Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

Air Horn Issues, need advise

I just bought a 1957 Dunphy and the single horn that was original to the boat does not have all the connections it needs to work. I have attached pictures of what is currently on the boat but I need help figuring out how they supplied air to these horns and any connections I might be missing. Basically there is a pull know on the dash of the boat that you pull and that knob is connected by a wire to a valve on the horn. but no air source is hooked up and it looks like all you need is a Compressed CO2 canister screwed on it but I bought a can and tried but the connection at the bottom of the horn will not connect to the can correctly. Any help is appreciated.

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Horn #4.jpg, 1.4 MB
Horn #6.jpg, 1.3 MB
Horn #2.jpg, 1.5 MB

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Permalink Reply by Rick Newman on September 11, 2015 at 6:34am

While the site is named woodenboatpeople.com the focus is on wooden drift boats. From time to time we might have knowledge of other boat subjects. In you case you might find more information on woodenboatforum.com where they do more with power boats and sailing craft.

I wonder if modern air horns use the same connection and require an actual compressor to operate, possibly something that is engine driven. Might be worth a try.