Search found 4 matches

by ActThree
Thu May 14, 2009 5:03 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Battery banks
Replies: 10
Views: 4728

A simple solution for smaller boats that I have used for years is two relatively large (Group 27 or 30) 12-volt batteries in parallel for each engine. They can be used for starting and will act as a "house" source for many hours or overnight without problems using ordinary marine loads suc...
by ActThree
Tue May 12, 2009 7:49 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Need advice for a second bilge pump
Replies: 19
Views: 9001

First, very handsome boat. Rule makes bilge pumps up to 2000 gallons per hour or more that operate on 12 volts. Rule also make a float switch that either clips to the pump itself or can be mounted slightly aft of the pump. The trick with these large capacity pumps is to size both the outlet hose and...
by ActThree
Fri May 08, 2009 9:37 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Weekend Weather NJ to MA
Replies: 12
Views: 5859

This is Friday so Cuppa has probably already left - or not. I've done part of the trip twice: Barnegat to Old Saybrook, CT. Once out at Mannesqan, you can run north a mile off the beach following a preplanned GPS heading. There is really no place to go in until Belmar. I'd stop on the first day at A...
by ActThree
Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:07 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: F32 questions
Replies: 9
Views: 4238

F32 questions

I've absorbed as much as possible from the many posts here and a number of them many of them very useful. I do have a couple of specific questions, though. I'm about to buy a 1975 F32. I've restored two Chris Crafts of similar size and this Trojan will be my last refurbishment/restoration project. T...