Trojan Boat Forum

i just routed my ac condensate drain into mine. What was wrong with the factory overboard discharge? my 82 tri cab had a marineaire unit with a manufacture date of 94 installed in the aft cabin closet with the condensate hose dumping into the bilge . the ac panel was only labeled for heat so i assu...

under a removable floor panel at the foot of the bed right in the center . i just routed my ac condensate drain into mine.

I found a relatively simple fix for the obsolete polarity indicators. I purchased the sperry brand outlet checkers at my local menards , broke them apart and took out the bulbs and resistors and potted them into the old indicator housings with hot glue . Installed insulated spade connectors in the w...

I have no doubt that amongst this forum there is a great group of guys that love to help each other out and see these old boat brought back . I do appreciate the input ive got about water leaks, stringer inspection by drilling holes and epoxy over , solid hulls with no coring below rub rail etc . Al...

[[/quote] Using Sea cast to repair a string is a patch at best. The even tell you its not made to be used this way , and not made to stick to wood . And Again no one here is paying tens of thousands for things above the skill set . They are doing it them selves . Unless your skill set is pooping par...

Right , being a smallblock chevy the stringer could be patched by supporting the engine and pulling one exhaust manifold and motor mount for working room . All this goes back to my earlier point of how some folks have tens of thousands of dollars to pour into a boat and pay for things that get over ...

I know a guy that bought a tricabin for a song He spent 3 years, fixed it up, replaced one engine, and made a beautiful boat to enjoy Now that he's got the hardest work behind him, he's invested about $10,000 total and lots of sweat equity. The boat is operable and he's enjoying it on a regular bas...

A good trained ear can tap on the stringers to get a good idea and drill as need to check ( with the owner ok ) and fill with epoxy regardless of condition and regardless if you buy or not . You said you found a cracked block that had been repaired , if the seller did not disclose tis what else is ...

Have a survey done. Then make a decision. I think you have already figured out what the normal expenses will be for a boating season.Then you can budget for any repairs you want to do. No one has said RUN. When I had a survey done 21 years ago there were 3 pages of deficiency's after reading the su...

Posting Break out another thousand to a guy that is doing his best to educate himself is not helpful . Call em like I see em . Chill out , its someone's way of saying that owning and maintaining a 36' foot is far from cheap .A 36 foot boat is 4 to 5 times the boat a 21 footer is . Everyone that has...

You guys here have given thoughtful and experienced advice to any numbers of people that have bought Trojans to fix up and recover and deserve better than being compared to goats. Mike [/quote] Posting Break out another thousand to a guy that is doing his best to educate himself is not helpful . Cal...

Hi Swampman, "I have very strong opinions about the leak in your aft cabin. The majority of these boats had it. " I can't see the aft end of your boat but I can tell from the photo you included that it was not an early model but rather was produced later. Do you have a rear sole or is you...

Thanks for the input . My first boat was a 79 sea ray with a soft transom , cracked block and manifolds and an alpha gen 2 that had been hacked into a gen 1 gimbal ring and had 4 cylinder gears in although the boat had a 305 chevy. I knew none of this when I bought it . The outdrive wouldn't even go...

Its good you looked at some costs . You sound like your very hands on and that's a must on a older boat or a large check book :D . Your brought out the stringers . Something that should be looked at in any boat of that age . Remember no one knows what you can and cannot do . I love the question &qu...