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by jon_e_quest
Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:51 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Props
Replies: 10
Views: 6452

Re: Props

Don't confuse yourself with the V-drives or the rotation of the engines paired to those drives... When viewed from behind a twin engined inboard boat, the starboard prop always turns to the right (clockwise), and the port prop always turns to the left (counterclockwise).
by jon_e_quest
Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:03 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Leaking Side Windows
Replies: 9
Views: 5636

Re: Leaking Side Windows

If water can't drain out fast enough it will fill up the track and spill over into the cabin. Your problem might be solved by simply blasting the track with water to clean it out. My F-26 side windows would leak, as well, when the tracks got dirty (moss, tree flotsam, etc).
by jon_e_quest
Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:46 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: MEMBERS WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM FOR A WHILE
Replies: 69
Views: 36903

Re: MEMBERS WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM FOR A WHILE

Though Trojanless for the past two seasons, I do still lurk here on occasion. I also help maintain and occasionally 'crew' two of my former Trojans, owned by two buddies of mine. Parted out the third boat, an F-36 Tri-Cabin, in the fall of 2010. A nice 35' Chris Craft Commander has replaced the Troj...
by jon_e_quest
Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:55 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Very Clean Trojan
Replies: 20
Views: 9564

The straight sheerline gives this away as a Model 253 F-25 (introduced for '75), as opposed to the sweeping sheerline of the Model 251/252 F-25 ('73-'74) and follow-on Model 261 F-26 ('75-on). The resulting tall trunk cabin and thick A-pillar ahead of the cabin side window are also clues. Early mode...
by jon_e_quest
Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:06 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: getting the motors out of a aft cabin tricabin
Replies: 24
Views: 12125

Kevin, I COMPLETELY disassembled my Tri-Cabin screw by screw from the windshield back. By the time I was finished, only the stringers remained. So here's my two cents: Although the bulkhead panels on either side of the aft cabin door are designed for removal when changing engines, they are a bugger ...
by jon_e_quest
Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:17 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Pleasant Surprise
Replies: 5
Views: 3749

Me, too... met a fellow Tri-Cabin owner and his wife. It's great to finally meet someone you've been emailing for months on end!
by jon_e_quest
Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:41 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: !971 36' tri cabin
Replies: 5
Views: 4157

Yes, FG hull. Plywood decks from stem to stern. Vinyl-covered plywood superstructure. Personally, I think this original Tri-Cabin is the prettiest design, but big big project to replace any bad wood. And they all have bad wood someday!
by jon_e_quest
Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:27 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: tri-cabin owners proof read
Replies: 33
Views: 14679

Aaron, I always enjoy reading about the history of your parents Tri-Cabin... My boat (hull 440-2763) had the storage features you mentioned, but made do with the original windshield design. She had the optional teak aft cockpit covering boards and toerails, and factory teak swim platform (clever in ...
by jon_e_quest
Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:53 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: tri-cabin owners proof read
Replies: 33
Views: 14679

You wrote that the early boats had a teak bulkhead between the aft cockpit and the cabin. That bulkhead and the aft cabin door (all boats through 1976) was actually constructed with white Formica-like laminate outside and faux woodgrain laminate inside both glued over plywood with only a few bits of...
by jon_e_quest
Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:38 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 1971 Trojan Ad
Replies: 3
Views: 3239

Anyone else notice the model designation of the boat in the ad? Dyxlesic anyone?
by jon_e_quest
Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:17 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: engine hatch
Replies: 2
Views: 2571

You first have to consider whether your cockpit sole is structurally capable of handling the wear and tear of your 'big ole hatch' repeatedly swinging on it. If you have a later model F-26 with FG cockpit sole, you'll need to check the balsa coring as many older cored decks have water damaged balsa ...
by jon_e_quest
Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:26 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: rub rail
Replies: 7
Views: 4582

that would be awesome! I will get a photo today to make sure they are the same and we can put this in motion. Thanks a ton!
Okay, let's continue via PM...
by jon_e_quest
Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:19 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: rub rail
Replies: 7
Views: 4582

roofer, that rubrail is unique to early Trojans. Likely made by Trojan, so not available new unless custom milled. But I might be able to help, as I happen to still possess the aft cockpit combing and rub rail section of the Tri-Cabin hull I cut up last fall. (With teak costing almost $30 a board fo...
by jon_e_quest
Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:44 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: glue on inner hull
Replies: 3
Views: 2880

If the original 'glue' looks, well, like a stale old Slo-poke sucker (caramel in color and brittle in consistency) then it will chisel off. Mostly. If your 'glue' has a slightly pink hue and is still flexible after all these years, then good luck getting that off. Of anything! The F-36 I completely ...