Trojan Boat Forum

It's been a while since my last activity on here. I'm happy to say I'm back and many of you will be happy to know that I have not and will not be tearing apart my trojan. After 2 unsuccessful long road trips to Virginia I decided it was time to get serious and move the boat closer. The boat is now a...

I did finally find the prop recommendation for the boat I want to build. It recommends: Quote "The weight of the engine should be kept to a minimum for best performance, however engine weights to 1500 lbs. are acceptable. Either gasoline or diesel engines can be used. The engine drives through ...

Roughly what size prop x pitch do i currently have? Thanks

@ prowlerfish: Sorry for the long delay. Lots of personal and business stuff going on. But to answer your question of what my main uses or goals will be. I want to be able to do it all. Cruise/troll all day for commercial fish. Pleasure during off seasons. Fun with friends. Etc, etc. And yes a hold ...

 RE: What is a displacement hull? "The two main types of hulls for trawlers are the full displacement and the semi-displacement. An example of the semi-displacement hull is the Grand Banks line of trawlers and the Kadey Krogen 42 is an example of the full displacement hull. The difference...

The boats from the series "Wicked Tuna" are fiberglass and wood as well as fiberglass over wood. These boats can handle very rough seas and are what I believe to be full displacement hulls. They are very efficient and slow going. 200-300 gallons fuel and only one engine. Each boat has a ma...

@ prowlerfish: I'm gonna keep you around for a while. You bring up alot of good points. I thought about props all night and decided I'm gonna stick with my little one. It should be able to cruise at 10+ knots. And with only 1 engine running off 200 gallons I should be able to cruise/troll all day. @...

@ prowlerfish: Boat will be constructed of wood and epoxy with a thick layer paint. I can't really see the cost going over my estimate but it may. The good thing about a build is you can just buy the materials as you go. I'm debating adding a layer of glass as well so we'll see. @RWS: I like your id...

$6300 in just hull materials. Not motor, as I already have 2 perfectly capable gas ones. The plan calls for either a gas or diesel engine putting out 120 shp. One of mine is 225 hp. That leaves me with an extra engine as well. @ Prowlerfish. I'm having a hard time seeing the hull cost as much as 10x...

Thank you gitchisum. I will be sure and keep you posted. I want to try and come up with a name for the new boat that honors my f-31 and would love any ideas or suggestions.

My original plans as many of you know was to convert my f-31 into a more efficient offshore tuna fishing machine. After being schooled on hull types and learning that this was not really gonna work well, I am now considering building a 33' downeast style lobster boat. Project should take about $6300...

Thank you guys. It's just the last thing I wanna worry about when I go 3 hrs out is will I have enough fuel to get back in. What if I wanted to troll while I was out there. I'm just trying to plan ahead and not have fuel worries. I had a 16 foot ski/fish boat that I had to always refuel in the middl...

Yeh I apologize. I may have been a little upset still. Anyway I do have some common sense and weather and conditions will more than likely determine how comfortable I feel and how far out I can go. I did manage to find two plastic 126 gallon tanks that I can mount below deck. It would be increasing ...

I was gonna post yesterday but I decided to hold back. I'm calmer today. I wanna start by saying that I wasn't the one who took a 19ft on a great lake. Even being from the south I have heard so many horror stories of boats and ships claimed by the great lakes. That would be the equivalent of me tryi...

Has anyone replaced there fuel tanks on a f31? If so who did you use? What was the cost? I want to put custom tanks in that are not cylindrical and utilize space more efficiently. Maybe someone still has the drawings or a company that already has them. My hope is to get more fuel capacity in the end...