Trojan Boat Forum

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Thanks for taking the time to provide such a complete education on this subject.

Tom

Rick "I never fired up my Kohler Generator (my 6.5 single cylinder gasoline engine generator) while the boat was connected to shore power. What part of that statement is confusing to you two guys??" why would anyone "never" fire up the generator while the boat was connected to sh...

Rick, Thanks for the clarification. Electrical is probably my weakest area when it comes to DIY maintenance. I am still confused by what the Onan guy told me about the genset charging. Maybe Trojan left the generator battery off of the charger for this reason. When I am away from shore power with th...

Thanks for the replies. Rick, The reason I asked is because an Onan generator technician told me that the 35 amp charger could damage the generator’s electric fuel pump and electric choke if charged with genset operating. I believe the 6.5 MCCK only charges it’s own battery at 3 amps. I have AGM Bat...

I had similar problem/symptoms in my 1985 Tri-cabin and it was water in the fuel. replaced engine fuel filters and added water remover to fuel tank. I did not think to check filters at first as I had recently replaced them. Problem started when fuel tank quantity was low and power requirement was hi...

Hello, Can someone explain why the generator starting battery is not connected to the battery charger on a 1985 tri cabin. My generator will not charge the battery even though I replaced the diode. Can I safely charge the generator battery with the on-board charger and shore power if the generator i...

Thank you all for your inputs. I will try and post any helpful info I can after the removal and re-assembly.

I am having a 1985 Tri cabin transported and have been told I will have to remove the windshield. Can anyone
tell me from experience what is involved and what problems I might expect. Also, has anyone shipped a Tri cabin with
The windshield on? Shipping from NJ to FL. Thanks.