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Thanks for raising this switch issue. When you say you want to use the switch between shore power and inverter are you looking for a switch to transfer your AC receptacles between shore power and inverter? On a small boat I sometimes put a male extension cord plug on the input side of the receptacle...

Here is a diagram of the way I set up the solar charging system on a Cape Dory 36 with a 48 volt battery for electric propulsion and 12 volt house bank. The columns numbered 1-8 refer to the corresponding labeled terminals on the transfer switches. For more info refer to this video: https://www.yout...

Thanks for the update and info on scaffolding bases and truck rental. I hope your neighbor likes boats.

If you already have the Harken long link plates the simple solution is to move it to the aft hole. The stemhead fitting is strong enough for that. It will slightly raise the clew and sheeting angle but that should be minimal. Or you could grind down the width of the stemhead and grind inside the Har...

7/32" wire and Unit 0 is the most appropriate size and is what I've used on a CD27 and my own 28' Pearson Triton. I would swap the 1/4" wire instead of buying a bigger furler that is heavier and more bulky. But I've only installed the MKIV, not the cheaper Ocean series so I haven't confirm...

Thanks for the ideas. I also would prefer a solar solution with cleaner lines, but as mentioned, we needed the hoisting point for the motors and the handhold in rough seas is a bonus. Also, this is the best location, high and aft, to minimize shading and not obstruct the cockpit at all. We considere...

That may be so but what is the alternative on this boat when you require a large solar array due to electric propulsion and house load needs? The arch also turned out to be a good hand hold at sea, sun awning attachment point, and for hoisting motors in and out. To me in this case, form must follow ...

Welcome to the group. Maybe someone here can chime in with their experience on this. Meanwhile, I'd say you might be able to fit one 200w panel on a solar arch and save the other one for future use. Running the fridge 24/7 might be too much for only a 200ah battery bank when you have long spells of ...

Four ratchet straps at least 15' long would work. I mostly use these heavy duty 2" straps. They are too long but you can cut off the excess if you want or you might get by using two full length. https://www.harborfreight.com/automotive/cargo-tie-downs/straps-nets-tie-downs/3300-lb-capacity-2-in...

It may have been repaired already or maybe it never required repair. If the inspection found no sign of a problem then should be safe to assume it is alright.

It doesn't have one because it was built before that scheme was adopted. You can check on the Triton Facebook group to see what others are doing or just tell the local registration office it is an older boat that doesn't have anything beyond the hull number and whatever numbers were on the registrat...

I hope later you will share with us any updates and info on your Triton projects.

The outside of frame not including fenders is 74.75" so just over 6'. I think they are all built to similar max width.

Here are two sketches of my trailer that I use for Tritons, Alberg 30s, cape Dory 27 and various other boats. The first sketch is for the Alberg 30. The Triton is similar although the screw pads will meet the hull a couple inches lower. You'll need to set some lumber under the keel in two spots so t...

My Triton's head compartment bulkheads are 1.5" farther apart than this CD27 so you should make the hinged box lid opening wider than on the sketches below for better access. If you want higher resolution sketches you can email me. Notes: 1. The reason for the recessed footrests is because the ...

Welcome back. Not much of the old group is still around here. At least your job list is different now than it was at the beginning of the thread so that's progress, but looks like it's not for a Triton anymore.

You may not find a surveyor recommendation here so I would ask for one at the local boatyards and yacht brokers. The surveyor probably is not familiar with the Ballad and its mast truss so I would send him the info at the link below or any other info you have and ask him if he will be able to check ...

First I would check if it had the galvanized mast step in good condition using an endoscope as I showed in the video linked below at 9:00. If you had to repair it then there is info somewhere online (I don't recall exactly where, maybe an owners forum) if you want to tackle it yourself or use that i...

If you can't find any reports of ballast or keel separation then I would assume it is not an issue on your boat. If it were, or you just wanted to make sure as well as seal the joint you could add a layer or two of fiberglass to the hull coming up at least a foot above the joint but that's a big job.

Yes Alexseal is a two component paint. You need to buy the converter and read the application instructions Here: https://www.alexseal.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Alexseal/Downloads/ALXS_app_guide_1_2_1_WEB.pdf I use a 1/4" nap Redtree mohair roller. You can experiment with that and a foam roller ...

Looks like the other Swiftsure 33 owners here have disappeared. I don't know the boat other than what I've seen online but I'll comment on the outboard well and some of your questions that are universal to boats of this size and type. An outboard well may work on this boat but is still unconfirmed. ...

Thanks for the update. Since 50 gals of water is so heavy up forward on that size boat you probably don't want to fill it to the top except in a situation where you can't easily refill for a long time and need the reserve or when living aboard at anchor long term and not sailing much. Meanwhile, it'...

I haven't been following this rudder build too closely and it's a type I don't have much experience with other than using using and doing maintenance on various spade rudders on small boats. For your size boat the revised tiller arm and Jeffa Tillerhead assembly look more than adequate for your boat...

Sorry to hear about the loss. I also don't see why it needed to be bent at the entry point. Rudders come in all sorts of shapes and there's nothing about yours that necessarily has to be duplicated as long as you have adequate total surface area, the right percent overhang forward of the pivot point...

When I said "should be OK" I should have said assuming you used enough fiberglass applied properly then it will be OK. Stringers in the hull would be optional for areas outside the tank if you felt you needed any. I generally use the equivalent of two layers of 8-10oz cloth on all surfaces...

The factory installed blobs of filler you encounter on old boats are generally made with talc powder or something similar mixed into polyester resin to form a super hard and brittle gap filler like what we do with West System 406 silica with epoxy resin. It can be grinded out but is slow going with ...

Welcome to the group and congratulations on your new boat. Looking forward to hear more of your project once you get started.

Thanks for documenting all this. It takes time to work all the bugs out. Depending on your location you may find at least sometimes that it's more convenient to launch at a marina that has an inexpensive small boat lift, the kind mostly used by day fishermen on boats that are inconvenient to launch....

The rudder is help up by the shoe on the keel so no problem there. Working around the rudder shaft tube is as it appears in the video and I can't think of anything to add there. For others following the thread, the footwell recore is shown beginning at 10:45 in this video: https://www.youtube.com/wa...

You can do it in two sections and don't need the plywood underneath for stiffness. I used it mainly because I had access and wanted to hold the shape of the bottom skin flat once the top layer and core were removed to make it easier to have a flat result. 1/2" divinycell should be adequate for ...

Thanks for sharing that. Interesting idea to have that swing out instrument panel to handle multiple devices.

On my trailer the top holes in the outer tube are 3" below the top. On the aft tube the inner tube has the hole 29" below the top. I'm not sure of the dimension for the shorter center and forward tubes but it's less. The holes near the bottom of the of the outer tubes allow you to put the ...

Thanks for sharing this video. John's Cape Dory 36 rebuild was beautifully done with many practical added features. John, I noticed that your tiller is 5' long and looks like it comes up to the forward end of the footwell. We are going to build a tiller for Mark's CD36 here and planned on making it ...

While certain mat binders may not be optimal I have never had a problem using mat with epoxy resin. But I do normally use a 10 oz cloth or heavier 1208 for most jobs instead. As long as you grind a bevel in the outside and then put several layers on the inside (no bevel needed there), the mat wont b...

Thanks for sharing that. Pacer is a good choice and I like that it has PVC jacket instead of the Ancor wire vinyl which is prone to dark stains from some type of mildew that grows on it in some situations. I generally use Ancor because my wholesale price is about 30% less than from Pacer although I ...

Thanks for checking in with your Triton project. Along the way, let us know if you have questions or just to share your progress.
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The shower sump pump is normally installed in a box that has several inlets and one outlet but I guess it doesn't have to be that way. But if you have a bilge pump taking the shower drain into a T to the seacock, the deck washdown pump might suck air through the shower pump rather than the seacock u...

You could glue it in but you need a way to secure it in position while the adhesive dries and in general it's better to have it fastened and removable, if possible. Doesn't matter how hard the wood it since you would drill the screw holes large enough to pass thru the Ipe and then have pilot holes o...

Unless the wood is already smooth I usually hit it first with 120 then 220. I use black polysulfide Lifecaulk to seal the edges and only after all varnish and paint is finished. I've found 5200 and other white adhesive/sealants don't hold up well to UV. You don't need teak cleaner if you are strippi...

Contest31 has made some good points. To add to that, length of anchor rode depends somewhat on budget, space available and how deep of anchorages you expect to encounter. You should be able to anchor in less than 45' depths as a rule unless you are headed someplace know for deep anchorages so you mi...

If you haven't sprayed automotive or marine paints before than there is a big learning curve and lots of equipment and setup and testing time needed. Spraying can give you a better finish in a shorter time but not worth it unless you will paint more than one boat. This $70 gun works OK for paint and...

I didn't notice this post until today. Those 5,400 lb WLL straps are more than big enough. I use these $50 5,000 lb ones, one in each corner. They will never see even a 1,000 lb load. They are not certified for anything but have worked fine for me on many cross country hauls including a couple tire ...

Welcome to the group. I'm currently putting primer on and prepping to paint the decks on a Cape Dory 27 and 36. On the 27 I'm spraying Interlux Epoxy PrimeKote followed by Eggshell White Awlcraft 2000 on gloss trim areas with rolled Gray Kiwigrip for nonskid. On the CD36 because it is in a yard wher...

The distance between the square tubes was measured from the base at the top of the trailer frame. The distance apart is not really important as long as you place them as far apart as possible. Hopefully that will make them not less than the dimensions given. Ideally the trailer frame would be even w...

The aft two 2" square tubes are about 30" overall and all the others about 28". The 2.5" tubes are open at bottom. Fully retracted with pins out, the inner tubes sit up to about 2" below the bottoms of the 2.5" tubes and at times you may need them fully down to clear th...

Yes I've used this same trailer specs when hauling A30s. The trailer is designed for any boat up to about 31' and 10,500 lbs so the A30 is a good fit. Right now I have my 28' Triton on one and a Cape Dory 27 on the other same size trailer.

I forgot to mention that the 1.25" threaded rod slips into a piece of PVC tube about 8" long that happens to be a tight fit in the 2" steel channel. They just tapped it in with a hammer and it stays at the top of the 2" channel as a bushing. Since I didn't build the trailer I don...

The upper telescoping tube diameter is 2" and the lower is 2.5". The pin hole positions are three for each support spaced between 9-11" apart depending on overall tube lengths. The screw pad thread length is 24" with 12" sq carpet covered 2/4" plywood pads. The tube sup...

I wouldn't bother with the white stripe between bottom paint and bootstripe. You can paint the bootstripe directly over 2000e. As you know, 2000e Interprotect is hard to sand. So go ahead and add epoxy Primecoat over it if you aren't happy with how smooth it is.

You could strip the affected area, apply 2000e barrier coat and add a 3" bootstripe and hope that it doesn't suffer the same bubbling problem. From pictures I've seen of your boat it looks like you have around 4" from actual resting waterline to the bottom of the white topside paint. If it...

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