Trojan Boat Forum

I have an 03 F 250 with a 7.3 powerstroke & I pull my F28 with it. Handles it just fine at 70mph with a triple axle trailer with brakes. Your half ton will be fine with a triple axle & trailer brakes. Most of the boats wieght will be over the trailer axles which will limit the the tongue wie...

2800 rpm should be faster then 12 MPH . 2800 rpm is 2800 worn out or not , Willie have you found a new boat yet ? I have to agree with Paul. 2800rpm is where I cruise at with my F28. 2800rpm is right at 22mph, WOT is 4100 rpm at 34mph. The 318s are no where near fresh either, 1600hrs. With a little...

Do you know anybody with a skid steer or a tractor backhoe? I built a quick-tack cherry picker for my 863 bobcat & works great for pulling boat motors. Just gotta watch the load rating on the machine & how far out front you're picking. Mine will get tipsy with big block 454s, I just add a fe...

Heck I'd buy a new Marquis, Marquis ? Carver ! Gaaacckkk!!! (but then again you know my bias). A nice 50+ or 60+ Ocean Yachts Sunliner might be nice. I have a friend with a Viking 43 DCMY but if I ended up with one of them he might think I was copying. If I had enough cash a Buddy Davis or Rybovich...

No I didn't win the powerball, but if did I would buy a 2007 or newer 37ft Egg Harbor! I got the opportunity last night to fish off a 2008 37ft Egg. All I can say is WOW!!! An old client of mine from back in the Charter fishing days called 2 weeks ago & told me had bought the boat out of N. Caro...

I'm gonna throw my 2 cents in here. When I was boat shopping this past spring I wanted one of three boats, Top of my list was a 31.5 Chris commander, next a 31 silverton or a F30 Clean machine.. I was shopping on a slim budget because of the fact I didn't want a pile of money wrapped up in a fish bo...

Shawzy44, My 76 F28 is fresh water cooled and run about 150 to 155 degrees with the current surface water temp at 70 degrees. (318s btw) Sunday morning we left the slip at 5 am to head out fishing. The air temp was a cool 44 degrees. I was leaving with a pack of boats that had no business being out ...

Welcome to the forum! That's a big step up from a bottomliner to a Trojan. Enjoy!

Thanks Larry! I pulled the sending units in june due to having 5 year old gas in the tanks. Sucked all the old gas out threw the sending unit holes. The port tank sending unit was under the step as you enter the salon. The stb tank sending unit was under the "L" shaped dinette. Of course t...

Thanks for the reply Larry! You & I both have the same idea for the salon. I'm gonna let the wife do the decorating & figure out what furniture works best. The lower helm is going to be removed & I still don't know what I'm gonna do with the galley? I did some digging this afternoon &...

I'm sitting on my boat right now & reading about replacing fuel tanks. It got me thinking about a winter project, new fuel tanks. I know you been giving your F28 an overhaul & was wondering if you know the best way of getting the fuel tanks out? I'm gonna haul the boat home to my shop this w...

Weather is gonna be cool here all weekend with highs in the lower 70s. Sounds like a nice weekend for some fishing. My wife is off work in a few hours & were headed to the boat for the weekend. Hope everyone has a great long weekend & be safe out there!

Manifolds & risers. Its common to have some rust, but how much we talking? Everything coming a part al rite for you? Remember there's no stupid questions.

Its great to hear that you guys & your Trojans made it through safely. Being from the great lakes I've never dealt with a situation like a hurricane before. Its gotta be a horrible feeling. Will continue to send my prayers to you guys out on the east coast for a speedy recovery from the storm!

This bow steer thing is really freaking me out guys! Does it just all of a sudden happen? Is there a reason? Happens when the bow is too low , not all f 25/6 owners have a issue with it ( not sure if it was the 25 or 26 ) ( most don't) if it was to happen just pull back on the throttle . If you hav...