Trojan Boat Forum

You may remember that I am rebuilding a 1969 25' hardtop. Well, we have made some progress, tore her down to the hull, leaving the cabin insides pretty much intact. So far have rebuilt the main cabin bulkhead, gunwales, foredeck, and today the windshield went on. We're trying to keep the lines close to original, although the side window layout will probably be two windows instead of the one large window. Here are some pics...









Mike

wow,,, sounds like an intense project, is a boat like that worth all that work, or is it like a hobby? seems its going to cost a silly ammount of money to take on a project like that , considering the value of the boat, but good for you for taking on a project like that,!!!

It's going to cost 7-10,000, fitted out, possibly a little more if we go with higher end electronics. We got the boat for free. We are building it as a hobby, I was going to build a boat from scratch, but when this boat came up for free, I figured I'd save myself the time and extra cost of building a hull and start from there.

Mike

what are you going to power her with?

outstanding

This is great! My hats off to you for your efforts to resurrect a fine boat. In the end you'll have a quality boat at a reasonable price and you will know what you have. Ed

tumblehome wrote: Ed
'72 36' Tri-Cabin
'74 22' CC Dory outboard
'87 15' Whaler

Ed, by any chance do you tow your Whaler with the Tri-cabin? If so I hope you can comment on the following:
What is it like at 18 Knots? Calm versus lumpy lake conditions.
I'm thinking of moving from carrying an inflatable on swim platform to towing a 13/15 Whaler in our inland lake conditions....

Mike

Great project! Keep us posted on your progress.

Looks like a labor of love to me.

Gotta love those Trojans!

RWS

Hi Michael,
I have towed the 15 Whaler behind my previous boat, a 37' Chris Craft but not the Trojan. At slow speeds of 5 to 8 knots it was manageable and without much concern. A rather long scope was better than too short. I tried faster speeds but it was too uncomfortable for me. Wakes from other boats would affect the tracking. I had the motor tilted up completely out of the water and everything except the gas tanks removed and stowed on the big boat. Still it seemed precariously balanced and I was concerned that the slightest change in wave action or wind was going to cause it veer to one side and tip and do a nosedive. It never did but I agonized over it. This took place on Lake Michigan where wind and wave action is typically significant. An inland lake that is calmer may prove to be more forgiving. There was little reason for me to pursue it as I didn't feel the need to do this on a regular basis. So I went slow. But, I shouldn't make it sound like your idea absolutely won't work. I would though recommend some experimenting and testing various ideas. Ed