Trojan Boat Forum

Thanks everyone for your practical and common sense suggestions. I have a spare thermostat & SW Pump impellor, so they will be my first port of call. The inlet system (sea cock, strainers etc) are all OK as I have just come off the slip and checked them myself. Will check my hoses and if necessa...

Hi Folks, Rob Dryden in Australia here. I have an early 80's 10 meter international with 2 Crusader 454 engines, the boat is great. I have developed a problem on the Port engine, she overheats if I increase or decrease speed fairly quickly. If I do a slow ramp of speed the problem is not evident? I ...

Folks, I am looking for a pump to suck the oil from my 454 Crusader engines. According to the Crusader manual this pump connects to the dipstick housing? Unfortunately here in Oz there are not many places where these engines can be serviced! Any help on where to order/buy one in the states via the w...

Tony, Many thanks for the info. I am going down to the boat in the morning and will do what you state, I'll drop you a line over the weekend or on Monday. Always wanted to go to Florida, tropical paradise! May get there one day. Cheers Rob Rob, I still have my original system (1982) and it's as good...

RWS, Many thanks for your info and the link to the Hynautic pdf. I have printed off and will be heading down to the boat after work tonite. It's summer here and sunny days with 30 deg C temps and balmy evenings makes it frustrating to have such a great boat and not being able to use it! I'll let you...

Hi Folks, I am new to the forum. I live in Perth, Western Australia and there are not many Trojan boats or people with experience on them around. This week on my 10 M International, I had the unfortunate experience of "popping" off a compression fitting on the hydraulic steering down in th...