Trojan Boat Forum

By the way: On the corners on the stern of my Trojan I have stainless steel reinforcements. Is this an originally fitted item, or is it someting one of the earlier owners made?

The pressure sensor is on the end of the white tank... if it is not working you can jumper the two wires together to make it manual (always on, not cycling) and use the power switch to turn on and off for required pressure.
Do you need parts? I have just removed my Mansfield vacu flush complete to replace with a composting toilet to prepare boat for liveaboard next year.

I have found out the hose from toilet is connected to a Mansfield pump, going through the pump and direct into the sea. There is no connection with the holding tank.

The Mansfield pump......

...and direct to the seawater....

As long as you are offshore pumping into sea is allowed... big ships do it!
Did you find the pressure switch on the end of the white vacuum tank? It is under a white 10 cm round cap held on by two screws... there you should see two wires connected to it... if you jumper those two wires together the pump should work when you switch it on..... note since the switch has been bypassed it will continue to draw vacuum till you switch it off or it implodes

...implodes...!! Funny! Actually the wires ar cut off. I guess the pre-owner had a problem either with the tank, or with the pump. And therefor cut wires and hoses, for let the pooh go strightly in the sea. And yes, here in Norway it is allowed. But only for open waters, not in harbour or marinas. I guess I will fix the holdingtank back to original, or maybe put in another holding on the line between hull side and toilet.

Tomorrow is Sunday, a perfect day for working on my Trojan.....

On the 10 Meter International Express Cruiser (NOT MIDCABIN) both the fresh water tank and the waste tank are built into the centerline of the hull.

The freshwater tank is located under the salon floor and forward of the forward bilge pump compartment. It's non removable (as far as I can tell) lid is the bottom of the salon floor locker storage compartment.

The wastewater tank runs from behind the fwd engine room bulkhead to the engine room bilge area. It is bordered on the sides by the inboard stringers.

I did not see a photo of your vacuum tank.

I will post pix of that thank below with the lid removed (we resealed the lid during the refit)

When you replavce those hoses, BE SURE TO PUT AN ANTI-SYPHON LOOP INTO THEM in the best interests of safety. A 1/2 meter of hose will cost pennies.

Here's some pix.

RWS
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this one (below) shows the lid back on...



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Another picture of the toilet pump. Is this pump the same as used originally as vacuum pump?

There was drilled a 1" hole in the lid over holding tank. Wonder why....

On our boat they used the same type of pump for the overboard pump. When you rebuild your system you'll need to replace the "duck bill" valves. These valves keep the flow of waste from backing up. They should normally be replaced every 3 to 5 years, depending on useage.

The freshwater pump was laying "loose" on the bottom......

A small "glimse" from behind the GenSet. By the way: I will remove the GenSet, and put in a real Battery Bank, with a 220 Volt charger.

...and here is the set loose. "Where is the hoist?"

With the lid is removed, I found a lot of bad smelling water. But no "hard stuff" in there.... So tomorrow I will start up my Big pump, and remove all the water onboard, clean up the area, and paint it like new.