Trojan Boat Forum

rooferdave, The cradle looks great if you are on ground that does not shift with the seasons, but it looks like it is a bit short and the main frame a bit too flexible, are you having to support the stern with seperate jacks? If so not good, this will be a problem because as you stated earlier, the ...

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Go to above link for some info on a custom cradle.

Pat

One more thing, your keel does a lot of the support work, your jacks are mainly to level and stabalize the boat on the cradle.

Dave, you will want to measure where the slings are supposed to be set when lifting the boat and place the jacks at this location when building the cradle. Also you will place jacks at the stern on both sides. Basically, you will custom build the cradle to fit your boat, if you need some more beef, ...

I think the image should show this time.

Pat

rooferdave, Here is a photo of the finished product I spoke of. The adjustable stands with what ever size pads you decide upon slip into the 2" square tubes. and the keel is blocked at the cross member according to the desired slope you desire from bow to stern. As you can see, the sides are tr...

Bob, I believe the 1/4-20 carriage bolts between the stringer and engine cradle that I was speaking were probably non trojan (the guy before me mmight have done that). They don't go thru the hull only thru both the stringer and engine support (cradle). to hold the 2 together. I looked again very clo...

Aweimer,

My boat does the same thing, like Bid D said the drives are fine as long as the oil levels are right, the switch takes a certain pressure to turn the light off and 800-1000 rpm does that.

Pat

Sluggo,

I thought for sure when you started talking about Jenny and Govenor problems you were talking about the State of Michigan's problems

Pat

RooferDave

I will see if I can get some photos for you

Pat

Bob thanks for your input, it is very valuable, I love my boat and want to get her well again, I do not feel what I see is how it should be. With 13footbeam, it sounds like the engine cradle may have broken loose from the stringer. From what I see on mine the engine mounting beams or engine cradle ...

You can easily, well with effort make a heavy duty cradle that will support your keel with adjustable stands built in to keep your boat upright. About 10 years or so ago I was one of the proud owners of the Indian River Marina in Michigan and we pretty much built and rented to our customers this ver...

Turtlem1969, you are correct, I am speaking of the 2x12s the engines and V-drives attach to, the lower one on the port side is the one moving a bit at the stern. Captainmaniac, thanks for the link, there was lots of useful discussion in it. Thanks to all and anyone that has made or may have suggesti...

I was in the aft-cabin changing the port inline fuel filter (engine off) while under way in fairly rough seas (starboard engine pushing us about 8 knots) and I noticed the inside engine stringer (closest to center bilge) was floating up and down about 3/8 of an inch every wave we went thorugh, I cou...

15 out of 22, better then last year in RI, placed 24 out of 25