Trojan Boat Forum

For sure . The tri makes a great live aboard

My girl and i have been living on our 74 tri for over a year now, roomy enough for us, just had to convert the back bedroom into a walkin closet, otherwise works very well.

Vitaliy wrote:My girl and i have been living on our 74 tri for over a year now, roomy enough for us, just had to convert the back bedroom into a walkin closet, otherwise works very well.

I am a single guy. Loads of room for me. But it is amazing how much crap one accumulates over the years. I have tossed out a lot of stuff.

I lived on a Silverton 34 for a bit over 2 years and it was a hell of a lot smaller, when i moved onto the f36 i realized exactly the same thing, and was wondering where in the hell i fit all this stuff before, and the problem was solved, the back bedroom is a walk in closet, removed the beds and installed sectional shelving right on top of the bed (removed the mattresses of course). got all the room that i ever needed now.

Vitaliy wrote:I lived on a Silverton 34 for a bit over 2 years and it was a hell of a lot smaller, when i moved onto the f36 i realized exactly the same thing, and was wondering where in the hell i fit all this stuff before, and the problem was solved, the back bedroom is a walk in closet, removed the beds and installed sectional shelving right on top of the bed (removed the mattresses of course). got all the room that i ever needed now.

Cool idea. I like the layout of the Tri Cabin, and forsee the v-berth becoming storage

I kinda had no choice on the aft becoming storage as i have the twin bunks back there, not the most comfy sleeping arrangements, however does make for a good closet.

Vitaliy wrote:I kinda had no choice on the aft becoming storage as i have the twin bunks back there, not the most comfy sleeping arrangements, however does make for a good closet.

Bummer. I have the pedestal style queen in my aft cabin. Nice layout in there.

Now, to find a way to get my computer gear stowed efficiently.

Just looking over all the responses. Now that you see you have 360's maybe my 73 tri cabin is comparible. I get around 1 mile/gallon at 2900 RPM at around 18-20mph. I have 400's (280hp ea). They run perfect. The aft cabin is pretty easy to access the engines in a very protected environment. You can kneel beside the engines to do any maintenance. Allot of layouts have you down in the hold very confined to access anything on the engines.

Bob Giaier wrote:Just looking over all the responses. Now that you see you have 360's maybe my 73 tri cabin is comparible. I get around 1 mile/gallon at 2900 RPM at around 18-20mph. I have 400's (280hp ea). They run perfect. The aft cabin is pretty easy to access the engines in a very protected environment. You can kneel beside the engines to do any maintenance. Allot of layouts have you down in the hold very confined to access anything on the engines.

Thanks Bob.

I noticed that the engines are very easy to access. One of the other aft cabin boats I was looking at did not have as easy access. I was scoping out a very nice Uniflite 42. It's engine compartment has a hatch at either end for access from either the gsalley, or the aft cabin. You have to crawl like one of the tunnel diggers in The Great Escape to move around down there.

To me that's pretty important especially if you enjoy working on your own equipment.

You have to crawl like one of the tunnel diggers in The Great Escape to move around down there

A bad feature even if you are paying someone to work on your engines. Good engine access is one of the reasons I chose the mid-engine tricab. The whole salon floor is removable, and the outboard sides of the engines are at least two feet from the hull.

Well, I moved aboard late last week, and moved the boat to it's new marina on Saturday. AIt started out as a three hour tour, a three hour tour.....At first all was uneventful. The motors were running nice and we were not haveing any problems cruising upriver on the North Arm of the Fraser river at 7 knots running around 2000 rpm.

Then, the fun beagn! Oh yeah!!

About 2/3rds into our journey the port motor quit. And it would not restart!. Foul smell of something burned (no fire, but more like melted) emanated. No warning signs beforehand. No unusual noises, no indications we had hit something, there was planty of water under us (approx 30ft depth). Engine temp was steady at 160, and as I went to apply power to correct course the motor just died. It would not restart.

After a lot of slow coaxing in a strong river curretn and wind we made it into my slip about 90 minutes later. That was NOT fun, using all my passengers as human fenders to make sure we did not hit any other vessel. One prop and rudder to get us upstream in the wind at dead slow was tricky. Handed the controls to my brother who used to be a commercial fisherman as it was a bit much for me to handle. Joined others running fromport to starboard to push us away from the other moored boats.

Looked in the engine compartment. I could not see any leaks fromthe motor orthe transmission (both were dry and no film on the). Water in the bilge below the motors with what looks like it could be automatic transmission fluid. Not sure, but as I said the port transmission bell housing looks clean, and the drive shaft shows no sign of a fluid having run down it.

Mechanic who worked on the exhaust manifolds will be by later in the week to take a look.

For now, the boat is home, I am aboard, it is warm and cozy inside this beast, and I am starting to make it look like what it is, my home.

Depending on what the mechanic has to say, I may just let the repairs wait until spring, just drain the water from the raw water system on that motor and fogg the cylinders for now.

Ah, good times.....