Trojan Boat Forum

What i was told by a surveyor familiar with Trojans was that the roving was put in place over the keel void to keep debris and bilge water from accumulating and allow free flow fore and aft and also to help with bilge cleaning. The only problem with this concept is when, not if, the roving is compro...

Decided on what gauges I'm going to go with and finalized the layout now as well. Also decided to use teak for the dash. Gauges will be Faria Dress White. 2 - tach's with hour meters 2 - 4 in 1 with fuel, volts, water temp & oil pressure 2 - fuel managers 1 - speedometer 1 - engine synchronizer ...

WOW! Looks awesome. What product did you use to finish your teak?

I'm going to be installing crash valves on both engines and wondered if anyone has done this. If so, what valve did you use? Am also thinking of locating them on each side of the aft deck so they're easy to get at. What I'm wondering is this too far above the waterline/raw intake for the cooling sys...

The fire was confined to about a 3' x 3' area in the galley. I've removed the old galley and bulkhead between the salon and aft stateroom now. This weekend I got the hot water heater and decking under it out as well and have exposed this area down to the hull. This area, directly below the fire, has...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Updated my profile to reflect my location. Yes, the bracket is for the dinghy motor. And yes, I expect the boat will keep me broke too but I figure I'm ahead of the game already with it being free. Still can't understand why the guy just gave it to me but I'm no...

Here's the story about my boat... Found an ad on craigslist, a guy giving away a 1974 Trojan 36' Tri-cabin. He bought it from the insurance company to get his hands on one of the engines. He knows the previous owner who spent about seven years and thousands restoring the boat. The beginning of Septe...