Trojan Boat Forum

Live on mine May to October and Florida for the winter. I did 4 months when covid hit. I'm (still) sheltering a young music major who can't live at home. She plays piano into her phone and sings all day. Not conducive to my telework. When the guvna announced at 11:00 a.m. that the only travel permi...

New relay reads 0.2 Ohm across switched contacts when closed. Old one was mega ohms when closed.

For 8 years I have been using deep cycle batteries as starting batteries on my Crusader 270s. I put in new batteries last year (in year 7 -- calling that a win, but maybe they would have lasted even longer -- read on), and again this year. WTH? I had previously checked that the battery paralleling s...

Dang it Prowlersfish, I was just going to offer my Princess cooktop for sale to him! Decided just this morning that galley update will include new cooktop, so as to be able to maximize countertop space. I'll be living aboard 5/7's of the time for as many months of the year as I can stand it starting...

I have an '85. They are certainly in there, but you are using the method that I have used successfully. Stick a flatblade screwdriver in the track and lift the screen frame if you need to.

If your boat doesn't have blisters by now, it is not going to get them.

What did your pre-purchase survey say about the bottom condition?

That's some work right there. Nice opportunity to spruce things up while it's open.

Even the ATF has federal firearm licensee packets on back order. When you apply, you get a letter saying check back later.

I consider that to be safety related. Good call even on a twin.

I'll see your polarity tester and raise you a volt meter. Also serves to trip GFCIs, if you're into that kind of thing....

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Picked-up a pair of these wrenches for working on my shaft seals. So enamored with them that I had to share. Big enough for decent leverage, but not too big to work in confined paces. Grips on three flats. Made in America. A pair from Amazon was <$65. What's not to like? wrench.JPG https://smile.ama...

Looks awesome. Only way to get something like that is to do it from scratch.

Yeah, what Prowlersfish said while I was typing!

As I understand it, my 1983 10 meter has a solenoid in the battery compartment. As does my tricabin. what happens when the 3 position EMERGENCY START toggle is ON ? Both engine batteries are paralleled. Useful in case, for example, you need to transmit a mayday and need the maximum possible power f...

are you sure its seawater and not rainwater finding a pathway into your bilge? RWS Vents will let in air AND water. Not knowing ur setup, ill add condensation. And what do you mean its slowly rising, requiring you to drain it? Do the bilge pumps not handle it? You'll get better answers if you provi...

Mine is actually in the battery box. Looks factory.