Trojan Boat Forum

When we had our F-32, it had the tanks in the aft lazarette, they looked a bit rusty so I ran the fuel out of them, and never put fuel back in them, I didn't do any long range cruising or fishing so I didn't need to carry that much fuel. my suggestion to you is that if you have confirmed the tanks a...

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By the way, there was previous post about the adhesive backing on these LED strip lights, while they say 3M, they don't adhere well, so I used an upholstery stapler and stainless staples which are just a slight bit wider than the LED strip, so I stapled them at every "cut here" mark for th...

This is the link to the eBay seller for the LED strip lights, you can choose many options, I went with the single color warm white, also, be sure to purchase the strip to strip connectors as it makes it very simple to cut the strip light strand and make the connections, the LED strip wiring is like ...

No Insurance? where do you berth the boat? you can't even get an overnight slip in California without $800,000 fuel oil spill insurance, let alone liability to cover the cost of the marina and surrounding boats should a boat catch fire...

I bought the Ebay strip lights & dimmers and installed them as indirect lighting throughout the boat, we rarely use the overhead fixtures any longer as they produce a bright harsh light at night, the indirect lights give plenty of light and is much easier on the eye. Having dimmers helps tremend...

To totally hijack this thread,
Commodave, What happened to your tricked F32?

Damn Arron,

Best of luck and as a fellow TBOY, hang in there in keep us informed, thoughts and prayers to you and your support team as you begin this battle

Barrie,

Are you scrapping your boat or doing a complete overhaul?

Gettaway said, [*Don't allow yourself to get bogged down over the generator and the wacky inverter /battery arrangement, If you love the boat, I wouldn't let an old Onan MCCK 6.5 generator kill the deal. I might remove all of the batteries and inverter system merely for weights sake. Honestly, unle...

Ed, Good job, a lot of people let their emotions take over and make bad decisions and look back and say, "I should have gone with my gut feeling" you just saved yourself a huge headache and money pit. Keep looking, there are a lot of good Trojan boats out there, find yourself one that alre...

Here is an old BOATING magazine article on the F44 convertible Article starts on page 40, and Aaron there are some photos of the interior https://books.google.com/books?id=0CqL_IzXZd8C&pg=RA5-PA151&lpg=RA5-PA151&dq=trojan+f44+sedan&source=bl&ots=rcYFIO2DG_&sig=FxJ30GzS2xLJZg...

Here is an old BOATING magazine article on the F44 convertible Article starts on page 40, and Aaron there are some photos of the interior https://books.google.com/books?id=0CqL_IzXZd8C&pg=RA5-PA151&lpg=RA5-PA151&dq=trojan+f44+sedan&source=bl&ots=rcYFIO2DG_&sig=FxJ30GzS2xLJZgi...

Ed, very interesting topic and I'll throw my two cents in Don't allow yourself to get bogged down over the generator and the wacky inverter /battery arrangement, If you love the boat, I wouldn't let an old Onan MCCK 6.5 generator kill the deal. I might remove all of the batteries and inverter system...

I guess besides structural considerations, how much more a month in slip fees are you willing to pay for the extra length on the boat?