Trojan Boat Forum

So I am happy to report the engines are now bolted down to the stringers and everything is aligned. We had 2 major issues with getting these engines in place. 1 The shafts were too short 2 The gears were slightly hitting the hull on the outside corners This is what we did I had a machine shop custom...

Here's a little update from NY Snow, lots of snow! We got over 2 feet this weekend Despite the snow, I am pushing forward, boat is wrapped again covering the cockpit and I had the marina put in a nice zippered door I bought. I shoveled a path to the boat last night and had to do it again this mornin...

OK that's it for now

I will be back

Marina wants the tent gone so they can put boats there So on Sunday I sprayed a bunch of parts, tonight I put on a 2nd coat pipes, heat exchangers, alternators, couplings, elbows etc I built that work bench prior and just screwed in 3-1/2" deck screws only 1/3 way in and just hung all the parts...

Once they drop I will have to move them forward so the bottom of the Allison gears don't hit the bottom of the hull This boat came with Detroit 892's as an option, same size block as my 871's But the 892's used twin disc gears The 2 gears inside the Allison's, one sits on top of the other so they ar...

So of course they don't fit perfectly First thing I need to do is notch the motor mount bracket so the engines can sit correctly on the rails Right now they are getting hung up right by the tip of the screw driver I will notch out with a sawzall so they drop down http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/...

and they are in!

Come to poppa http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/dougnash/IMG_1319_zpsk03pfc5p.jpg http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/dougnash/IMG_1321_zpsfxn1l4vk.jpg http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/dougnash/IMG_1323_zps807l1lh0.jpg http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/dougnash/IMG_135...

Saturday was the big day

Here we go

They moved my boat again and the engines are ready to go in!

Considering I never used a spray gun, they came out really nice.

That paint is very forgiving and spreads evenly.

Lots of work to set-up though, in the tent, full suit, respirator, goggles, gloves etc

ok another update To recap, I started with this http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/dougnash/IMG_0900_zpserbvm1sq.jpg Cleaned em up like this http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/dougnash/IMG_1225_zps5sa1xf49.jpg This is after 1st coat of epoxy http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/do...

Well the boating season is coming to an end very shortly here on Long Island, the marina will be filled up with boats on the hard very soon. Its crunch time for me this week, I need to finish getting these motors stripped and prepped for painting. I am booked with the marina on Saturday to get my ol...

Thanks for the well wishes Rick.

I am still fighting with the DA's office to pursue that piece of garbage

One of the alternators was frozen, so I bought 2 new http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af233/dougnash/IMG_0908_zpsicdcassp.jpg Now starts the grueling process of stripping paint with a 4" grinder with wire wheel. It was so hot under that tent, I got to admit, I stayed away for weeks, could no...