Trojan Boat Forum

Thanx!

Thanx!

Btw, I'm looking for measurements of the dinette table on an F30 since mine had no table.

Welcome, pickle, While there may be damage to these wooden decked models, the hulls are very heavy and well built, and the use of plywood and standard stock makes it fairly straight forward to repair soft spots. Esp with the epoxies available now. I think you'll enjoy the performance and feel of the...

I only got the Sears 'cause it was the narrowest at 28.5 inches. The other models were 30 5/8" or larger. I had to move the cabinet door pillar and side walls under the sink over about 3/4 inch to fit it in. I left more top and bottom clearance for air flow, about 1/2", and it cools much b...

Zed, I cut a bigger fridge hole and put in a Sears 3.5 CF, 110V. I keep six blue ice packs frozen in the top and that will keep milk, veggies, etc. cool for 2-3 days if you don't leave door open too much. I used to have an old house boat with 12V fridge and you could see the alternator belt throw ru...

They put some 3/4-1" little aluminum vents in that cabin side area on my boat as well as inside the lower helm window area to help dissipate the moisture build up.

Congrats, Jeremy. I just spent three days/ nite's on the lake with one of my sons. The boat has an engaging demeanor. Ppl just love to plug along at hull speed or slow cruise. Open cabin is very livable w/o claustrophobia.

The exhaust riser leaks are more active with higher rpms, such as moving. That's why the mechanics missed the leak at dockside, then I'd come in w/ lots of bilge water after cruising.

Zed, I recently bought a 30' Sea Raider with a small, hard to find, intermittent leak. I found out suddenly it was a split in the rubber exhaust riser boot. Fortunately, I'd already put a 110V sump pump in and the marina experienced the full bow out while putting in an alternator. They stuffed the s...

Thanks, Larry. The piano hinge on my boat tips out a fuse block, well below the gauges. The three Phillips screws on top remove a top plate for instrument mounting. The head closet is directly behind the dash, and very narrow - no removable panel visible. Maybe the entire closet is removable? Maybe ...

There are printed map atlas books for truckers which give the overhead clearance. There are also GPS units and some apps that will show you where to drive to avoid certain heights. In general, you need to be under 14 feet for Interstate highways. It'd be best for you to hire a pro to move a boat tha...

Also, where the windshield corner arises from the cabin top is susceptible to rot, but mainly limiting to the quarter round wood trim piece that forms the corner, I've fixed mine with white epoxy putty. However, if the main, flat wood windshield risers are rotted, they'd need replacement since they ...

To eval foredeck, lie on fore berth to visualize the teak cross supports. Try probing the corners and ply junctions where water would stand above. A soft deck could mainly be weak plywood, which is pretty easy to replace. If the curved teak cross supports are rotted, that's a big job to fix.

Also, the swim platform under support struts are teak and abrade heavily from the prop wash. Don't be too alarmed at their narrowing, but a good point for price dropping.