Trojan Boat Forum

well gang, my f-32 has sold as of last evening, having received a cashiers check for the remaining amount. next week she leaves for her new home in ocean city, md. i can't tell you the jumble of emotion i'm feeling right now. locking up her salon door for the last time and walking up the dock was harder than i thought it would be. i hope she has a good home, that the new owners fuss over her as much as i did, and may she bring those that cruise on her home safely from now on.

phil and i are now looking for our next entry into boating, a tri cabin. i know she's out there, i just need to find her.

just wanted to share with the group.

aaron,phil and maccabee

Bittersweet emotions to be sure, but I am happy for all of you Aaron and best of luck finding that Tri-cabin. Keep us posted on the search.

Great news ! I just known you will find the right tri-cabin for you . I bet you will know more about the tri cabins then the people selling them .

I can understand your emotions, Good luck with your search. Keep us posted

Aaron .... glad to hear you found a buyer you were happy with. Good luck with your next quest. The Parkside gang will be waiting for their next addition. Take care....

good luck on the hunt I looked for a yr and gave up. I've only seen 3 down here and all of them went to rot..

i went and saw one on kent island last week and was so bummed it was beyond anything i could handle. the broker kept asking if i was a surveyor because i came armed with my small LED flashlight and was tearing up hatches, flipping switches and looking under the engines and genset. i headed to the rope locker, opened it up and was immediately assaulted with the stench of moldy rope and god knows what else. i looked up and the backing plate for the windless pulpit was soaked through. i said to the borker, ''get over here and put your head in this. now sniff.... thats the scent of rot. look at that wooden backing plate. it's rotted and wet.'' i put my hand on it and it was like a sponge! thats when he said, ''but it has new canvas and the price has been reduced by 5K just this week!!" i ignored him and headed to the engine compartment and tried the genset with the mechanics switch. it made a terrible groan, the flywheel moved about an inch then stopped. he said, ''well, they are an elderly couple and wanted to use an inverter and i dont think they used the generator.'' i found out that the genset had not been run in 5 years!! yipes!! a 600lbs anchor in the bildge. again the broker said, ''but it has new canvas!". the boat had not seen a vacuum in i don't know how long and the exterior was equally sad. i told him that i would maybe offer 4 grand and then take it to a refit yard over the winter and tell them to have fun. a complete gut of everything is what is required. totally bummed. i cannot believe how people do not take care of things. maybe i'm expecting too much, but come on..... and so the search continues..... will keep you all posted.
aaron

congrates on the move,hope it all works out. Thinking of putting up my F36...may go trawler....

I'm sad to say that all we found when we looked for them. I do wish luck. If we see any down here we'll let you know ASAP.

i've been 'testing' the waters on other types. everything from a carver 3207... great layout in only 32', but the side decks are not nearly wide enough for my partner phil to navigate safely (he's not wide, just not the most sure footed moving while underway...yet), the carver 3607 (loved the layout, the deck width, the carver fit and finish, but way out of our price range and they are not as abundant up in our area, the chris craft 350 and 380--- too boxy and they use too little woodwork on the interiors. phil saw a bertram double cabin 46 and 42 that he really loved--- odd since before we bought the f-32, he knew nothing about boats or boating. now he knows that this is not just a passing fad and he had better accept it (see, just like a 'married couple'!)...... that being said, if i won the lottery, i'd love to either rescue a tri cabin and have a boat yard in southern virginia do a complete rebuild with small diesels or a hybrid system, or, go with a nice 39' nordic tug. gotta think of side deck width for the dog too..... there, i said it. i look at boats that will be safe for the dog too... tony, i love your photobucket album. is your pup a king charles? too cute!!
maccabee, our unspoiled boston terrier, will do quite well on a tri as there are no ladders for him to be hauled up and the decks are wide enough for him to get to the bow if he wants to 'walk the boat'.

It's amazing how attatched we get to certain things. I feel for ya. It's the memories that do it I think. Hope you guys find something soon to start new memories with. Hang in there....I sure she's out there somewhere.

Sorry to hear about your experience. It still amazes me that some people won't even clean up the boat that they are trying to sell. Then they wonder why no one will make an offer. At least you know how well it was maintained......

Aaron, this boat slips next to me at the marina. The way most of us take care of our own boats, there is not too many that we'd trade even up for. This one, I probably would.
http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1977/Tr ... ted-States
The owner has taken extremely good care of it over the years. Its in fantastic shape. While it would cost you several thousand to ship it out east, you could spend several thousand dollars getting a lesser one up to your expectations.
If you decided to come take a look, its located about 60mi from Minneapolis/St Paul (MSP) airport. I'd be happy to shuttle you down to take a look. Oh, and there is nothing in this for me. Just a great boat that needs a new owner to take care of her.
Mitch

There seems to be a few nice ones for sale Aaron, but nowhere near you geographically. Would you consider trucking it to your location?

We are thinking of selling ours and moving to a Hatteras - or maybe keeping it and buying another similar boat we could live aboard and leaving one in the Great Lakes where we are now and one in a warm climate and shuttle between the two when the boating season ends here. We are not far from retirement and have been thinking over our options.

That boat is an inanimate object that...

gets you home safely

you have many adventures in

protectsyou, shlters you from a storm

takes you and your crew ehere there are no roads

brings people, friends, family together

somrthing you work on to maintain

depends on your direct interaction and control to be usable, reliable and "viable"

becomes a reflection of your attitude

Selling her and moving on is an issue.

Now you know why these "objects" have been regarded as a "SHE" by many.

RWS