Trojan Boat Forum

The problem with flexing where hardware like bolts penetrate the area is that the more flexing there is the faster the seal will fail and allow water in. Depending on conditions, this could take years or less time than you think. In areas that are cored, this is not good. I've seen the results of to...

A shorted sender or a sender wire short to ground of the will cause them to peg. Some apps have a separate sender for each station and others have a single dual station sender.

Shoot, I just got rid of one of those! Unfortunate incident but great thread. And yes, I think most of us have been there at one time or another. Even the most experienced captains have bad days, then throw in some current, a distraction, wind, etc. and it makes a bad day even worse.

You haven't provided any detail about the model of boat or brand of steering so it's difficult to say whether there's easy or poor accessibility which plays a large role in final labour costs. Your home port isn't listed so we can't figure in mechanical door rates; is it $75 per hour, $90, $125, etc...

.....It's a March AC-5C-MD 1000 GPH 115V. Kool Air makes a replacement pump PM1000 that says it's better because it can run dry and is thermally protected.... In your case it doesn't matter but for others, pretty sure those pumps are not recommended in a gasoline engine compartment anymore. If that...

FWC or RWC, some of the water is diverted right away/constantly to the exhaust elbows as the exiting exhaust must be kept cool at all times. Providing you have a good pump and the system is primed, the delay in water reaching the outlet depends on your exhaust system design. Longer runs and the type...

Follow the wiring. I suspect they go back to the helm. I'm with O&W, I think they are probably for indicator lamps at the helm. Have never seen this as original equipment and does not look like a factory wiring job.

I might be missing something here but I don't believe that is a bearing. Pretty sure top is a stop collar fastened to the shaft. It fixes the height of the rudder and prevents it from dropping through the hull. If that's the case here, don't use a puller or you'll ruin the shaft. There are a few way...

I've installed the Sideshift in the past where there wasn't enough room inside or enough depth on the transom for a conventional thruster. They happen to have been on single screw trawlers much longer than 26ft and with large keels so if they could move that type of boat sideways, they'd have no pro...

I was all excited at the beginning of the video, then a guy showed up to do the install :wink: And did you see the guy comfortably working inside the boat? If only it were that easy! Is there a reason why Vetus vs someone such as Side-Power? Do you guys have good support for Vetus down there? Are pa...

If you use just glass, it'll be really heavy by the time you get it thick enough to be structurally equal to having a core. The other thing you have to worry about is that if you don't know what you're doing, you can warp the platform with that much glass. As it cures, it will want to pull in certai...

..... X2 Power Group 27 battery ( https://www.batteriesplus.com/battery/marine-and-boat/deep-cycle/bci-group-27m/sli27agmdpm?gclid=CI_qlcXcmtICFQlYDQodZRYBqg ). The battery is an AGM type and will be able to handle the current load placed on it by the stern thruster. I wouldn't use that particular ...

jaysurfer wrote:.....ill take her out tomorrow and give her a good test run.

Fingers crossed.

++ to all the above. Also, did you replace the anti-siphon valve at the top of the tank where the fuel line hooks up? Check and make sure there are no kinks in the fuel line. Any restriction on the suction side will increase vacuum which is one of the causes of vapour lock. This happens when fuel ch...

No negative effect in fact it would lower the center off gravity and that would only help handling . What it would hurt would be resale IMO. Welcome aboard. I agree with Paul, I don't see any reason why it would have a negative effect on handling. You'd be limiting resale value and your market if y...