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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

09-01-2013, 09:27

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

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Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Nah, dont know too much about it. I come from aerospace and know more about stainless, inconel and titanium than bronze. Have used it though on some boats I built years ago.
I just looked up the...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

08-01-2013, 18:32

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,025

Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

I was wrong about the Manganese... thought I deleted it immediately.. guess not!
Could have swore they said Silicon Bronze back when I bought a whole boat's worth of their stuff in the 80's....

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

08-01-2013, 16:37

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,025

Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Thanks for the info. 85-5-5-5 is what used to be known as Manganese Bronze right?
Spartan used to advertise their stuff as silicon bronze..... dont know if it still is...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

04-01-2013, 10:57

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,025

Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

I milked cows for a couple years in high school. Hated getting up so early and dealing with those beasts! We had a few "kickers" in the crowd. Boy... talk about thread drift!!

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

04-01-2013, 10:23

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,025

Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

and..... as posted earlier.... it makes a heck of a geyser in your boat when open. Probably in the range of a 1" diameter stream maybe 1.5 feet high...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

04-01-2013, 10:16

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,025

Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

I'd be a little reluctant to do it in the water myself. But people do do it. I see you're in Key West, so getting in the water shouldnt be a hardship. I really dont know how you would do it without...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

04-01-2013, 09:27

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,025

Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

You need a good soft plug that will form around those two nubs. Most sailboats dont have a strainer on the outside, does yours? For a temporary fix I would just use a gate valve or ball valve. The...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

17-06-2012, 09:09

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,025

Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

I think the Marelon valves are pretty amazing as far as material strength goes. Unfortunately, they seem to have taken the design and just left it pretty much as it started... didnt improve it along...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

16-06-2012, 09:02

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,025

Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

"I've been selling seacocks for a long time. I've seen both Marlon and bronze ball type seacocks with broken stems. They were frozen and people just twisted them off. "
Yep, In fact broke at least...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

15-06-2012, 17:31

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,025

Posted By Cheechako

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

ball valves just dont have that big a shaft at the smallest cross section.... I'm surprised there arent more stories of them failing..... I'm a big proponant of tapered seacocks....

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