stay knee along the transom had broken loose ...

bcooke

Good advice Dave, I am going to worry about that now until Monday morning. The knees never really entered my thought process but it makes sense and fits the scenario with the loose bolt I found. I guess the news is bound to get worse for a while before it gets better.

-Britton

bcooke

I was removing the chainplates for a routine check and rebedding and had a question about the bolts holding the chainplates in. The chainplates are stainless but the bolts are bronze. Any reason for this combination? I priced some stainless hardware cheaper than the bronze and thought using the same...

bcooke

If you are asking me for my story then you must be REALLY bored :-) Actually, with Tim on a cruise and me with no other way to host any pictures I think showing off my girl will have to wait. I only have survey photos at the moment anyway and they are all chronicalling what is wrong with the boat; h...

bcooke

Congratulations on finally winning the battle with the higher authorities.

Enjoy your christening sail.

-Britton

bcooke

I have some cutting wheels for my air powered rotary tool so maybe I will pick up a dremel tool (everyone can use one, right?) and give that a try. A circular saw does seem pretty crude. As for the coring... It is more likely I am the ignorant one. I thought late model Tritons were cored under the s...

bcooke

Hi all, I am getting ready to replace the core in my cockpit sole. I was going to cut out the top surface of the sole with my circular saw. Can I use an ordinary fine toothed saw blade or is there something better suited for thin fiberglass? I also am not sure how to get into the corners. I was thin...

bcooke

But living for now is the only way, to my way of thinking. Sounds like a good plan. Have fun! Thank you. Your words are some of the few encouraging comments I have received. Most think I am crazy - which is true- but not for leaving my job. Hopefully I will have time for more of those "perfect...

bcooke

errr... I should really read the posts more carefully. That, Sirs, will NOT be me...

-Britton

bcooke

Hey, someone's gotta fill the void created by "workdoesntcomefirsters" like us in the great capitalist machine That, Sirs, would be me. I am working my last week at my current job and will soon become voluntarily unemployed so that I can spend more time on my boat. I am going to play unti...

bcooke

James mentioned to me that he would be moving Atom up the coast for about week and will be away from the internet. Hopefully he will check back in soon.

I have almost forgotten what life without internet is like...

-Britton

bcooke

James mentioned to me that he would be moving Atom up the coast for about week and will be away from the internet. Hopefully he will check back in soon.

I have almost forgotten what life without internet is like...

-Britton

bcooke

James mentioned to me that he would be moving Atom up the coast for about week and will be away from the internet. Hopefully he will check back in soon.

I have almost forgotten what life without internet is like...

-Britton

bcooke

Unless you are anchoring in coral areas I've got to believe that 50 feet of chain will be sufficient for anything short of a hurricane

Exactly :-)

If and when I make a trip south I may include more chain. Then again, maybe not.

-Britton

bcooke

I would have to agree that simple is better and I don't like the idea of handling 150+ feet of chain. For me it might be better to just avoid anchorages where extreme amounts of chain rode is required. I would guess that 99% of the time, 50 feet of chain plus a suitable length of nylon would be more...

bcooke

Well now Tim you have some good replies and then you took the conversation into another interesting topic. If I get sick of hand-hauling, or my back can't take it, I'll go for a manual windlass. Why stop with manual windlass? They seem pretty slow to me. I am usually worried about getting the anchor...

bcooke

Oops, forgot to un-italisize.

-B

bcooke

I love cruising in Maine and I hate lobster pots. I am a man much conflicted. The monitor does have the ability to quickly raise the lower half out of the water which helps a little and is another plus. I understand the tubing is larger but thinner which makes it look bigger while keeping the weight...

bcooke

... and probably the boat will get heavier over time with the inevitable modifications and additions. I need to do some more thinking on this. I forgot to answer the Sailomat question too. Sail-o-mats are good, as are Aries, Southern Crosses, and a host of others. Any one of ten or so would work fin...

bcooke

The extrusion length (untapered) on Triton #680 is 36 feet 10 inches +/- 0.125 inches

-Britton

bcooke

I am leaning slightly towards the Bruce too. All other factors being equal they cost quite a bit less. The Bruce sales team does not comment on other anchor types on policy. Lewmar had this to say about their CQR In response to your e-mail enquiry. Both the CQR and the Claw (Bruce type) anchor offer...

bcooke

What a sad way to retire the Triton name. I think I will pretend they don't exist.

-Britton

bcooke

Judging by the discrepency you found between your scribed waterline and your actual waterline on Glissando I think I should keep this on the back burner for awhile until I am sure of where the boat floats. Hand sailing alone to the Bahamas... another reason not to be too tied to a southern trip this...

bcooke

Just how "ridiculously small" is this danforth that came with your Triton? Seemingly small danforth anchors can provide a surprising amount of holding power, given enough chain. Well, I may be overreacting a bit. I think it may have been more like 10 pounds but now that I buried it in sto...

bcooke

P.S.

The best thing about Fisherman type anchors is that they look really cool hooked on the bow pulpit ready to go.

bcooke

There may be another poll, I didn't find one on a quick search. It is certainly a common poll question and the results are of dubious value I suppose. Each one of us has different needs and thus has their own particular reasons for the ground tackle they choose. I have been wondering how that poll f...

bcooke

Hi all, My boat came with a rediculously small Danforth type anchor so I am looking around for a primary anchor for my Triton. I am looking at a CQR or Bruce anchor but my problem is that the two anchors always seem to be lumped together in the "general purpose" category usable on sand, mu...

bcooke

This is what the company designer wrote when I asked the question: Actually, both boat are the same,except for one detail (as far as we've been able to find out) - the Tritons were built by tow companies, one on the east coast & one on the west. The east coast boats had a balsa-cored deck & ...

bcooke

Monitor windvane mounts. The company has two different drawings on file (28 and 28-6) for the Tritons. I wonder if I look closely at the drawings if I will find all the details to be identical... Duplicate drawings with different titles. I am going to go back and check it out. I thought I had missed...

bcooke

Hey there all, I was doing a little shopping and came across a reference for Triton 28's (28 feet) and Triton 28-6's (28 feet 6 inches). Could this be a designation for East/West coast Tritons? The numbers referenced mounting fixtures attached to the hull. Do hull lengths vary among Tritons?! -Britton

bcooke

Don't forget web design, snow plowing and probably some others no one knows about. That T. Lackey signature is turning up everywhere on my web searches these days. Sounds to me like someone is trying to take over the world.

-Britton

bcooke

Thanks Nathan, no specific questions. Your description on your webpage is pretty complete; especially with the pictures. I was just wondering how it worked out after a season or so of use and after you had been staring at it for awhile. I would say overbuilt is good in this case. On a similar subjec...

bcooke

Hey there Nathan! I was just looking at your webpage on the replacement mast beam you fabricated. I am going to be doing the same thing and I wondered how your project turned out in hindsight. Tim showed me your installation when I visited "The Boat Barn" some time ago and I liked the look...

bcooke

there is no better way to learn than to simply do A true life lesson here. Reading the maintenance manual like the bible helps. I have a copy of Nigel Calder's diesel engine book but I really can't recomend it because I never got around to reading it. It is still on my to-do list as it was recomend...

bcooke

Don't you just love engines?... I don't know much about diesels but here goes. Are the engine failures truly random or is there a pattern? It sounds like you consistently get 20 minutes or so of good running before you have problems. Fuel: If you had a fuel starvation problem I would expect to bleed...

bcooke

Actually I got off my duff and found the info myself.

Thanks.

-Britton

bcooke

A boom vang. Now why didn't I think of that. I could just pick one up the next time I am driving by the local West Marine. I must have a few of their coupons around here somewhere... Seriously though, that does sound like a good idea and coming from a couple of veteran Triton owners how can I go wro...

bcooke

Find me a boat that sank because of blisters--or, better yet, because of the "potential" for blisters. It's only a problem if it's a problem. Sounds like some good advice to me. I like working on a boat, I don't love working on a boat :-) So why are fiberglass boats more susceptible to bl...

bcooke

Okay now.... this quiet on the boards is starting to weird me out. Where is everybody? I suspect having too much fun sailing. In an effort to keep the board alive, I woke up this morning with this question on my mind. One of my first projects when I get my new boat (Triton) is to take all of the old...

bcooke

No new messages on the forum... no updates to the Daysailor... hardly seems worth turning on my computer these days. I am still trying to finalize the purchase of my new sailable project boat; Triton #680 to be exact. Hopefully, Nathan will continue to update his website with new completed projects ...

bcooke

I agree that bug screens are very practical and probably essential. A couple of years ago I went the cheap and dirty route and just sewed the plastic velcro fingers around the edge of some tent screening (very fine mesh) and glued the fuzzy part of the velcro around the companionway hatch. It worked...

bcooke

Just be careful what you store in the locker beneath! No anchors... Speaking from experience? A pair of binoculars did it for me. It was a long night getting home once I realized my error! :-) It is a bit overkill definitely but how about mounting it within sight of a berth so you could check the h...

bcooke

Spurr's Boatbook details the addition of a pipe berth in a Triton. Maybe someone else tried it?

bcooke

Whew! Thanks guys, that was exactly the response I was looking for. I hadn't realized diesels could be had near the $5k mark. It would be silly to spend the same on any rebuild when a new is available. Doing the rebuild yourself seems like the best idea. Not too difficult, fairly inexpensive, establ...

bcooke

I posed the question because it seems most people upgrading their boats go the diesel route. I agree that a 30 to 40 year old engine is not to be trusted. I would go a step further -as a mechanic by trade- and say that a five year old motor without good maintenance can bite you. Come to think of it,...

bcooke

Many people seem to have some very strong opinions about the Atomic 4 engine. At the risk of sending the board up in flames I am going to fish for opinions. As I shop for an older sailboat I find that many of these boats still have Atomic 4's installed. Is this a bad thing? Certainly diesel is bette...

bcooke

That gungy looking Triton in the background would make a sailor pause if it weren't for the beauty queen poking out of the shed. I happen to like the "girl next door look" myself. Besides, if Dasein were all doll-ed up with nothing more to improve on what would you do?! Maybe Tim has some ...

bcooke

Most important difference between a Triton and an A30?... A Triton is better looking and costs half as much! :-) (operating costs aside which I assume to be effectively identical)

-Britton

bcooke

Splashy website which took some real effort. Honest- nobody can make that kind of stuff up. Seem like friendly, and likable people who I would hate to offend. Entertaining if you can ignore the idea that people like that are really out there creating a hazard to those around them.

B.

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