Trojan Boat Forum

Hello I have messed with these rudders for hours and hours. I pulled the roll pins out and I cannot get the shaft collar to come off. I have managed to get it to slide down by beating on it but cant get it up. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks

Hello where abouts in Hampstead do you dock your boat? I have mine in Wilmington right now. I'm trying to restore her but it is turning into a long process and it will be worth it. Billy

Dave I got mine and thank you so much. You should already have a check if not email me. I think it went out mon of last week. Thanks Billy

Hello all, the time has come for me to pull my engines and tranni's out for replacement. I noticed that some of the lag bolts that hold the engine mount to the rib are snapping deep in the wood. Anyone have any ideas how to prevent this or how to get the broken bolts out of the wood rib without dest...

Does anyone know where to get original new Trojan pennants and shirts or hats? Or anything for that matter thats has to do with Trojan. Thanks again

I'm thinking of going to the rendezvous in august but my boat will still not be ready. I will dive up to MD. How are these get togethers? I want to meet other Trojan owners and learn all I can about my boat. Are these rendezvous good for that? I think it would be great to go and meet people and shar...

On my boat I have twin Chrysler 440's. One of the engines is bad, the valve went through the top of a cylinder but the other engine runs. I will be pulling both engines out to be completly rebuild. Should I rebuild them or should I look for new? What is the most efficient way to do this? Maybee some...

is this why the wood is saturated under the paint that I'm peeling? It is so wet that it actually drips when I peel a chunk of paint.

I'm stripping my boat raw to the wood to fix rot spots and let the saturated wood dry out. There is a thick coat of epoxy like substance under the paint (that is actually scraping off kinda easy). What kind of material is it? and are there any recomendations for recoating the wood before paint. This...

I have heard that leaving a wood boat out of the water is bad for the boat and will ruin her. I plan on having her out of the water for about 2 years while I completly redue her. Is that too long or will she be fine?

Can anyone help me? I would love to post a pic of my boat in my profile so it shows when I reply or post but I dont know how. Can someone lead me in the right direction?

I'm currently fixing some rot on the hull of my boat. It is double hulled with planks then plywood. Can anyone tell me if I should replace the plywood with marine or pressure treated The plywood will then be covered with planks then caulked. Thanks for all of the help Billy Swafford

What's the name of the boat and is it documented? If so, try going here and looking the vessel up. It'll have the HIN # But Paul is correct, it should be on the R/R of the transom. http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st1/CoastGuard/VesselByName.html Thanks so much for the info i found everthing I was looki...

Hello I'm new to this site and new to wood boats. I recently purchased a Trojan after love at first site. I recently pulled her out and started on the process of restoring her to her original beuty. Please let me know any sites or books I can get that will help me with my new wood boat. Thanks Billy...

I recently purchased a 1974 42' flush cabin motor yacht that I plan on completly restoring. I need to find the Hull ID but it is not in the electrical closet. Does anyone know where else it could be?