Trojan Boat Forum

Thanks g36. I'll look into it.

I apologize for being a smart aleck...couldn't resisit that one.

I replaced mine with the Cummins ignition system. No more spark problems.

Who's going to step up and be the guinny pig and buy this thing so he can tell the rest of us how it works. I need something like this for my laptop...but is it for real???

First, I would try to determine exactly what you have as far as engines. What year, horsepower, displacement, etc and whether they have good compression, oil pressure and any knocks (worn bearings, wrist pins, pistons, etc). Then I would determine what on those engines is raw water cooled so I could...

Welcome to the forum. Any specific questions??

It has to have a logical, valuable purpose for me to pop a hole in the hull under the waterline. What operational benefit do underwater lights add??

Thanks guys...a wealth of information. Locally Garmin is preferred head and sholders above the others. I'm still shopping, but am leaning toward the Garmin GPSMAP 541

I'm looking at augmenting my old Furuno GP 32 GPS with one of the newer chartplotters with all the charts loaded in. What do you folks have on your boats, and what brand / model would you recommend.

Review the past posts here and you will find most issues that have been encountered on F-36's. Not familiar with 400 Chryslers. You might want to get a boat and engine survey!!

I was at the boat today and checked. You can, on your knees, run your hand under the pulpit board and feel the front opening of the drain slot. It is large enough you should be able to stick your finger in it and feel if it is plugged up with sealant. Watch out for wasp nests under the board or in t...

Don't think drain...think molded in gap in toe rail like capainmaniac said. It allows water ponded on the foredeck to run off the point of the bow under your pulpit. It does not drain 'into' anything. If the last person to put the pulpit down did not know what this gap is for, and make an effort to ...

LandV's question was about water ponding on the bow. Trojan built in a solution to this one that some may over look....the drain slot under the pulpit. Moving equipment or tanks will not change static attitude enough to run this water aft and off the boat. The drain slot has to be open.

Depends on who rebuilt it and what their qualifications are. I know some 'mechanics' who could rebuild a 318, and I would not give $2 for it.

Check under your pulpit board for a drain slot in the toe rail. When we bought our 1980 F-36 this slot was plugged by sealant from the pulpit board and water stood on the bow just like you describe. If the slot is open, the water should run off the point of the bow. This standing water was a big con...