does anyone know what this is?

kevin babineau · Post by **kevin babineau** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:49 am

does anyone know what this is? this is on the forward bulkhead in my engine room...starboard side...thanks

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:51 am

Probably part of what WAS the chain drive steering. Does it have hydraulic steering now?

kevin babineau · Post by **kevin babineau** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:53 am

yes i have hydraulic...no kidding chain drive huh well i guess i can remove it...thanks

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:56 pm

that's exactly what it is.... part of the chain drive for the steering system.

guglielmo6160 · Post by **guglielmo6160** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:27 pm

looks like a really strong thing, to hold the other thing ,,,lol

kevin babineau · Post by **kevin babineau** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:56 pm

Coralkong · Post by **Coralkong** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:55 pm

No. No. NO!

You've got it all wrong.

THAT, my friends, is a bilge blower exhaust hose holder-upper.

Remove it, and God only knows what could happen!

kevin babineau · Post by **kevin babineau** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:15 am

it does hold that hose there pretty good huh?

TADTOOMUCH · Post by **TADTOOMUCH** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:58 am

Could be a prop crank so when you loose power you can crank the boat to shore. You could rig it with a chain and get a bicycle and use that for propulsion to save gas.

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:28 am

That's EXACTLY what that is! Since the Amish built many of the Trojans in its heyday this was the backup power system should the engine ever fail. Of course, it was only operational if you could get an Amish guy to come on board with his bicycle...

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:33 pm

Someone answer this for me, since Amish came up.

Why is it that you see the Amish riding in horse drawn carts, work their horses in the fields...but you never see them riding on top of a horse.

Why??

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:56 pm

True story I heard from a tour guide of the PA Amish a couple of years ago (when I was stalking the Amish in a bus). Their horses are usually veteran trotters, used in racing sulkies around a track (here in Saratoga, NY we have the "flat" track used by thoroughbreds who also race in KY Derby, etc, and the "harness" track used by trotters, who are bred and trained to pull a cart at a smooth pace). They buy them at auction.

We have several Amish families who have recently started to settle in the upper Mohawk River valley towns, west and north of Amsterdam, NY, and have been very successful at dairy and other farming. Their houses are usually more like home-made sheds, etc until they get the farm up and going. The big difference between their farms and the non-Amish farms is the buggy out on the side of the house and no electrical wires running into the house.

If you trained a horse to be saddled and carry a person their pace would be too herky-jerky to smoothly pull a buggy.

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:15 pm

This Amish gentleman just dropped his peddle Trojan in at the local fishing hole. Unleased his horse so he could freshen up a bit.....

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:22 pm

Doncha just love it when this forum goes totally off kilter?

That being said, you all are welcome to put your Trojans in the NYS Canal (Erie Canal) in Waterford, NY and head west to Canajoharie, NY, where we all get get together and rent cars to stalk the Amish among the rolling hills to the north. Mayhaps we can get 'em to work on some of the cabin and cockpit woodwork that may need repairs.

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does anyone know what this is?

does anyone know what this is?

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