Re: Will Detroit 671's fit in trojan f32 flybridge??
I found a deal on a trojan f32 that I'm going pickup tomorrow. Also found a deal on 2 running take outs Detroit 671's. Will these engines fit in this boat or are they wayy too big.
Madman, In 1972 and maybe a few years after Trojan had a serious problem with the f-32 I will explain as best as I can. We owned a f-25 then an f-26 then a f-28 and then we were going to buy a f-32.
We had a surveyor named Paul Flarety, who was the best in Michigan and he walked right up to the boat and said this is the first thing that we need to check.
Under the port engine he scraped the bottom paint off and there was a small crack, he then told us that Trojan would fix this problem as it was an engineering defect, we passed on the boat. What happened was that when under rough seas the crack could get so bad that the engine would fall thru the hull and sink the boat.
If I'm not mistaken when the boat was new a couple of salesmen were running one to a boat show and they died due to this failure with the boat sinking, that was a long time ago and the details are a little fuzzy but I think they are correct.
Please, please have a competent surveyor read this and check the bottom in the area that I mentioned, I think it was called the chine under the engine on the bottom of boat.
The f-32 in my opinion is the most beautiful boat on the market, good luck.
You can pm me if needed.