Trojan Boat Forum

Hey guys!
Are there any other owners with the 10 Meter 8.2 L Detroits on the site?
I see lots of "F" series boats and don't really understand the difference between the "F"'s and the Internationals, other than the hull design. Did Trojan not use the same finish materials on both? Is my boat considered a "mid cabin"? Just a new comer to the Trojan family of boats and curious...please excuse the ignorance!

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Thanks!
Mike

Hey welcome. And ignorance can be fixed,Searay can't.

I have a 1989 10.8 meter with twin 454 Crusaders. I would say that the majority of owners on this site are F series.

I don't know of anyone on the site with a 10 meter with 8.2 diesels . not to common , most are gassers one has yanmars diesels .

The meter boats have very little in common with the F boats , other then the name and both are fiberglass , And the greatest group of owners around .

I am sure you will find the answers you need here .

Is your 8.2 diesel model an express or a sedan?

Mid cabin based or vacuum liner hull?

RWS

Welcome,

Love you boat (took the liberty to post my fave pix). The Detroits look great!

Mount Joliet? You're in Larry's (Largo) neighborhood!

Your boat in not a "mid cabin" Its a Convertible also can be called Flybrige sedan

based on the photographs showing the offset plexi skylight, even though this sedan/convertible model is based on the hull style of the the later model aft cabin, which features wooden stringer construction and no vacuum formed liner.

There are some additional interior layout feature differences.

RWS

Thanks again ya'll...
Tony, Thanks for the welcome...great site..and they tell me I AM trainable
RWS...It is a flybridge sedan according to Paul, vacuum liner hull.
Rossjo...Thanks! Yeah, Larry lives about 10 miles from me and when wx breaks I'll go pay him a visit. Mount Juliet is spread out!
Waiting for Spring. 4 below zero at 4:30 AM, light snow and the cove is frozen
Mike

The cove, Old Hickory Lake, mm 233 Cumberland River 2/11/11.
Mike
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Welcome aboard Gypsy

alexander38 wrote:Hey welcome. And ignorance can be fixed,Searay can't.

Says a *CARVER* guy!!!!!

Oh yeah .. I guess I should also address Gypsy and try to answer his original question, and not just do my usual (but necessary) Carver-bashing...

Basically, the F series and the International series are just two different model lines. Trojan used to build in wood until about 1970, then started experimenting with fiberglass. In the 70's, they introduced the 'F' series of boats (F for fiberglass), in sizes from about 25' up to (I think) a 54 footer on the top end, based on a 'modified V hull' (sharp V entry at the bow, gradually reducing in angle to a flatter aft section, with a hard chine). The F series were built into the 90's (I forget the year they stopped - 92?). In the 80's, they introduced a line of boats that were more 'euro-styled' with a different bottom design (known as the 'Delta-Conic' hull, designed by Martin Schoell) ... this is the 'International' series. Interior layouts between the two model lines are completely different, as are materials used in interior construction. I don't know for a fact, but would suspect that structural elements and quality control were probably dealt with in a similar manner.

If you look at a lot of older boat pictures, you will see that the lines of the F series are generally more 'traditional' looking, while the curved shapes, rounded hatches, and 'swept back' looks of the Internationals are more 'euro'.

Capt. I feel the the love

Welcome aboard and Tony behave yourself.