I need to remove the forward
water intake seacock valve for the
head. We have and area on the
hull that needs to be ground down right at the
thru hull fitting, so it needs to come out. I was at the
boat yesterday working on this problem and of course more problems developed. The newest problem is there is a 90 degree
elbow on top of the seacock valve that isn't allowing me to turn the valve because the
elbow hits the floor joists.
I see two potential solutions. One is to grind the flange off of the
thru hull fitting and then replace it with a new one. Solution two is two cut off the 90 degree elbow so that I can turn the valve.
After all this is done I'll have to install a new valve completely assembled and tighten it from the exterior because again I can't spin it from the
interior of the
boat, which might not give me the best exterior seal.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Overall it wasn't the best location to install the thru
hull but i assume it was much easier when the
flooring wasn't put down from the manufacture.
Dave