Plastic Classic Forum

good catch Marvin. Yes, if the furnace somehow flares up I wouldn't be able to get to the fire extinguisher! I am surprised no one has stated that a solid fuel furnace with a gasoline powered engine! Open flame is a good way to get a roaring fire if the fuel line leaks!? Yes, not real pretty or clea...

Marvin, thanks for the info regarding the solid fuel furnace. I never had one-Florida wouldn’t get a ton of use :D . Still, one old salt told me a long time ago to never remove something from a boat just add to it. So I stays. Besides as I get older I get cold easier. So the rest of the pics don’t g...

so can the trained eyes of Triton owners detect anything amiss, unique, interesting, or suspect? I don't care for the pipe from the furnace where it is, covering the forward port? Does the rigging look cobbled? I know hard to see in pics. thanks for looking. To my eyes it looks pretty good? THe Atom...

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thanks again for sage advice. Sorry about the previous rant-I get that way sometimes-old and crotchety! I have taken some of the urgency out of the equation, signed up for 4 days overtime! That should cover storage for a while, and have some left over for repair materials. SO, April it is then. Tent...

Thanks for the good advice. Yes I had a 33ft Morgan outisland with a dead diesel and mounted an outboard bracket and 8HP high thrust Yamaha to it to bring it home. I know the pluses and minuses. The biggest for me was raising and lowering the tilt mechanism. It was hard to reach from cockpit. But su...

Hi everyone! Nice to have a resource like this for such an old sailboat. I just purchased 1959 #16 from a big guy who wanted a bigger boat. I’m bigger than him, but want a smaller boat. Anyway, the eBay listing suggested to replace the standing rigging and chain plates. What is the best source for t...

Hi everyone! Nice to have a resource like this for such an old sailboat. I just purchased 1959 #16 from a big guy who wanted a bigger boat. I’m bigger than him, but want a smaller boat. Anyway, the eBay listing suggested to replace the standing rigging and chain plates. What is the best source for t...