need help from some old timers 2 boats 63 pacemaker 38ft and 65 trojan 34'

[lambsgrace]

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1. Now down to the need of your help I have 2 boats in to good of shape to part out. 38ft pacemaker sitting 2 yrs with chris craft 350q flywheel forward. with borg warner tranny's one engine makes clicking sound and nothing from the other I am just thinking of replaceing them with a set of omc 350 water cooled

2. I think still waiting on her paper work early sixty's trojan, with a pair of trojan 289 interceptors that turn by hand. It need new transsom and rear deck replaced

I desparately need to know the better built boat pacer a single plank hull n trojan marine plywood n mahogany planked reinforce hull both have flybridge dual station. what are the better motors 350's i like but hate the flywheel forward heard they good though no info on 289 trojan interceptors just they are rare and hard to find parts All info and imput needed. Help me save one of these woody' pic will come very soon of both boats.

 

[Don S]

Re: need help from some old timers 2 boats 63 pacemaker 38ft and 65 trojan 34'

one engine makes clicking sound

You don't mention when you hear this clicking, when trying to start or the engine is clicking while running. Assuming not starting, read this thread for some troubleshooting tips.
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=167035

 

[sabrevato]

Re: need help from some old timers 2 boats 63 pacemaker 38ft and 65 trojan 34'

where do you live?

 

[Ned L]

Re: need help from some old timers 2 boats 63 pacemaker 38ft and 65 trojan 34'

Maybe the most imprtant thing at this point is to keep in mind that they are now both "survivors". When they were built the Trojan was a 'lower level starter boat' and the Pacemaker was more of a "mid range" in quality. They both had their own issues and the decission as to which has more 'value' today would probably have to do with their current condition. The condition of the engines is really pretty minor in the whole picture. On the Pacemaker I'd ask how many ribs are cracked / broken (esp. at the turn of the bilge), how bad is the transom (pretty much assured it has been replaced at least once in a Pacemaker), what condition is the trunk cabin in as far as rot around the windows. If both were in good clean condition I would expect the Pacemaker should command a good bit more value today.