Trojan Boat Forum

I used my gas grill with the lid closed, it worked really well. Thanks again for the welcome and the replies.

Thanks for all your help.

Thanks for the info. I wanted to tack weld but was concerned about balance. Everyone I've spoken with has said to tack it if It makes me feel better so that's what I'll do. Thanks again!

Hello everyone, I'm looking for information on a flywheel for a 1974 Trojan F-32. The boat has Chrysler 318's with velvet drives. I had a starting problem where the starter would spin but it would not engage the flywheel. After exausting all of the usual culprits including a new starter I started lo...

I had a very similar problem. Turned out to the previous owner installed an incorrect rotor in the distributor. Have you tried holding the distributor cam and checking to see if the rotor moves. Sounds like you probably have but I figured I'd mention it just in case. Good Luck !

Hello again everyone. Well I have say that ALL of your advice has been very helpful. I've repaired all of the problems and discovered a new repair that needs immediate attention. All 4 of the gas tanks have a large amount of water and rust in them ... hence the engine troubles. So far I've removed o...

Thanks for all the great comments! I went diving ... not so bad if you can keep the guy on top from pluging the end on your snorkel hose ... on purpose! What I think I have is a 16 x 15 prop port side, and a 16 x 16 prop starboard side. No syncronizer but I should add that the engine rpm drop on the...

Thanks again for the info. I will order a shop manual. I've recently installed new plugs, caps, rotors, plug wires, electronic ignition module (marine specific conversion type by petronix), coil, checked and lubricated the advance mechanism in the distributor, new voltage regulator etc., etc. for a ...

Thanks for the comments, The hull was very clean when the boat was put in the water in May but it was quite rough from many coats of paint. I've noticed that if I back off the starboard engine the port engine will rev as high as 3700 rpms, but as the speed of the boat increases the rpms of this engi...

:?: Hello everyone, I have recently aquired a 1974 Trojan F-32. The boat has Chrysler 225 horsepower 318's. Can anyone tell me what props should be on this boat? Friends have told me that this boat should run much faster than the 17 mph that it runs at wide open (around 3000rpms on the port engine a...