Trojan Boat Forum

I need help with the hatchs.The previous owner had a single piece of carpet cut to fit entire area.I am thinking of cutting the hatches down to wrap each hatch.What do other Tri cabin owners have ,pictures would be great.PS anyone else with a diffrent trojan feel free to help. Thanks John 1980 F363

Good question. I've wondered the same thing. The only way I can see it being done is to lay the carpet, then mark the hatches and then remove it, cut out the areas and have the carpet bound around the hole and the cut out.

Maybe someone can enlighten us.

Mine is just as you both thought. The forward one near the refrigerator has a recessed handle to pick it up and the others you can not even tell they are there unless you are really looking hard.

My in-laws came to the boat the first time and the next morning when I was checking the oil they came out of the V-berth and were amazed that I had the floor up.

I have pics and will post them a little later. have to scoot to the doctor's office.

Thanks guys,my friend cut the hatchs down on his egg harbor.I think he only had to cut each hatch on two sides only to make space .K9th I would love to see pictures ,your boat is the twin to mine love it. John

It's been my experience, that with certain skills, where the learning curve is steep, it is best to hire a professional. Case in point is the cushions I had made for my dinette. My wife and I could have made something close to passable, but the pro I hired did an excellent job, greatly enhancing the looks of my cabin.

i had a similar problem on my 1976 f-32. the two small center hatches were cut out, but the carpet was not bound and it looked terrible. to get to the engine hatches, i had to roll up the entier salon carpet and remove it. i had had enough. this summer i found a carpet guy on craigs list that came down to the boat, cut out each hatch and framed them in gold anodized metal. all for around 100 bucks. while its not the frameless style we all know and like, for now, it works. if i want to recarpet and spend more money i will have the hatches bound and tucked. i can send pics if you all want to see some before and after.
aaron in baltimore.

When we recarpeted ours, we made the mistake of using loop pile carpet. The edges have to be bound to prevent the pile from unraveling. Not happy at all with the looks around the four hatches as well as the vee-berth and aft cabin panels. I recommend going with cut pile carpet that doesn't need binding.

Trying again to use larger photo.

hi, we want to replace the carpet in our 40ft rear cabin Trojan, and should we put padding under it, cause we live aboard all the time , having a hard time finding someone who will guaranteeing their work, I dont want to see my many hatches

IMHO: I would definitely recommend carpet padding to extend the life of the carpet. However, the guy that installed mine left the padding an inch or so short of the edges and stapled the carpet only. Along with the binding required with the loop pile carpet I used, this left the hatches very obvious.
I recommend cut pile carpet and have the padding come right to the edge of the carpet at the edges.
May be hard to find an installer for boat carpet. Lots of cuts and fitting. But I wouldn't worry about a guarantee. He may be concerned about the carpet getting wet. If you're careful, it shouldn't be a problem.

I am in the middle of an interior refit now on my boat and absolutely will use padding. It makes a world of difference comfort wise when walking in bare feet or just socks.

any pics anyone? I am carpeting my trifly in the next few weeks and would love to see how the hatches are hidden.

Dave

Simply a matter of opinion but I find carpet on a boat has lost it's appeal. For example, in recent years boat manufacturers have gone away from carpeting in place of wood soles. The classy look of teak & holly with hatches trimmed out and recessed pull handles. Add air shocks to the hatches, .. now that's nice. jimbo36

Yes the teak and Holly soles are quite appealing, we live aboard full time and on a cold winters night or mornings my feet are to tender to stand the cold, cause orginally I was going to install bamboo, I did our galley and both heads and really like it. but as I gained a admiral cold feet at night doesn't make for a romantic night,

replaced my carpet last year with INDUSTRIAL quality carpet as recommended by a boating friend of mine [in the flooring business].seam runs longitudinaly the length of the salon,edge hidden by the front of the couch.just roll lenth-wise for access to engines.works great. looks great.no padding,don't seem to need it.

teak and holly in galley