Trojan Boat Forum

Aaron, I like the way you set up your small compressor to fit into your water system. Never would have thought of doing it this way, but will set one up like yours for next year. What caught my eye on your posting was the mention of the shore side water ftg out on the gunnel. As you recall, I bought my 74- 36 Tri in mid september of this year. Exterior & cosmetically she is in good shape, but needs lots of TLC on the mechanical's of the boat. Between being away a lot and getting near the end of the season, my time working on her is getting to an end. I am in a row of covered slips, and next week she will be lifted up and stored on beams underneath the hull, and once that happens, the marina frowns on anyone working on their boats due to insurance policies. (Wish my pop had settled in Florida instead of Ontario sometimes) Getting off track here, so back to the shore side water issue. When I first got the boat, I noticed water a few times on the sliding door track in front of my power panel, didnt pay much attention at the time because I had other issues. One day later while out on deck, I happened to hit the water hose with my foot and heard what I presumed to be after reading your post, the water valve rattling around loose under the deck. I stopped using the shore water then, and I presume that to get at this valve I will have to remove the electrical panel to get at it. That,s another job on my list for next spring. Have to mention one other problem that I am working on right now is the starboard rudder stuffing box. I tried to tighten the packing down a turn or so because it was dripping water like a leaky tap. But it was already bottomed out, so I decided that I would have to take it apart and repack with new stuffing. My setup has the rudder post coming up oust of its stuffing box, right on top of this was the rudder arm attached to the rudder post with a key-way and a tightening nut & bolt. Above this is the wooden beam crossover board, and on top of this board is a bronze bushing that the rudder post comes thru and finally a bronze collar which is secured thru the post with a split pin. This is a job from hell. I tried every bloody thing to get the split pin to move, no luck. Finally decided to hacksaw as much of the collar off as I could and take it off in pcs. I am going to cut this short because I could write a book on what I went thru in that cramped little cubbyhole to get that damn collar off. Its for sure as hell its going back on with a nut and bolt. Don't know what genius designed this setup back in 1974. Next job is to get in that little space again and get the nut off and do the repacking. Man, I got aches where I never knew I could ache after this project. Take care all.............Oldtimer