Trojan Boat Forum

A newer teak transom deck was installed a few years ago that appears to come out with just a dozen or so screws, hopefully

I own a 1972 36' sedan with twin 454's with 20 x 21 props. I have not owned the boat long enough to have a good feeling on performance and or fuel economy

I'm experiencing an occasional short with the electric power to my starboard ignition. My mechanic replaced the nuetral shift protector switch thinking it was the problem but the problem still infrequently occurs. At times when I turn the starboard key there is not power to the ignition, the fuel ta...

My forward bilge has had water since inspected and the boat was purcahsed. The old owner was supposed to have fixed this but it now looks like they did a temporary fix. Surveyor indicated it was not a concern. There is about two inches of water in the bilge? Is this normal? Should the bilges always ...

I am am trying to refinish my teak toe rail and the teak cap at the top of the transom area. I have been sanding the teak with synthetic steel wool pads, cleaning with teak cleaner and then oiling with Watco. Last year this brought excellent results. This year however after my prep work and oiling t...

They are the aft tanks. The paint had some rust discoloration in a very small area. trhe sruveyor thougt is could be repaired. Any idea on cost to replace tanks?

During a recent survey a couple small rust spots were found on our original issue gas fuel tanks. The tanks are painted with some type of marine grey paint. The surveyor said the tank rust should be removed/treated and the affected areas repainted. What is the proper procedure to do this. Any input ...

Thanks for you speedy reply. There is a puc/pull knob below the main helm wheel to switch between the reguar tanks and reserve tanks. I will look for the two reserver tanks where you said they may be.

Thanks Again

Anyone know about the fuel system on a 36 Sport Sedan? There are four fuel fills, but I only see two tanks? There is a switch at the main helm that switches the tanks from the regular tanks to reserve tanks? Are both the regular and reserve tank systems fully separated? Are there two or four tanks? ...

In a recent survey three large blisters in the hull were found, one 4 inches in diameter and the other two large blisters two inches in diameter. There were also two areas of delamination at the FRP of the hull under body. One, one foot in length on the underside of the keel and one 3 feet forward o...