got my first trojan 36 tri cabin (1975)have a few questions
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:51 pm
Hi
thought I would share this for all to enjoy or laugh at me or relate.............none the matter
Just got my first Trojan, good price decent survey, and it has been an adventure, never sailed a boat this large previous boat was a 17' runabout, lol. I purchased the boat in Georgian bay and sailed it down to lake Scogog just north east of Toronto by way of the trent-severn waterway,
First run with the boat after starting the engines many times and going over all systems, fuel up $1049.00 leave the pumps and get 50 feet from shore port engine quits,15 mph winds pushing me back to all the big boats moored was scared but managed to get the boat along the fueling dock (everybody I had gotten advice from were saying its almost impossible to park with one engine and me with 30 seconds of sailing time) 6 hours later and switching every part I could from engine to engine I find a dirt connection at the ballast resistor, presto she roars back to life. now a quick run up the inlet to get a feel for the boat and a few 360s these boats do turn on a dime a 40' dime that is feeling more like a captain now head back to shore and my temporary slip of coarse at the back of the marina parked that baby like a pro, right in first try and no scampering off the boat in a mad dash to tie it off before it hits something.
Time for the big cruise load up the old subbie with everything but the kitchen sink for the drive up to the boat, get about an hour into the drive a blow a tire empty out the truck to get the spare and jack, but no tire iron ARRRR its 1am thank god for CAA,90 minutes later on our way again (hope the whole trip doesn't go this way.)get to the boat at 3:30am load up everything on the boat, i'm so excited I barely sleep and set sail by 9am,plot my course by charts (don't have a nav system yet)navigate Georgian bay without a hitch all the way to the entrance of the trent waterway, first locks ahead, really nervous theres a few large boats already in the lock and they wave me in also catch the mooring line I say to my first mate loudly (FYI don't raise your voice to the first mate or she will stop everything.LOL) mad dash off the bridge and a falling leap to catch the line before I float into another boat, success first lock down 20+ to go, a few more locks and it 4 in the afternoon time to moor for the night and crack a beer or 6 sooo good, meet some good people and have a cheer, next day start the engines (have to use the emergence start????) think nothing of it heading into the lock they sure lick to pack the boats in, starboard engine quits, panic sets in, catch the mooring lines all is good, thru the lock we go, get to the other side do some investigating the generator is not charging no problem I say just run a set of booster cables to the other engine, all is good, up next is big shout railway lift amazing....some more locks and another night of cheer.all is going good now set sail the next day all is going good out on lake simcoe now and miss a channel marker find some really shallow water OUCH have a tiny vibration now, no more plane to be safe, anchor have a swim pull up the anchors but leave the stern one on the swim platform, all covered in mud thinking I will clean later, no need get under way and all I hear is ratatata.....there goes the anchor and 60' of chain, thank god it was not attached to the boat anymore. few more locks and some more cheer.set sail again in the morning more locks what a wonderful way to travel. go a little to far have to backtrack run out of fuel thought the tank switches changed tanks but it only changes the fuel gages LOL, more fuel and made it to my new marina.
This was the best trip of my life and I wouldn't change one bit of it even with all the misadventure,
now the question how do I change the oil on the 440s specifically get the oil out I can't seem to see any easy access to a drain. and does anybody have any diagrams on how the back deck is removed when changing engines mine were changed a couple of years ago and now I have leaks in the back just trying to get some info without tearing apart everything to see what is going on
Cheers Paul
thought I would share this for all to enjoy or laugh at me or relate.............none the matter
Just got my first Trojan, good price decent survey, and it has been an adventure, never sailed a boat this large previous boat was a 17' runabout, lol. I purchased the boat in Georgian bay and sailed it down to lake Scogog just north east of Toronto by way of the trent-severn waterway,
First run with the boat after starting the engines many times and going over all systems, fuel up $1049.00 leave the pumps and get 50 feet from shore port engine quits,15 mph winds pushing me back to all the big boats moored was scared but managed to get the boat along the fueling dock (everybody I had gotten advice from were saying its almost impossible to park with one engine and me with 30 seconds of sailing time) 6 hours later and switching every part I could from engine to engine I find a dirt connection at the ballast resistor, presto she roars back to life. now a quick run up the inlet to get a feel for the boat and a few 360s these boats do turn on a dime a 40' dime that is feeling more like a captain now head back to shore and my temporary slip of coarse at the back of the marina parked that baby like a pro, right in first try and no scampering off the boat in a mad dash to tie it off before it hits something.
Time for the big cruise load up the old subbie with everything but the kitchen sink for the drive up to the boat, get about an hour into the drive a blow a tire empty out the truck to get the spare and jack, but no tire iron ARRRR its 1am thank god for CAA,90 minutes later on our way again (hope the whole trip doesn't go this way.)get to the boat at 3:30am load up everything on the boat, i'm so excited I barely sleep and set sail by 9am,plot my course by charts (don't have a nav system yet)navigate Georgian bay without a hitch all the way to the entrance of the trent waterway, first locks ahead, really nervous theres a few large boats already in the lock and they wave me in also catch the mooring line I say to my first mate loudly (FYI don't raise your voice to the first mate or she will stop everything.LOL) mad dash off the bridge and a falling leap to catch the line before I float into another boat, success first lock down 20+ to go, a few more locks and it 4 in the afternoon time to moor for the night and crack a beer or 6 sooo good, meet some good people and have a cheer, next day start the engines (have to use the emergence start????) think nothing of it heading into the lock they sure lick to pack the boats in, starboard engine quits, panic sets in, catch the mooring lines all is good, thru the lock we go, get to the other side do some investigating the generator is not charging no problem I say just run a set of booster cables to the other engine, all is good, up next is big shout railway lift amazing....some more locks and another night of cheer.all is going good now set sail the next day all is going good out on lake simcoe now and miss a channel marker find some really shallow water OUCH have a tiny vibration now, no more plane to be safe, anchor have a swim pull up the anchors but leave the stern one on the swim platform, all covered in mud thinking I will clean later, no need get under way and all I hear is ratatata.....there goes the anchor and 60' of chain, thank god it was not attached to the boat anymore. few more locks and some more cheer.set sail again in the morning more locks what a wonderful way to travel. go a little to far have to backtrack run out of fuel thought the tank switches changed tanks but it only changes the fuel gages LOL, more fuel and made it to my new marina.
This was the best trip of my life and I wouldn't change one bit of it even with all the misadventure,
now the question how do I change the oil on the 440s specifically get the oil out I can't seem to see any easy access to a drain. and does anybody have any diagrams on how the back deck is removed when changing engines mine were changed a couple of years ago and now I have leaks in the back just trying to get some info without tearing apart everything to see what is going on
Cheers Paul