Trojan Boat Forum

I have an 88 F-36. I have a purge valve in the system near the reservoir. Just like a bleeder valve for breaks on a car. For me I loosen the locking nut, turn the screw on top then turn the wheel lock to lock about 10 times to purge.

Bill Davies

This appears to be a groco strainer. You can go to groco.net to see the different models. I have an f-36 with the same set up. The hoses slide on to a smooth pipe and held in place with clamps. Over the years the hoses do get stuck to the pipe but can be worked loose.

Good luck,

Bill Davies

Thanks all. Willietrojan, I read your post numerous times. It was very helpful in deciding to tackle the project. It is nice to share some of the thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of almost any project needed on all the different trojan models.

Bill

Looks like the pictures are now posted. In the early stages of the project I thought I would try Git Rot. It did not work as I had about a 6 inch void around the hawse pipe. The Git Rot pooled in some of the void and did not provide any stability as it was almost impossible to completely dry out the...

Hopefully the pictures are below: http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo12/wdaviespa/Bow1.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo12/wdaviespa/Bow2.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo12/wdaviespa/Bow3.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo12/wdaviespa/Bow4.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/al...

I am finally posting my project from last summer. After several years of watching the bow core getting softer, I decided to tackle the project myself. I started with drilling several holes to assess the damage. Unfortunately, the damage area was larger than I thought. I used a dremel tool to make al...