New trojan Owner

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:03 pm

welcome aboard

... never meet a boat I didn't like...blow boat, or stink pot

larglo · Post by **larglo** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:17 pm

Welcome aboard,

It is great to see another F25 HT cruiser, and a 1980 ta'boot.

I sure would like to see some more pic's of your boat. I think your the only other person to have the same boat as I.

Again, welcome.

Larry

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:31 pm

Welcome aboard. Now can we have a big ragbagger group hug!!!!????

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:57 am

Welcome to the forum Red.
I'm also new to the forum. These dudes are a wealth of knowledge here!!
Being new to Trojan as well I'm positive you'll love yours almost as much as I love mine

Ron

cclark75006 · Post by **cclark75006** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:44 am

Welcome to the forum.
My 25 Ft H/T is running a 13 x 10

RedBelly · Post by **RedBelly** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:11 pm

Thanks guys. I'll photobucket some pics tonight. Spent the day scrounging for helm and pax seats. They are far from original but they are in. Companionway door won't fully extend or close with the pax seat in so I may have to move them back 2". Still no engine. Need raw water pump and fab mounting bracket, need to have alternator tested, finish fabbing heat exchanger stand, and fab a mount for the tranny cooler.

For a while there I missed building hotrods...

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:22 pm

cclark75006 wrote:Welcome to the forum.
My 25 Ft H/T is running a 13 x 10

Clark, do you ever listen to 106.9 the ranch in Dallas?

RedBelly · Post by **RedBelly** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:30 pm

OK so I'll do it now....

318 coming out

I almost feel bad pulling this one. It only had 60 hours on the meter. But it's seized from lack of use and is an automotive block and counter rotates. We're going to try to free it and I have the correct prop. If anyone is interested it will be on Craigslist soon.

It was pretty clean for a boat slipped for over 7 years. Only took me an hour to scrape and powerwash.

Fresh bottom, new shaft seal and prop

Back in the creek, only 48 hours out.

Rebuilt GM 350, bored .030 over, hand polished, all new gaskets and seals, almost done building up. Red paint makes it go faster, right? Will post more tomorrow.

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:48 pm

Great pics!!! Love the Corvette Red

Ron

sehord · Post by **sehord** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:54 pm

Wow, 7 years in the slip.... Good thing it waws cold and salt free....Our Florida water would have eaten you alive! You've got a noce project on your hands, and your making some great progress, GOOD LUCK!

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:58 pm

Raw or fresh water cooled ?

vabeach1234 · Post by **vabeach1234** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:11 pm

Great Pictures, Thanks for posting.

It looks like someone tried to pass that Chrysler 318 off as a Caterpillar Diesel by painting it yellow.

RedBelly · Post by **RedBelly** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:27 pm

Raw. But a wealth of parts. If I can unstick it I'll sell it whole soon. If not, I'll part it out in the Spring and scrap the block.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:18 pm

I was asking about th chevy is it Raw water cooled ? if so I would put a kit on it being punched out 30

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:22 am

rbcool wrote:Great pics!!! Love the Corvette Red

Ron

Corvette Red????