Trolling valve questions

[C. Edmund]

I think I understand the idea behind trolling valves -- a way to release pressure on the engines turbo'd up for high HP that spend a lot of time at troll.

I guess this is a must for charter boats that troll 1000 hours a year.

What about for boats that will spend a few hundred hours a year at either troll or trawl pleasure cruise speed in the ICW for example?

And what kind of install cost are we looking at?

[saltshaker]

I'm no expert on these but my understanding is trolling valves allow the boat to troll at a speed that is slower than idle speed or allow you to increase RPMS slightly above idle. I don't think trolling valves would be used for slow cruising unless you want to cruise exceptionally slow. I have them on my Twin Disc gears but never hooked them up. I believe max rpm is 800 with the valves engaged. Running at faster engine speeds can damage the gears. Not all transmissions can be fitted with the valves so if they are a must for you then be sure the gears will accept them. Most of these older Hatts have Allison gears which do not use trolling valves.

[rsmith]

I'm no expert on these but my understanding is trolling valves allow the boat to troll at a speed that is slower than idle speed or allow you to increase RPMS slightly above idle. I don't think trolling valves would be used for slow cruising unless you want to cruise exceptionally slow. I have them on my Twin Disc gears but never hooked them up. I believe max rpm is 800 with the valves engaged. Running at faster engine speeds can damage the gears. Not all transmissions can be fitted with the valves so if they are a must for you then be sure the gears will accept them. Most of these older Hatts have Allison gears which do not use trolling valves.

the trolling valves are for the higher hp boats with a lots of pitch in the props. they couldnt get the idle speeds low enough even for slow speed areas( but officer 15kts is my idle speed) mostly they are needed for live baiting sailfish where you have to keep the boat into the wind and are steadly putting the boat in and out of gear to maintain a 1-2 kt slo troll . Same thing with deepdrop fishing over in the Bahamas the line must be maintaind straight down because when your dropping 1000'+ any angle to the line will cause a large error in your targeted fishing depth

[C. Edmund]

the trolling valves are for the higher hp boats with a lots of pitch in the props. they couldnt get the idle speeds low enough even for slow speed areas( but officer 15kts is my idle speed) mostly they are needed for live baiting sailfish where you have to keep the boat into the wind and are steadly putting the boat in and out of gear to maintain a 1-2 kt slo troll . Same thing with deepdrop fishing over in the Bahamas the line must be maintaind straight down because when your dropping 1000'+ any angle to the line will cause a large error in your targeted fishing depth

So to clarify, the valves are for the slow trolling -- not the fast troll or the trawl?

[rsmith]

So to clarify, the valves are for the slow trolling -- not the fast troll or the trawl?

slooooooooooooooow trol l1-5kts

[rsmith]

we dont trawl not inless youve got the 75 Hatteras shrimp trawler. LOL I was on one once in '74 down in lauderdale I dont know how many were made but it would make one hell of a long range yacht conversion