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Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:38 pm
by 61SkiBee
HI to all the Trojan Runabout Owners!:mrgreen:
This looks like a better layout than the old forum. Let's try to get together here with any and all info on our Trojan Runabouts.
Here's the list so far:
Steve:
12' 1953 Sea Queen Deluxe w 15 hp 1954 Evinrude
Bill:
1960 Ski Bee w Ford 289
Don:
14' 1953
Buddy:
15' 1958 w Johnson 50 hp
Guy:
17' 1961 Ski Bee w Ford 292
Sean:
1955 Sea Queen, original 35 hp Evinrude Lark
Paul:
16’ Sea Queen (?) w Evinrude 50 hp 4 cyl.
George:
1957, 1956 and 1958 Ski Bees
Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:57 pm
by admin
I made a special group index for the runabout Owners Group
Hope this makes it easier.
Trojan Boats Webadmin
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:49 pm
by 61SkiBee
Thanks admin!
I have posted the Runabout Owners list over there, too.
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 3:29 pm
by TerryG
Hopefully someone can help me. I inherited a Trojan wooden boat that I cant seem to figure out what it is. I've been told it is a "Ski Bee", but the emblems on the port and starboard side Aft, say "Sea Bee". An old "4-sale" sign i found in it said it was a 1959, but my father-in-law said he thought it was a 1958. I cant seem to find very much info on the internet. Can someone help out with the differences between the 2. This Trojan has an old Y-block in-board V8 and the sides of the boat look like 57 Chevy fins.
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:43 pm
by prowlersfish
Any photos ? Any numbers
Look at the runabout section maybe some info there that may help
http://www.trojanboats.net/wforum/viewforum.php?f=2
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:51 pm
by 61SkiBee
Yes, pics would be great. As soon as you get the info together, be sure to add your boat to the list.
Sorry for the late reply. I hope you marked this thread to followl
Here goes a guess: I have some old Trojan runabout promotional material with photos of a few of the models.
One is of a 1959 Ski Bee, 18 ft. with FINS! Real swanky looking boat. I hope you've got ahold of one of these. Could be the only one in existence. I think all the inboard runabouts were Ski Bees, and the Sea Bees were outboards, but I could be wrong. Are the Sea Bee emblems real chrome originals? Again, pics would help.
I'll post the pic I have on the forum as soon as Prowlerfish reminds me how to do that. (Thanks P.) Then I hope we get to see your boat too.
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 6:35 am
by prowlersfish
photos are easier now just hit the attachment and pull them off your PC would like to see them
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:10 pm
by 61SkiBee
Here is the complete lineup of pics that I have:
The '59 Trojan Ski Bee 18' with the fins.
- Ski Bee '59 18' JPEG.jpg (45.4 KiB) Viewed 13107 times
This '58 15-footer that looks like an I/O. (I didn't know that Trojan made I/O runabouts!)
- Ski Bee '58 15' JPEG.jpg (123.7 KiB) Viewed 13107 times
A '58 18-footer that is really moving. This one looks similar to my '61 17 1//2'.
The big V on the stern definitely looks like my setup
- Ski Bee '58 18' JPEG.jpg (123.24 KiB) Viewed 13107 times
This 1956 17' is also similar to my '61, but not quite as close as the '58.
- Ski Bee '56 17' JPEG.jpg (117.37 KiB) Viewed 13107 times
I don't think the model years mean too much - I suspect many of these models came out in various years. It would've been easier to identify them if each had been given a specific model name.
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:35 pm
by prowlersfish
Thanks
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:00 pm
by 61SkiBee
Prowlerfish, I kind of went back and forth on getting the pics in order. The four that I have are now included in the post. I hope TerryG gets back to verify his "'57 Chevy" fins.
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:54 pm
by TerryG
61SkiBee Thanks for the info. I know it’s been forever since you posted. For some reason, I never got the notification. The first picture you added, the 59 18’ Ski Bee is the exact boat I have.
Just got it in the garage and starting to disassemble it for restoration.
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:54 pm
by 59skibee
Hi, do you still have the trojan ski bee with fins??
I just bought one and couldn't find any others online!!!
Re: Runabout Owners Group List
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:10 am
by TerryG
Yes, I still have my 59 Ski Bee. Sorry, I haven’t been on this forum in a long time. Any pictures of yours? I’d love to see it.