Trojan Boat Forum

i also am a farely new owner of an F25 78' - i re-did the entire engine Ford V8, everything. new cylinders, valve job, manifolds, risers, pretty much did everything except the block ( which i checked ). anyway - i dont get speed out of her, she seems best just at a nice low rpm - cruising - i run he...

Thanks for the advice. The things that lead me to believe that it might be with the risers is: 1.) The risers are hot to the touch while running 2.) The engine does not overheat while idleing only when a load is applied. If the impeller was shot - it would overheart pretty fast. Thanks for the link ...

Hey All. 1st thanks for the advice on the bow steer. the trim tab settings did help, as did the bottom cleaning. New problem. I have a Ford 351 V8. The engine runs at normal temps at idle or just cruising. However, when i went offshore and pushed it to get it up to plane. The engine overheats to 190...

Thanks to everyone for the comments. The idea of the bow steer seems to be what happened. I do have the trims tabs in the back and if I remember correctly they were all the way down. I am going to give it a shot with them neutral when going out of the inlet or with following seas. Hopefully that com...

I am a new owner of a 1978 F25. I am hoping someone can help me out on this issue. For the first time I took the boat out of the inlet to the Atlantic. However, I noticed the boat becomes very difficult to control in the inlet and especially it seems when the current is coming from the stern. The bo...