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by Paul
Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:19 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Crusaders seem underpowered, 10 meter sedan
Replies: 22
Views: 11435

Re: Crusaders seem underpowered, 10 meter sedan

.... I took a day to run 3 hours this spring at 3000 rpm with the hatches left at the dock and logged thermal gun readings on everything every 15 minutes. Engines were dead on at 160, even though gauges were 180 plus... Keep in mind that the sending units are reading coolant temperature in the cyli...
by Paul
Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:09 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Soft Deck (small area) Repair
Replies: 21
Views: 13199

Re: Soft Deck (small area) Repair

Thanks Barrie,

The non skid deck is still in really nice shape on this boat and I couldn't see myself cutting into it for such a small area. Working from underneath wasn't that difficult although I don't think I'd want to do a large area this way.
by Paul
Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:47 am
Forum: Runabout Owners Group
Topic: New Member.... old Trojan... need some help.
Replies: 2
Views: 10896

Re: New Member.... old Trojan... need some help.

Welcome aboard Walt,

Looking forward to following your restoration project. As for the info that your looking for I'd suggest contacting Beacon Marine, they are the Trojan guys. I'm certain that they can assist you with info and parts.
by Paul
Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:29 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Soft Deck (small area) Repair
Replies: 21
Views: 13199

Re: Soft Deck (small area) Repair

I know that it's been a while since I completed this job so I thought I'd post the results before I forgot about it. In order to replace the core, I cut several 2" squares of 1/2" marine plywood as shown in the picture below. http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc449/pauldrouillard/IMG_288...
by Paul
Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:20 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Empty fuel tank
Replies: 4
Views: 2594

Re: Empty fuel tank

Be sure to ground any tool or borescope that your inserting into the tank.
by Paul
Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:23 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: murky, dirt filled water
Replies: 5
Views: 2916

Re: murky, dirt filled water

Anything finer than a typical strainer would clog up, better to have dirty water cooling your engines that non at all. :wink:
by Paul
Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:37 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: '83 Trojan 10m transmission
Replies: 4
Views: 2754

Re: '83 Trojan 10m transmission

prowlersfish wrote:A slight drag is not that abnormal where the shaft turns a little .
+1 on this. When my engine is first started and the transmission is cold, the shaft will turn a bit slowly (in neutral). Once the trans warm up it stops.
by Paul
Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:29 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: murky, dirt filled water
Replies: 5
Views: 2916

Re: murky, dirt filled water

Svend, If you have a strainers on your water intakes, it will usually only filter out weeds etc but not sand and silt. Cruising at elevated RPMs the sand and silt will likely flow right thru your open cooling systems. At lower RPMs however, it can tend to settle in the bottom of the water jackets in...
by Paul
Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:14 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Aaron Bocknek -- 1960 to 2016
Replies: 62
Views: 47868

Re: Aaron Bocknek -- 1960 to 2016

Godspeed Aaron, you'll be missed.
by Paul
Fri Sep 09, 2016 12:26 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: What Fuel Stabilizer do you use?
Replies: 15
Views: 8807

Re: What Fuel Stabilizer do you use?

I've been using Sta-Bil Marine concentrate (green) for years and have never had an issue. For winter I add this to a tank of premium fuel and run it thru the engine and generator before haul out. The premium fuel helps offset the octane loss from sitting thru the winter months.

Hope this helps,
by Paul
Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:16 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: BOW adjuster, Bow up and down
Replies: 7
Views: 3771

Re: BOW adjuster, Bow up and down

You also want to be careful in how far down you set the tabs. If down too far, it can cause the bow to dig in and result in 'bow steer' -- where the boat just wants to fly off to one side or the other without warning. You also want them up a bit higher if you have a following sea, to reduce chanced...
by Paul
Thu Aug 25, 2016 7:20 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 1977 Chrysler 318 running at slow speeds for hours
Replies: 10
Views: 4294

Re: 1977 Chrysler 318 running at slow speeds for hours

I believe that running at low RPM's can have a long term negative effect on a Velvet Drive transmission though. Low RPM equals light loading on the transmission allowing the clutch plates to slip a bit resulting in long term wear. Fishermen who use their main engines for trolling are likely to exper...
by Paul
Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:07 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Tach Anomaly
Replies: 9
Views: 5033

Re: Tach Anomaly

Paul, look at the back of the tach and if it has a switch that you can adjust for 4,6 8 cylinder.......sometimes simply moving the switch around resolves this with some tachs( worked with mine)....maybe some kind of corrosion??.... I didn't have the opportunity to try this fix last year since the n...
by Paul
Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:08 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Tinting windows
Replies: 6
Views: 5267

Re: Tinting windows

I'm sure that it would look great and you'd probably be happy with it, that is until the first time you have to operate it from inside the cabin at night during a storm.
by Paul
Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:27 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 1979 F25 list/Handling problems- HELP
Replies: 6
Views: 3871

Re: 1979 F25 list/Handling problems- HELP

I agree with Captainmaniac on the trim tabs so I wont' reiterate. I can however inform you that these boats are prone to what you referred to as bow steer in a following sea. Waves from behind tend to push the stern of these boats around and you also loose a portion of rudder control due to water fl...