Trojan Boat Forum

Wow...1 NMPG at 20 knots? One of the most fuel efficient 10 meters I've ever seen. And no trim tabs. Very unique.

Except he needs to add the removal of coring material with epoxy replacement prior to sealing.

Teak has natural oils that will prevent good adhesion with caulk. You can wipe the surface oil off by wiping the area you want to caulk with acetone. I would recommend 3M 4000 UV caulk, as it has more adhesion properties than silicone, yet can still be removed easily. It is also UV resistant, so it ...

I think epoxy will work well. Take some clear unthickened epoxy in a syringe and run it along the cracks. Then find some big clamps and clamp the entire pulpit to close the gaps. Let it dry for 24 hours. I would then sand down any high points and put 2 to 3 coats of clear epoxy over the entire surfa...

I'm confused.... Are you switching to 8v71's or 6v71's?

$39.98 for 3 gallons at BJ wholesale.

ATF Dex III. 30 SAE is for slow turning rpms.

Perfect. Good decision.

I went through your pictures. Sweet boat. Why the new motor?

This is my suggestion if you plan on keeping it for a couple of years; Find the border of the bad area, and draw lines marking the edges. Start drilling holes (1/4 to 1/2") throughout the entire area. Take a shop vac and vacuum out any loose material or moisture. If its wet, you need to dry it ...

Do you think with the advances of synthetic oil, that there is a continued need for heavy oils? The greatest wear is during cold start ups, and marine engines run cooler because of access to cooling water. Even though they are running at 3000 to 4000, its still less than racing motors, and certainly...

There were some steel pontoons and a rack beside the boat and I anchored some vertical planks to those. Then a sheet of plywood to provide the backing for my 'pressure rods' To try to even the pressure across the half of the repair I was doing, I used corrogated cardboard then 1/2" polyfoam an...

And yet all boats are fixer uppers Exactly. Please show me a boat on this forum that is not a fixer upper. It's the level of fixer upper that is the difference. If you don't like to work on stuff yourself, get out of boating. Or save your dollars for lottery tickets... There are 3 types of boat own...

I have your boat's predecessor, the 10.8 Meter International Express. I too had the windshield squirters, but mine were run through the freshwater system. There was a relay pump under the port side cover for the arch. That relay pump was directly attached to the cold water side of my freshwater syst...

How much have you invested so far? How bad are the floors? Is it a safety issue? Are you handy? Do you want to learn to do fiberglass work? There are a lot of "what ifs" . From my experience, people will always tell me to go get another boat in lieu of doing a project. But I have done a to...