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by k9th
Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:30 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Sandblasting Swim Platform
Replies: 16
Views: 14538

Re: Sandblasting Swim Platform

Just an interim update - the blasting is going very well and the platform is looking really good. I hope to have it all completed and re-installed perhaps this weekend. Inclement weather is hindering a little with rain off and on. The PO had really slopped the varnish on in some places which has bee...
by k9th
Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:02 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Sandblasting Swim Platform
Replies: 16
Views: 14538

Re: Sandblasting Swim Platform

Thanks for all of the feedback. After watching several videos on YouTube of boat owners very successfully sandblasting their platforms (one even doing it while still attached) and researching the subject extensively online with BlastJournal and others, I decided to do the blasting. I have learned th...
by k9th
Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:31 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Sandblasting Swim Platform
Replies: 16
Views: 14538

Sandblasting Swim Platform

I am getting ready to refinish my swim platform. The PO varnished the entire platform - in place - and the varnish is now beginning to peel and flake off. I have removed the entire platform and ladders from the boat and am planning to sandblast the remainder of the varnish off of the wood. I was won...
by k9th
Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:05 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: WOT Questions
Replies: 17
Views: 8437

Re: WOT Questions

From a purely engineering standpoint, Torque, HP, and RPM are all inter-related and cannot be dis-associated or considered independently of one another. The formula for calculating any of the three is as follows: T = (HP * K)/RPM where T = Torque, HP = Horsepower, RPM = Revolutions/Minute, and K = a...
by k9th
Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:26 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: New Member with questions after sea trial
Replies: 35
Views: 16616

Re: New Member with questions after sea trial

I am not sure what the concerns are about running WOT. Every engine is designed to be able to run at WOT under load (which for boats are the props) for extended periods of time or you would never have the capability to do that with the expense of warranties being what it is to the manufacturer. Airp...
by k9th
Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:05 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Painting of shower panels - good idea?
Replies: 1
Views: 2155

Painting of shower panels - good idea?

I have a '79 Tri-cabin and my wife has been wondering if it is possible to successfully paint the shower panels in the master head? They appear to be masonite panels (or something similar) with a coating of some sort on the side of the panel that gets wet. I am not sure what type of paint would need...
by k9th
Tue Jan 20, 2015 2:02 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Shower pump running continuously. Need some tips
Replies: 6
Views: 4926

Re: Shower pump running continuously. Need some tips

My '79 Tri-cabin has the pump located as Aaron indicated under the floor right outside the access door to the head but it has no float switch. It is operated by a rocker switch on the port side wall panel in the aft head where the shower is.
by k9th
Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:27 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Trojan in my bloodline
Replies: 2
Views: 2207

Trojan in my bloodline

Have you ever wondered why you are attracted to certain design lines in a boat? Why is it I prefer the classic lines of a Trojan and really don't like the design lines of the new breed of powerboats? Well over the holidays, my sister-in-law decided to trace our lineage back as far as she could to se...
by k9th
Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:38 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: 36' Tricabin Aft head
Replies: 7
Views: 5120

Re: 36' Tricabin Aft head

My '79 has the slanted mirror which swings upward to reveal a sizable storage space underneath for all of the standard toiletries. The mirror is in two pieces instead of one.
by k9th
Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:10 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: New to the forum
Replies: 7
Views: 4033

Re: New to the forum

Welcome aboard. We love our '79 Tri-cabin and have spent a lot of time and some money getting it just the way we want it. It is a great boat for travelling and really amazing in the waves. We boat on the Great Lakes where storms can come up quickly and have found that it is quite stable. It is also ...
by k9th
Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:21 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: New Guy, just wanted to say hi
Replies: 33
Views: 13685

Re: New Guy, just wanted to say hi

Welcome and looks like you have a Tri-Fly which is a rarer form of the Tri-cabin.
by k9th
Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:19 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Could have been worse
Replies: 5
Views: 3673

Re: Could have been worse

Sounds like a little too much to eat for Thanksgiving may have done you in :-)
by k9th
Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:44 pm
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: On way to new home
Replies: 7
Views: 3989

Re: On way to new home

If you ever get down to Washington Park Marina in Michigan City, look me up. Slip 205
by k9th
Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:01 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Just my 1973 F322 cruising, 27 mph, how fast is yours?
Replies: 15
Views: 10317

Re: Just my 1973 F322 cruising, 27 mph, how fast is yours?

My tri-cabin ran 32K on the GPS at WOT on Lake Michigan two summers ago right after a major tuneup, carb rebuild, and new distributors. It was a calm cool morning and I let it run that way for about 5 minutes. I was in about 55 feet of water and the water temp at the surface was about 62 degrees. I ...
by k9th
Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:53 am
Forum: Trojan Boats Forum
Topic: Reconsidering
Replies: 36
Views: 18079

Re: Reconsidering

Sounds like a great project and an innovative way to use parts that you know well and have confidence in to help minimize the cost. I love the down east style of lobster boat and fell in love with the lines and the look several years ago when we spent two weeks on the Maine seacoast around Rockland....