Trojan Boat Forum

my mechanic john had enough of the boat yard doing nothing, so, yesterday morning, he took matters into his own hands and together with his son scott, he hauled and blocked the boat. and now, after much anticipation, here are the pics of the damaged prop. looking at the damage, now i'm doubtful that it was a crab trap. both wheels do spin, but, because they go through 2 cutlass bearings, it's a little tough, but, i hear no grinding or thumping when the wheels are turned. i love how she looks out of the water. for 36', she's massive and impressive. cannot wait until the bottom color is changed to black. much better than that rust red----ick!!
aaron

damaged prop.







quietly sitting in her pre haul out slip.... she was facing due west, and, the other day, i sat on the front deck seat, and watched the sunset. the view was nothing short of amazing. storm cloud buildups in the distance, the setting sun poking through, hues of orange, magenta, & pink. the slight breeze blowing, the scent of the water, and sounds of birds and bay retrievers larking about in the water..... it was, to say the least, soothing. how phil cannot appreciate something like that, well, it's his loss.





showing off her lines.

Don't look bad for two years sitting without a haulout. Going to Rock Hall sat & sun other than that let me know what you need help with.

Allen Sr wrote:Don't look bad for two years sitting without a haulout. Going to Rock Hall sat & sun other than that let me know what you need help with.

hi allen, i'm amazed that the hull had barnacle growth in only a few areas, mainly around where the shafts exit the boat. the running gear will be coated with zinc coat. as for the prop, i only hope the shaft is not bent. john said that as long as the blades are not torn from the hub, it's a fairly easy repair. let's hope. and thanks for your offer of assistance. i'd like to change the exterior vents as some of them are chipped and cracked. if you have a ladder, i sure could use a hand as i'm a little unsteady after my radiation treatments. i HATE feeling like an invalid...... it's really starting to piss me off.

Looks good Aaron

prowlersfish wrote:Looks good Aaron

+1

Good progress, Aaron!

With a tall, sturdy ladder to the swim platform, I'm hopeful you can spend some time aboard while on the hard. It's almost as restorative as time on the water.

I dunno captain but I believe wit a lil banging and lil TLC the Warp drive will be up and she a be good as new.

Engineer Scotty

larryeddington wrote:I dunno captain but I believe wit a lil banging and lil TLC the Warp drive will be up and she a be good as new.

Engineer Scotty

now that made my morning. and made me laugh. which is good.

Nancy wrote:Good progress, Aaron!

With a tall, sturdy ladder to the swim platform, I'm hopeful you can spend some time aboard while on the hard. It's almost as restorative as time on the water.

i don't know nancy, it's still wicked hot and humid here, and, without shore power or water under the boat, i have no way to cool her cabin. i ventured aboard last evening after treatment--- i could not resist--- the cabin was a tropical 114. i did open the windows, but that was totally useless. the instant i boarded her, i turned into one big sweat ball. i'm always sweating by virtue of the amounts of water i consume on a daily basis, even w/ out radiation. my shirt was wringing wet after only 15 minutes in the cabin. boarding was easy. i backed car to the swim ladder, lifted the hatch back, dropped the folding ladder and boarded her that way.

aaronbocknek wrote:now that some of you all have looked at the prop damage, any ideas as to what i hit? certainly a crab trap would not do that kind of damage, or would it?

You'd be amazed at what can do what. Its really subjective too. Sometimes you see a boat get hauled to check for damage after a strike and its completely undamaged, and other times what seemed like a minor incident turns into a project. You really never know until you get to the stage you have just gotten to, getting her out and having a look. All that being said it doesn't appear that anything too horrible happened which can't be taken care of fairly easilly by the looks of your pics. Do you have more? Like a head on shot of the hub and the strut/shaft in question? Just curious what the whole assembly looks like from the rear.

BTW she looks good. A little polishing on that hull and it will shine like new from the looks of it. You really got a good one when you found that one. I'm so glad you made the decision to get her repaired and keep her for awhile. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress and hearing about how it goes.

aaronbocknek wrote:now that some of you all have looked at the prop damage, any ideas as to what i hit? certainly a crab trap would not do that kind of damage, or would it?

Looks like submerged log damage to me (deadhead).

I readily admit I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but it looks to me like you were moving in reverse when you made contact given the direction of the bend on the prop. Maybe you already stated that but I don't remember it.

k9th wrote:I readily admit I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but it looks to me like you were moving in reverse when you made contact given the direction of the bend on the prop. Maybe you already stated that but I don't remember it.

if memory serves, once i heard the initial thump of impact, i did put her in neutral and then backed away from the impact area. then again, the details are a tad fuzzy.

aaronbocknek wrote:

Nancy wrote:the cabin was a tropical 114.

OK, so maybe this will have to wait until the weather cools off. Something to look forward to!