Trojan Boat Forum

This is one great forum! I'm glad i stumbled across this tonight. I'm finalizing the purchase of my Tricabin this Friday and driving it from Lake St. Clair in Michigan down to its new home in Lake Pointe marina, OH. Should be a nice ride this sunday.

This will be my first Trojan and I'm really looking forward to it. The boat is in very good condition for its age and has the added teak flooring in the cockpit.

After reading over the forums i'm a little concerned about the back deck and rotting. I'm going to have to check that closely before taking ownership Friday. However the back windows of the boat are not origional so i'm thinking that work had already been done at some point in its history.

Well here's to joining the community and spending plenty of money working on my new boat!!

Aaron.

Oh BTW. Yes i live in Chicago but will be staying on the boat with the family on the weekends in OH. Our family is back home, this will be our cottage away from Chicago!

Welcome to the forum and enjoy your new to you Trojan.

You should buy subject to a marine survey.... that investment of around $500/700 can save you thousands of dollars.
The decks and stringers should be checked by a professional.... those kinds of faults are not visible to the naked untrained eye.

Welcome to the forum and I agree on getting the survey done.

I recently purchased my '79 Tri-cabin and love it. I also purchased mine from an owner on Lake St. Clair last fall and drove it 678 miles on its maiden voyage to its new home in Michigan City, IN this past spring. What a great trip and what a great way to get acquainted with a new boat.

My survey cost $575 and was worth every dollar. It gave me peace of mind to know that all of the systems on the boat were in good working condition, the boat was structurally sound, and all of the safety features were operational and within specification.

There are a great group of owners on here who are very knowledgeable and very willing to help. Throw in the parts accessibility from Beacon Marine and it is a great resource for all Trojan lovers.

welcome; survey good, surprises bad.

Welcome !!

from one aaron to another, welcome. i guess i will have to distinguish myself when signing off... you will love the tri cabin---i virtually grew up on one.
aaron in baltimore....

Thank you all for the warm welcome.

Survey was just fine. No problems at all that i didn't already know of.

Need new battery charger, the shore charger is over charging the batteries and has been disconnected. I take ownership tomorrow and will install that before we get underway to its new home. Before i purchase one what are your thoughts on the selection. This will be my first large vessel having a dedicated charging system like this.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... ogId=10001

Going to get the 42021 model, 3 bank 20amp.

Thanks again, i will be around.

Aaron.

I use a 40 Amp Xantrex... why, it charges my house battery more quickly thus reducing the time I need to use the genny when I'm out on the hook. Also the electronic controls are among the best performing I have seen.. efficiency etc:
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/256/p/1/pt/5/product.asp

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... ntrex&isLT

Here it is half price of above:
http://www.katerno.com/detail.php?s=109781

spend the extra money ( get use to it ) and buy the 40amp you'll be happier later and welcome to the forum

I bought a battery charger from "charger guy" on eBay over the winter. No frills but was only 90 bucks and does the job well. Can set the float setting for either lead acid or AGM. Expensive is not always better in an old classic. Have a nice trip.

Congratulations on your new boat, best of luck with her. As for chargers, I use a Charles 20A, fits my need for what I have, though they do make other chargers as well. http://www.charlesindustries.com/main/m ... h_ad4.html

This sunday i moved her to her new home.

We left Anchor Bay in Lake St. Clair at 8:30am and arrived at her new home Anchor point marina in Ohio at 1:15pm. We made great time! I did run her wide open for a bit and wasted quite a bit of fuel but the detroit river was like glass and i wanted to take advantage. Lake erie had following seas at about 3-5 footers and she handled them wonderfully.

As with any boat her age there are things to work on. I stayed aboard last night and it rained. Found a couple leaks that need to be addressed. Both side windows have small leaks due to old caulk in the front corners. The hatch up front leaks around the glass seal. Oddly there is a small leak coming into the rear bunk from the bridge. Have not put my finger on its origonation yet. Its not coming from the back corners, however those do need to be re-caulked. Glad to see the back deck and underlayment ply-wood is newer so that has been address already.

Overall i'm very pleased. I installed my new 3 battery charger system and all is well there. Making my to do list this week and will be back at it this coming weekend and over the winter season. There only very minor things that need to be fixed up the way i would like them.

Here is a picture of her and one out the front as we passed downtown detroit on the river.

http://resurrected-guild.net/misc/112.JPG
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