Trojan Boat Forum

What are the thoughts on trying to salvage a Motor that was submerged in Salt Water.. the Motor is a Crusader EFI with low hours.. Would it be worth putting some money in to it ???? or would it never be right....
So would any of the harness be reusable with a good cleaning... I assume printed boards like efi and ECM would need to be replaced...

I don't believe it was pickled and it was not run.. but it is locked up... could you soak it in diesel and pray?

What do you think?

Depends on many issues.... first was the motor running when it sank? how long did the motor sit underwater? was the motor transferred and kept in freshwater submerged without sitting in the air? was anything performed to it it try to preserve it? if the motor is locked up than its almost 100% junk if no atempt was made to tear it down as it was pulled from the saltwater or in the very least submerged in freshwater until a proper teardown could be started and clean up and rust preventation preformed... chances are its a goner!

I was never one to walk away from a challenge, however, I am with you on this one Jimini, if that motor is set it is a goner along with any money you would put in it I think.

Rick

I was checking out Boat/US forum on Trojans and saw you had a lot of posts from a last year and 2006. It looks like that Forum is pretty much dead. I think that this forum is much better for getting advice. By the way, did you ever get your steering issues resolved with the single screw? I have the same problem when backing down. "Prop walk" pulls the stern to port even with the wheel and rudder turned all the way to starboard. I've gotten to the point where I can pivot the boat off the bow but it take practice. We're taking the boat on the canals this year and I figure I may have to learn to back into a few slips along the way.

Did you ever installl a ball valve in your raw water intake? I have the same worry. From my 1977 options list I see that a seacock was available, but it's not on my boat.

Drop a line. Spring is coming!

Randy

I did a lot of posting on that forum, especially under Ricks rehab but as you said it is pretty much dead. I do go up once and a wile and drop a line or six.
I think that the steering issue was me not knowing the boat as well, or maneuvering a boat as a matter of fact. Now I have learned to use that disadvantage of the prop walk to my advantage. Sometimes I can even back her into a slip starboard if she gets me mad enough..
For now I like the economy of the single engin but look forward to having a 32ft or a 36ft twin some day Only because I want to make trips and if the single engin quits it is a long way to row. At least with two engines you have a back-up
Oh yeah, not liking the no seacock problem, at the end of this season, I will be removing the engin to do a rebuild, not that she needs it she is running good other than the starving for fuel problem I had at the end of last season. I just want to make her fresh and replace some stringers that I think will go soft from rot just in front of the engin where there is a stitch joining the two stringers together. I will be installing some sort of valve than..

Salt water, Locked up, lots of possible head aches down the road even if you completley rebuild. Replacement components and electronics will probably get you the cost of a good re conditioned long block setup ($1600-$2000)

Sounds like its worth $75 bucks at the scrap yard, or possible boat mooring. But.....If you want a challenge, I would understand.....Heck people think I am crazy for all the lost causes I try to bring back...