Trojan Boat Forum

silly question, but i'm not a mechanical type at all, and am curious...

i'm thinking of buying a 36 tri. the ad says it has twin chrysler 280s, with 280 horsepower.

is that correct? if not, does anyone know what the hp of these engines are? i've looked for a hour on the net, and can't find poo.

thanks!

What year ? the 280hp was a 383cid up till 1971 and 400cid 72 on up . good engines IMO . the horsepower was of course 280

my family bought a 1972 f36 tri cabin brand new and she was equipped with chrysler 280's. dad had her from 1972 until 2008.
aaron

I'll bet they they should be more correctly called Mercruiser 280's. Take a look at the name plate on your engines & see what it says for Model # & Serial #. Mercruiser takes various car manufacturer engines, 'marine-izes' them, and calls them by their horsepower rating. I've got a tri-cabin with Mercruiser 255's, which are basically marine-ized GM 5.7L, or 350ci truck engines rated @ 255 HP each.

I was always a fan of the Chrysler 318's & 383's, so, if your engines have been taken care of, you've got some sweet engines there.

My Chrysler 250's are actually 360 cu.in. displacement. Straight interpolation would give you about 380 cu. in. displacement for a 280 hp engine.

eh, i finallyl called the marina who has the boat (duh), and asked.

apparently someone goofed in the description. according to the guy i spoke to, they're chrysler 400's, with 280 hp.

haven't seen anyone mention this engine. hopefully they're as good as the others.

As I said its a good engine the 383 became the 400 cid . It is a big block chrysler its like the 440 cid but the 440 is a raised deck big block .

prowlersfish wrote:As I said its a good engine the 383 became the 400 cid . It is a big block chrysler its like the 440 cid but the 440 is a raised deck big block .

hehe. i'm not that smart. missed that.

that's what i get for trying to sneak a peek at the boards when i'm in the office.

I have a 1976 Trojan F36 tri deck with twin Chrysler marine 280 and the Model number on the engines are #400BWL10/597. The engines were kept very well however I am into my 1st impeller change which is a Sherwood by the way. I am on Lake Simcoe. Good luck

I have the 400s and had them rebuilt I love them so much!