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by Resolute
Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:11 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

Re: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?

we shared a glass of wine with them in Ft. Myers While it was not a great day to be out on the bay , it was a great day to meet other Trojan Boaters . I was lucky to be able to catch up with Fellow Trojan owners that are truly living the dream . You do meet the nicest people on a Trojan yacht . I h...
by Resolute
Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:34 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

What do you mean it won't start?

Despite all the fun we had at Mackinac Island it was time to set sail for another port. We waited a couple extra days for a favorable weather window and were planning to depart at 0700. I did my usual pre-preparation by starting the engines then shutting them down after a very brief warm-up period. ...
by Resolute
Mon May 11, 2020 9:11 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

Re: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?

Again thank you I really am enjoying this thread , as I am sure many others are . You are most welcome. Stay tuned as there is a lot more to come. It has been fun writing this as it gives an opportunity to reminisce about all the great adventures that we've had thus far. Now if I could only find th...
by Resolute
Sun May 10, 2020 1:15 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

Back in the USA

At this point we have been underway for 6 weeks and we are now through Canada and back into the US. We arrived in Mackinac Island after having traveled 1115 miles and burning 883 gallons of fuel. Our time in Canada was great, we even set a record for the furthest Northern Latitude that we traveled t...
by Resolute
Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:11 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

Georgian Bay & the North Channel

We have been to the 30,000 islands of the Georgian Bay many times over the last 15 yrs, it never ever gets old, and photos can only give an a small sense of what it is like boating in the Canadian North. When we first started cruising trough Georgian Bay I kept wondering why it was called the 30,00...
by Resolute
Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:58 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Battery choice
Replies: 7
Views: 3304

Re: Battery choice

6V Golf Cart Batteries. I upgraded the batteries in my 10 meter and was able to get four 6V Deep Cycle Golf Cart batteries in there. They are rated at 210Amp hours each. These are true deep cycle batteries and have thicker lead plates unlike some batteries that claim to be a deep cycle that simply d...
by Resolute
Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:31 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

Georgian Bay & the North Channel

After our trip through the Trent Severn Canal we entered Georgian Bay and slowly made our way up to the North Channel via the Small Craft route. Don’t let that name deceive you as there are routinely 100’ vessels that transit this route. Not that sharing the waterway with a 100’ vessel is bad it’s j...
by Resolute
Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:21 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

The Big Chute Marine Railway

The other engineering marvel that impressed the heck out of me was called The Big Chute Marine Railway. It is the only one of its kind in North America. This system consists of a cradle which lowers into the water and physically lifts your boat up then transports your boat on a track system for a 60...
by Resolute
Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:21 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

Erie Canal Air Draft

60 feet. :wink: LOL. While technically true I think Prowlerfish was looking for the distance from the bottom steel to the waterline. Although it seemed like we only had inches to spare with our 16'8" Air Draft, we actually had a lot more than that. Most bridge air drafts on the Erie to Oswego ...
by Resolute
Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:00 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

Erie and Trent-Severn Canal

The Erie Canal was pretty cool. I’ve always wanted to cruise it. There were plenty of places to tie up for free or low cost. The towns were quite eclectic. They seemed very happy to have cruisers visiting their little part of the world. We would have loved to cruise the entire length of the Erie can...
by Resolute
Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:31 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

Liberty Landing Marina & the Hudson River

We left Lady Liberty the next day and ventured over to Liberty Landing. This was a very nice, although pricey marina. They had everything one might need, fuel, pump out, nice showers, restaurants, a ship store and even a ferry that would take you over to Manhattan. We searched in the store for an ig...
by Resolute
Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:07 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

NYC & Lady Liberty - here we come!

We finally arrived in Port Jefferson the next day and met up with our friends. Finally, this is what we really wanted on the trip. A relaxing cruise during the day and enjoying the company of some great friends while sharing a fantastic meal at a local restaurant. Isn’t this one of the reasons why w...
by Resolute
Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:50 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

Re: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?

We left from Mystic, CT at 0700 on a beautiful morning with our friends and family waving goodbye. The plan was to go all the way to Port Jefferson, NY and spend the night. Well sometimes things do not go as planned and we did not make it that far. Instead the boat had other plans for us and had us ...
by Resolute
Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:40 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 23817

6000 miles in a 35 year old Trojan – Is it possible?

What does everyone think of taking a 6000+ mile trip in a 35 year old 10 Meter. How about if I told you it was one with the original 454 gas engines. Do you think it’s possible? Well, I’m here to tell you IT IS!!! When I originally purchased a Trojan 10 Meter Sedan 3 years ago I had no intentions of...
by Resolute
Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:06 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: AC replacement-10 meter sedan
Replies: 8
Views: 4678

Re: AC replacement-10 meter sedan

There is not enough room in the overhead in the salon of a 10 meter sadan to but a self contained marine AC unit up there. Thanks, that's the advice I was looking for. I was hoping someone would chime in and say that they've added a self contained unit in the overhead without issue, but I guess tha...