Trojan Boat Forum

I there a good set of rules to follow after replacing, or new parts , as to primming the pump, I think i have seen, leaking ,busted disolved rotors, ah! closed throu-valve for 15 min at 1500 rpm will fry and disolve all rubber fins. reversed hoses will also reak hell I have gotten real fussy about p...

Thanks all who helped, the rear head brass throu-valve was shut, beautiful firm green brass, slightly below valve stem was, (and i quote "was", a steel zrk fitting ,decomposing and hanging in hardened grease and leaking like hell.
put a temp bolt in place, leak gone.
Haywood

Fresh water supply not connected, and 25Gal @ 24hr X a fortnight of salt water bilge discharge, not fresh. it's between bathroons,center hold visable and dry on genset/h20 heater/ marine AC, platform, weird manual baloon pump, all dry, cannot see underneath them, 3/4 marine plywood platform. Under b...

Both eng. shut down for na/cl/h20 gen set visable, both through hull steering and v-drive packing beautiful. front hatch floor open, water does floe forward, but it's the lowest point?
!One of lifes rules! Never give up.
ust don't p!$$ the gods off.
thanks
haywood

Im down to Mid cabin blocking bulkheads aft and under the toilets. Do these toilets have access to salt water to flush, I apologise! they have not been used since I got her Both bathrooms have original carpet. Is access available to these areas? or do I remove carpet, toilets, to get access. hehe An...

Welcome! Im also a newbee Tri-Cabin Owner Since May, Fixing.monitoring, changing,updating,timeing all systems, what does not work correctly is Not involved with the operation of the boat, What I do not know is still going to try to sink me and my friends but god will know we gave it our best shot. I...

Thanks Paul and Ron, a Tri_fly huh? Shes a big girl and wants a lot of tlc, seaworthy thou. Marsh Harbor Boatworks brought her a long way from just being a Condo on the Water. Mechanically she purrs and hit 30 knots at 4500 rpm. 20 knots at 3300 rpm. Just found out their are no gas pumps at either m...

Gas smell is gone for now, just old boat smell for now, you know!
I live on James Island About 4 miles from the boat (visited her daily X2) since monday.
My Name is Haywood 64.9 yo repeat novice,
Check out item # 120695414774 on E-Bay. thats her.
Thanks All
Haywood
762-2332

Morning Folks.

Thank you for all the help! I love this forum.
The "Buck-in-'ere" did not smell of fresh gas yesterday, nor today.
The vent holes are painted over many times, I will remove and rescreen.
She will and is berthed at Marianers Cay Marina on the Folly, outer T dock.

After a ton of work at a Boat Yard in Beaufort SC, topping the gas off at the city marina and bringing her up to Charleston on the InterCoastal, yesterday, tieing her up last night in the Folly river, this morning on her first check the Gas smell was really obivous. I switched all systems off, opene...