Runabout Owners Group List

61SkiBee · Post by **61SkiBee** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:38 pm

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:
16â€™ Sea Queen (?) w Evinrude 50 hp 4 cyl.

George:
1957, 1956 and 1958 Ski Bees

admin · Post by **admin** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:57 pm

I made a special group index for the runabout Owners Group
Hope this makes it easier.

Trojan Boats Webadmin

61SkiBee · Post by **61SkiBee** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:49 pm

Thanks admin!

I have posted the Runabout Owners list over there, too.

TerryG · Post by **TerryG** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 3:29 pm

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.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:43 pm

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

61SkiBee · Post by **61SkiBee** » Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:51 pm

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.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 6:35 am

photos are easier now just hit the attachment and pull them off your PC would like to see them

61SkiBee · Post by **61SkiBee** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:10 pm

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 15599 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 15599 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 15599 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 15599 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.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:35 pm

Thanks

61SkiBee · Post by **61SkiBee** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:00 pm

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.

TerryG · Post by **TerryG** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:54 pm

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.

59skibee · Post by **59skibee** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:54 pm

Hi, do you still have the trojan ski bee with fins??
I just bought one and couldn't find any others online!!!

TerryG · Post by **TerryG** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:10 am

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.

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