Trojan 440 Upgrades, Fixes and Ideas

Sorry I missed that it doesn't look like you tried using a heat gun? That would have made a huge difference in the flexibility of the hose and the easy in both removing and installing the new one.
 
Oh I went one step better. I got my torch on it. LOL. The problem was not the hose itself. It was the caulk they used where it goes through the bulkhead. They did not use any on the engine room side but made up for it on the saloon side. I will see if I can get a picture next weekend before I seal it back up. It goes through that bulkhead and under the fuel tank. That is about 2" thick. While I was able to get my dremel in the hole and grind out the top half, I could not get at the bottom of it. I used an entire tube of caulk dissolving paste, a pic, a screwdriver, the torch, and a whole lot of cuss words. That stuff was just not breaking up on the bottom half. I was to the point where if it did not come out after the sacrificial bolt went in to Poseidon I was going to run the fuel transfer pump and put all the fuel in the starboard tank, lift up the port tank enough to get at that bilge and cut the whole works out. I am really glad it did not come to that. In 5 years I am going to replace that section of hose on GP. Before it has a chance to harden or weld itself in place.
 
We are hoping to lay the floor next weekend. My wife is recarpeting the stairs next weekend as well. I have to work the weekend after that. Seems time has gotten away from me but we should be able to at least stay on the boat by Easter.
 
I went to the boat yesterday and checked on the progress I was happy to see the Rudders were back on the trim tabs have been replaced and the waste line job is complete. I replaced the hoses leading to from the vacuflush pumps to each of the tanks then the hoses from the tanks to the Y valve in the engine room then the hoses from the output of the Y valve heading to both the pumpout deck fitting as well as the feed to the macerator. It this point my to do list is shrinking speaking of which I removed the shrink wrap yesterday as well. I'm planning to start cleaning up as soon as the weather breaks. I also decided to add another transducer so that I can add sonar and temperature to my Garmin GPS. Things are moving forward fast now I hope to be in be 4/15.
 
Thanks Allen. I will keep that in mind.

Dave - What was wrong with your rudders? And do you really need another transducer? Couldn't you just use a new insert in the one you have? A triducer maybe?

I did finally get started in earnest laying the wood floors. While it may not look like we made much progress, it is getting the hatches and cuts around them that take the most time. Once we are around the big hatch the rest of the saloon will go quick. However, that hardest parts are yet to come in the two suites. One thing I will say, the wood that I picked is hard as a rock. I have already burned through one blade.

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John it looks like you are making head way!
As for the rudders Sandy happened to then, they got a little beat up in the storm nothing major but I had the remove all new bushings machined repacked and reinstalled. The Trims were bent to hell and the swim platform got banged up a little as well.

The transducer I currently have a B&G depth finder that works great even in shallow water I don't want to mess with that but I want to add the sonar and temp to my Garmin. This is something I had on my last boat and have missed since I upgraded so I figured now would be a good time to add it. I'm in the home stretch now Spring is here and it time for some boating to begin!
 
Love the color and love how it looks, I think I should have gone with a darker color as well, more brownish. Looking good.
 
I am really liking how the color is coming out too. I thought it might be a bit to dark but when combined with the light uppers it works really good. It is just painstakingly slow. Every piece in and around the hatches is a custom cut. I am certainly glad I did not open up all of the hatches. Every piece would have been a custom cut.
 
It sounds worse than it really is Dave. It is kind of like building a puzzle and putting it together. The toughest part is not having the stairs. I have had a friend who is here from AZ helping me or it would really be tough. The saw and rigging is set up in the cockpit. The next couple days working on it I will be on my own so I will have to climb in and out each time. Its a good work out. I took this Friday off to work on it as I have to work Saturday.I am hoping to finish the saloon so I can put the stairs in Sunday.
 
Can't wait to see you making more progress. I think it will come out great! And most important YOU BUILT IT!!! :-)
 
Ater four months, the stairs are finally back in, sort of. I don't actually have the steps on them yet but it is there. They are just set in place. I will be back at in on Friday and hope to finish out the wood and the stair. As well as dewinterize next weekend. Summer is almost here!!
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Originally posted by Audrey II

I think I will stick with carpet!

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Getting rid of carpet is the best thing I have done.
 
The only carpet we will have left will be the stairs and steps on either side of the master SR.
 
Looking really great, same as Mike, the carpet stinks. After removing there is a new scent in the boat!! Love the color you chose. The hatch looking good as well. Was on the boat today, move the gen battery a little so I can swing by the starboard engine easier.also did a lot of cleaning.
 
Thanks Allen. I agree on the smell. Carpet holds onto a lot of smells. Next winter I may try to build me a set of stairs like yours.

I have so much cleaning to do. There is dust everywhere from the sawing and sanding.
 
Looks great but I'm still sticking to carpet. I have just always been a carpet person even in my homes. I hate cold feet:) I will give it more thought when and if my carpet wears out in the meantime it looks like new even after removing and reinstalling it to do the waste lines. But I have to say I like the look of what you have done and it's looks like you have done a great job installing it!
 
Thanks Dave. It has been a slow painstaking process. Much more difficult than my house was. I will say it is very rewarding doing the work myself. I like to work with my hands and my current job(or even many of my past jobs) does not allow for that. Doing this is a great release of that for me. No matter how hard it is.

I don't like cold feet much either. There will be a couple well placed rugs for that. Those can be taken out and washed occasionally. We are using rugs cut to fit for the stairs rather than carpet. We are also purchasing a matching 5x8 rug and having a 5' diameter circular rug cut and bound from it.
 
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