Trojan 440 Upgrades, Fixes and Ideas

Are the edges glued to the sides? Also I think you have to take in consideration the temperature changes. The platform that is being removed might be a little hard to remove when it is warmer. I have about 1/4 of an inch gap and its a little bigger or smaller gap depends on how cold or warm it is.
 
The edging is both stapled and glued to the underlayment. The underlayment overhangs the hatch by about an inch on all four sides. One of the reasons I chose Bamboo is the stability of it. It is not a wood technically but a grass. There will still be some expansion and contraction but not as much as regular wood. That being said, I hope I am not getting into any of the hatches I made because it will only be to fix a problem. There will be the occasional inspection, maybe twice a year but that should be it. The one I get into the most is the one by the galley and that is to vacuum out the last few gallons of water the pump doesn't get when it rains. Once I have that problem fixed I shouldn't have much need to get into any of them. At least that is my hope. lol.
 
Right, I forgot you don't need the hatches so much. I can't live with out them :-) we have so much crap for the kids on the boat I have to utilize all the hatches for my crap :-)
Can't wait to see more progress. I told you the floor is my favorite project as I think it made the biggest impact on my boat. Keep it up :-)
 
I can't wait to see more progress too. It seems like it is taking forever to get done. But I did the waste lines too. Including the vent line. And I usually have the spend the first couple hours getting the cabin warmed up enough to do anything. Tomorrow I am not even going to bother going out there. Luckily it is only about 30 minutes from home. I swear it was easy to do my 2500+ s/f house in CA than this has been so far. I am sure though, that like you, it will be my favorite upgrade. I really dislike carpet that much.
 
I went up to the boat today I took a quick look and said it's way to cold to even think about starting any projects!
 
Happy Birthday no that's not the two words I was thinking:)

Enjoy it must be nice jet setting all over!
 
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Happy Birthday no that's not the two words I was thinking:)

Enjoy it must be nice jet setting all over!

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They should have a "like" button on here as well. LIKE :-)
 
Hi
Lot of good stuff lately. I agree that if we had had some input in the detailing of the 440 it would have made them fantastic. We all know it runs and handels great, now you can add livable. My wife and I have stayed on the boat for over a year now and enjoyed it, very comfortable. Some upgrades I have made that some of you may want to think about. I removed the lexan shower enclosure and installed a curtain from a curved track. Makes the head a lot roomier. I turned the cooktop around so the knobs are out of the way on the countertop. I put in motion activated lights under the sink and in the garage. I have the cherry interior and there is a Formica laminate the is a perfect match and I used that in many places. I also sanded off the gloss in the aft head, now it has a soft velvet look. Carver did that on the ceiling in the big boats. I hope you have fluid level gauges for water and waste, I had to add for the water. A new veriable speed waterpump sure is quiet compared with the old one. I made a new gate in the back with some more beef. I put some wood wedges under the cocpit seats so they lean aft a little, more comfy. For the doors to the icemaker and fridge I found a small plastic track that mounts to the white lexan door and to the appliance door so they open together! Stainless steel for the tresholt on the slider. Big table in the cockpit (did not make mine big enough) Anyway, some of the things we like.
 
Odvar. I would like to see some pictures of all that. My wife is bugging me about removing the lexan shower enclosures too. It is on my list. For my helm seat I need to raise it. When seated it puts me directly in line with the windshield frame.

Some of the other things you mention have already been done on mine. The refer and ice maker doors in the cockpit are mounted to the lexan door. And I have a water gauge. Waste gauge just shows empty 1/2 and full.
 
Nice to finally "meet" you odvar. I believe I am the last Trojan owner to join BE. I love what you have done to the boat absolutely beautiful, I look at the pictures you posted a while ago all the time. If you can post some more for us dedicated Trojan owners it will be great :-)
 
I'll do that, and some of it you can see from the pics I posted in Feb 2011
 
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I'll do that, and some of it you can see from the pics I posted in Feb 2011

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Yes but we need more :-) you did an amazing job, great updates. Maybe you post the pictures on the old Trojan thread so we let John keep updating us on his projects here.
 
I don't mind Odvar. I just like to look at pictures of other Trojans. Gives me ideas for mine. I will be back at it again tomorrow. I am hoping to get all of the subfloor glued down this weekend so I can start to lay in the floor next weekend. It is a three day weekend next weekend so I should get a lot done. Then I have a trip to CA for business for a week and then I think it will be time to de-winterize at least the water system and start spending weekends at the boat again.
 
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I don't mind Odvar. I just like to look at pictures of other Trojans. Gives me ideas for mine.

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Yep, that's how I got the idea for the stairs, floor and the 3rd stateroom inclosure
 
I sit and look at all of them on Yacht world at least a couple times a month.

Speaking of other Trojans. A guy in FL contacted me on facebook because he had seen a post I made about replacing the screens and wanted to know how I did it. He just bought a 2000 with hard top in Ft. Lauderdale from an estate sale out of Michigan. I told him about this site and that he should check it out. Lot of good Carver/Trojan info here.
 
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Originally posted by jmeirhofer

I sit and look at all of them on Yacht world at least a couple times a month.

Speaking of other Trojans. A guy in FL contacted me on facebook because he had seen a post I made about replacing the screens and wanted to know how I did it. He just bought a 2000 with hard top in Ft. Lauderdale from an estate sale out of Michigan. I told him about this site and that he should check it out. Lot of good Carver/Trojan info here.

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Looking there all the time as well, which screens did you replace?
 
I replaced one of the ports screens so far. Plan to do the rest as soon as it is warm enough now that I know how.
 
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