Trojan Boat Forum

From an amatuer: I inspect the impeller every spring and regardless of condition change it every 2 years. I winterize with antifreeze in the raw water side, so it seems to hold up pretty well - they usually foul when they dry out. If the water pump isn't leaking, I leave it alone. They usually show ...

1988 10 meter with 4 blade:

3200; 18 knots .7 NMPG
3500 20 knots .65 NMPG
4300 26.5 knots .5 NMPG

RWS, Thanks for the information. What was the total cost of the refit - I assume you had to replace the fuel tanks as well? If I am reading the consumption curves correctly, the cruise RPM is around 3,000, with a fuel burn of around 16GPH. Does that sound about right? Do the Yanmars run pretty clean...

I am curious - what do you gentleman do for fishboxes or live wells. I have a 10 meter that we fish a lot off of that I am either going to replace, or was also thinking about refitting it. Do you have any aftermarket fishing fixtures?

Thanks,

Joe

Fountain27, I know what you mean about the stock A/C unit. I also used to keep the blower on all night to lessen the change in the sound level when the compressor kicked on. I had to replace the whole unit last year when the compressor grounded out - i got a 16k BTU Mermaid Marine Air unit with heat...

The 10 meter was actually our first boat. The reason we chose it was because of the generous cockpit and cabin accommodations compared to the other boats we were looking at, as well as the reputation of the hull - dry and well built. Our usage has shifted a lot more to fishing, so we have it on the ...