Trojan Boat Forum

I appreciate the alignment suggestion. Definitely will keep in mind. I guess at this point, if the boat were to stay in the water over winter; do you foresee any issue with the light drip from shafts? Obviously the motors will be winterized, and I’ll keep an eye on the bilge. Intuition tells me I’ll...

Just walked down and checked the bolts—they’re not touching the case but damn close. Can definitely see the difference between the replaced bolts on port side, and the OEM bolts on stardboard. Spun both shafts by hand while I was down there. Both started to drip at the packing; at about 1 drop per 5...

Prowlersfish, once again I appreciate your response.

From the videos I took reaching down underneath to try and see what was going on, bolt ends look to be against the case. I can double check by hand tomorrow. Should there be clearance between the two, or be snug against one another?

Apologies for my camera work.

Both motors (318s) were backyard rebuilds 3 years ago. I’m not sure either trans was touched, but my gut says no. I can stick my phone underneath tomorrow and see if I can get a better angle of potential leak location. Boat has sat neglected (outside of what I do) for the past season. Is what I’m lo...

Hey gang, I’m currently taking care of my neighbor’s ‘76 F32, who’s in a nursing home. I start it once a week and allow it to run for about 15 minutes. Keep an eye for on fluid levels, blidge etc. Noticed a trans leak today. I have an outboard on my CC, so I’m completely out of my element here. Can ...