Hi There,
This is my first time to the site, I saw that you have a the International version of my boat. I have a Trojan F-32 1985. I have a comapany that builds hard tops and I am getting ready to install it on both my bridge and cockpit.
aitkenkingfish
Non Member
(12/18/02 1:44 pm) Reply
trojan
1970 trojan marlin center consol 25' mercruiser 454 magnum. complete hull up restoration but still having problems with the engine.
Engine swap
I am thinking of buying a 36' Trojan tri-cabin. The engines have 1100 hrs. on them. I was wondering how do they get the engines out? I figure you just throw alot of money into the hole.
alnielsen Registered User
Posts: 4
(1/16/03 8:09 am) Reply
You should be OK.
1100 hrs isn't to bad. I have heard that you can go from 2000-5000 hrs (depending on who I talked to) before needing a rebuild. Run a compression check on the engines to see if you truly need to rebuild/replace. My 77 TriCabin has 800 hrs on it and the engines are still strong.
Correias2 Registered User
Posts: 1
(1/18/03 4:14 pm) Reply
Re: What type of Trojans we own
We recently purchased a 1988 11 Meter Sportyacht and are looking for several items to replace. Can anyone give us a lead on where to find the following items:
The plastic or pvc that covers the hold down screws on the windscreen.
Rubber spline for the shaft that opens the small windscreen window.
Hatch
Bottom rollers for the stateroom door
Rudder bushings
Boat is great but there are a few things that we need to bring her back to her proper glory.
Boa36 Registered User
Posts: 1
(2/4/03 3:57 am) Reply
trojans
I just got a 36 Tri-cabin 1986 T350 chevs ,anyone here
have one of these?
Boa36 Registered User
Posts: 2
(2/4/03 4:05 am) Reply
36 trojan
On almost all inboards that are inside ,you have to remove some windows or door,A lot of times you have
to tear part of the motors down to get the parts out of
boat.
25 marlin
1971 trojan marlin 25 foot full keel complete restoration hull up. 454 magnum 1.9-1 trans everything replaced except steering and shifters. rasberry paint job stripped with A Dog's Domain grooming.
JimG Registered User
Posts: 4
(7/8/03 12:41 pm) Reply
Re: What type of Trojans we own
1979 261 Flybridge, 318 Chrysler (1050 hrs). We LOVE our Trojan!!!
drynderstrojanyachts
Non Member
(9/6/03 10:10 am) Reply
Type of Trojans we own
I have my second F-28, FlyBridge Sedan. The first one was a 1974 model, twin Chrysler 318's, V-drive, sleeps 7 (that's right, seven adults). I kept it in the Fl Keys near Islamorada where it's two foot draft was perfect. It was really great and a terrific dive platform for the family and friends. We would drive down to the Keys from our home in Naples (3 hours) on Friday eve. and be hanging on the hook by 9 pm under the stars. On Sunday (or what ever was the end of the weekend) everybody cleaned it up and we parked it back at the home where we rented dockage. It had an onan generator that kept us in hot meals, but its engines were really, really worn out. It could barely get up to 15 mph at WOT (but we did usually carry 4 to 7 adults and their clothing and toys, several scuba tanks each, food for a month and ice for a week.) So maybe we overdid it a little.
We kept it in Green Turtle Key in the Abacos, Bahamas, for almost a year but the cost of maintenance out there finally broke the bank, but it is the BEST liveaboard/dive platform for a small group there ever was.
When I brought it back from West End to Palm Beach, exactly 60 nm, or one degree of longitude at that latitude, the wind came up out of the north against the northern flowing Gulf Stream and those who know will appreciate the problem. For ten hours that boat rolled, pitched and yawed up and down 15 to 18 foot waves (I measured from the bridge at a viewing height of @ 15 feet (standing up) the entire horizon disappeared behind the two closest waves. When we arrived at PB, we tied up at the very first dock. As beat up as we were, I feared to look below (we couldn't leave the bridge while crossing for anything [!] because the force of the pitching and rolling made it impossible to go down the ladder). Expecting to see at least our ice chests, clothes, and everything in the closet and drawers spilled everywhere, I was shocked that NOTHING was amiss. The single proof that we had just barely survived with our lives was that a flying fish had leaped through the front hatch, which we couldn't leave the bridge to close during the trip, and died on the carpet squirting its little jet of inky stuff out. Even this stain was easily removed.
The Trojan was ready to go back out, proving that a good ship will survive storms that its passengers cannot.
A friend bought this boat and put new engines in her. So last year when I finally got over my fear of the sea, I looked around for another F-28, found it in Toledo, OH, and had it shipped down to Naples, FL. It has sat on blocks for two Ohio winters, but down here in its first salt water, it cleaned up and runs great -- with the usual infusion of cash/labor/sweat/care/and more cash over the last 15 months. David W Rynders
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