Trojan Boat Forum

I agree with chucka in that you should check for 12V at the switch. Sounds like the switch itself may be defective. In the "Off" position, there should be power only at the "Bat" terminal. In the "Run" position, there should be power at the "Bat" and "I&q...

Hi Martin, If the soft spot is small, you can drill a hole thru the top side glass and inject Git-Rot epoxy into the balsa core then seal the hole or holes with epoxy resin. If the area is large, it can be repaired from inside the cabin. This involves removing the headliner. On my '78 F-26, that wou...

You can run a Chev 350 with a right hand rotation as opposed to the standard left hand rotation. My F-26 has a single right hand Chev that was originaly a left hand rotation engine. This involves removing the timing chain & sprockets and replacing them with a mating crank & cam gear set. The...

On the hard top version of this boat, the mast head light is grounded to the top of the windshield frame on the inside in the center. The wire is held in place behind the trim piece across the top of the frame, by the screw that holds the trim piece in place. My mast head light would cut out once in...

Hi Mike, Congratulations on the boat purchase. These are great boats. Ours is a '78 F-26 hard top that we purchased in Port Dover back in 2000. It had a single 305cid 228hp Mercruiser that we replaced with a 350cid 300hp. As posted earlier, the cost of doing this can really snowball. Once the engine...

I have something similar to this on my boat and it does make a difference. There is a company called Salisbury Muffler that makes a boot type piece that bolts on over your existing exhaust port on the transom and re-directs the exhaust into the water below the bottom of the hull. My F-26 HT has a si...

The 2 screws at the base of the carb are the idle jet screws. These screws are held in tension by springs to keep them from backing out after adjustment. To adjust these screws, turn them in (clockwise) until they just bottom (not tight), then back them out 1 1/2 turns. Run the engine at normal oper...

My '78 F-26 has a Ø1.000" shaft on a 1:1 Velvet Drive trans. Your marine mechanic should have a clamp style press that will push the old bearing out of the strut and the new one in without removing the shaft. The prop however will have to come off. I don't imagine that he will lend you this to...

Jon, My '78 F-26HT sat fairly level with a very heavy stainless fuel tank which was offset to port. Last season, I removed this tank and replaced it with a custom shaped aluminum tank to allow room for a generator installation this season. The lighter tank with no gen last season caused the boat to ...

My '78 F-26 HT came equiped with a 305 cid 228hp engine, 1:1 transmission and a 14 x 9 cupped prop. I have since added many options that have increased the weight of the boat and also upped the engine displacement to 350 cid 300hp with a 13 x 10 NiBrAl cupped prop. I run 4200 RPM @ WOT and a speed o...

How about fuel levels in port & starboard tanks?

Paul
Cruise Control

Mike, When the wax job is done, does the surface become slippery or does the anti skid texture still do it's job? The reason I ask is that I bet it's alot easier to keep it clean. I power wash mine once a week but with wax I'm thinking a hand wash would do it. The thing is that the area over the cab...

Doesn't waxing a non skid surface make it slippey?

Paul
Cruise Control

I have 2 transducers epoxied into the bottom of my hull. 1 Garmin and 1 Uniden and they both work great. You have to make sure that when you install transducers this way that there is nothing forward of them on the bottom of the hull that will cause a turbulent flow or cavitation across the mounting...

Hi Dave, If you're not sure that the existing prop size & pitch is correct, try contacting Michigan Wheel and ask the experts what you should be running. Go to http://www.miwheel.com , click on "Prop It Right" then "Inboard Analysis" and fill out the information. Their marine...