Trojan Boat Forum

Hello all
Purchased an F32 end of October , looking forward to the spring . This boat has Mercruiser (Ford Small Blocks) I have had Mercruisers(GM)) and Crusaders (GM) in the past I know nothing about these Ford engines . This is my second Trojan I had a 1967 31 Sea Skiff Express Cruiser many years ago
and a 67 Egg Harbor 37 for a long time . Should be nice to be in a Fiberglass boat.

Clean looking boat! Welcome!

Welcome!

Two questions:

Is that a water heater in the engine room?

Is it ignition protected?

Great looking boat! I'm envious of the hard-top you have on there. Was it installed when you purchased?

If I didn't have a conscience I'd have snagged the hard-top from the F32 that's several slips down from us already. Apparently hasn't been touched in years. Anyway we're on the lookout for one.

P-Dogg wrote:Welcome!

Two questions:

Is that a water heater in the engine room?

Is it ignition protected?

Its a Raritan Hot water heater it is ignition protected.
i still have a lot to learn about the boat and its systems ,

Welcome to the forum Nice F32

Welcome! Nice looking boat.

I had a 75 F32 that had 351 Mercruisers and I loved them! Simple and easy to work on and parts easy to find. After having boats with Chrysler's and Crusaders I would take those Fords blocks anytime.

Trojan used MerCruisers for a couple of years because there was talk of a worker strike at Chrysler so Trojan was afraid that they would not be able to get Engines

mikeal67 wrote:

P-Dogg wrote:Welcome!

Two questions:

Is that a water heater in the engine room?

Is it ignition protected?

Its a Raritan Hot water heater it is ignition protected.
i still have a lot to learn about the boat and its systems ,

Glad to hear. As you do your learning, feel free to ask your questions here. We's good folk.

Nice score on the F32. I'm in a similar position of learning about the Ford blocks after years of Chevy blocks on Mercruisers, Volvo Penta, and Crusaders. What I have learned is they are torque monsters that are hard to find parts for in the marine world. Treat them right and they should last you a long time. I've got a friend that raced Ford blocks at one time. He knows them inside and out, making his knowledge vast and very valuable. If you get stuck, give me a shout and I'll get you in touch with him.

Easy to get parts for the 302 and 351w used by Merc , the 460 used by OMC and Chrysler , not so easy on some marine parts .