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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

08-01-2013, 15:23

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

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Posted By Paperbird

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Another piece of damage control gear to consider - a toilet bowl wax ring (I know - sounds weird). But just unwrap it and jam the whole ring onto a broken off seacock or similar fitting or small...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

04-01-2013, 12:36

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,020

Posted By Paperbird

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

I can smell it from here....

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

04-01-2013, 10:11

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,020

Posted By Paperbird

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

I routinely experience the physics up close and personal - we pull the knotmeter impeller and replace it with a blank each time we leave the boat. No matter how many times I do it, the geyser that...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

04-01-2013, 08:51

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,020

Posted By Paperbird

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Your boat, your call. One thing I might add (and you're probably already thinking about this) is to make sure the new 24" piece of hose is held so it terminates above the waterline. If not, then...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

04-01-2013, 07:44

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,020

Posted By Paperbird

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Yeah - safe is such a hard word. Would I want the ability to close that line? Yes, definitely. Would I be willing to allow a potential failure point to exist in the system? Depends. Too many...

Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures

04-01-2013, 06:47

Replies: 85

Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Views: 18,020

Posted By Paperbird

Re: Sea Cock Won't Open or Close

Be very careful. I had a seacock on a cockpit drain 'stuck open' when we bought the boat. Turns out it was only very slightly open and the shaft had sheared off. Surveyor missed it. Found it when...

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