Hi John Try Princess Auto for grinding paste. - Graham
Sent from my Xperia™ tablet ---- John Charlesworth <john...@shaw.ca> wrote ---- >Hi Rob, > >Nice to here from a fellow model owner. I would take the old seacocks out and >glass the hull, put new through hulls in (without valves similar to the >propane locker through hull) above the waterline. Our boat is in the water >year round, in fact we have not hauled it since we bought it in April 2010, >its due this year, paint is getting tired. I know where the seacocks are, but >you haven't seen our quarter berth, aka as storage room. I have another Groco >SV-1500 on my holding tank discharge, that one is gone next haul out since it >was installed in such a way that you can't get the darned plug out if you >wanted to, C&C didn't think much about maintenance when they were building >these boats. I was hoping to avoid the cost of replacing the two on the >cockpit drains, if I can't then I will have to bite the bullet and do all >three. The other through hulls are doing just fine, they are tapered brass >types, have not been able to identify the brand but they are all working well, >I exercise them regularly. A couple of them weep a bit when closed as they >need rebedding, similar to a valve in the cylinder head of a car, however the >last time I was in Canadian Tire and asked at the automotive counter for valve >grinding paste the guy looked at me like I was from outer space, he couldn't >find it on his computer either. > >John >SV Breeze >Vancouver, BC > > > >On 2014-01-11, at 3:02 PM, Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote: > >> John: >> >> My advice to you is to unseize your seacocks and/or replace them if >> unseizing is not possible. I would not change the setup to drain out above >> the waterline. >> >> Just how would you go about doing this? Doesn't make sense. >> >> In doing so, are you going to leave the existing seacocks seized in the >> 'open position'? And how? Don't think your surveyor/insurance company >> would like that! >> >> The 'port seacock' is easy to get at on my boat.....empty the port >> lazarette, climb down and there you have it astern......the starboard >> seacock is more of a challenge....open the 'hatch' at the back of the >> quarterberth and look in....it right in front of you. >> >> Don't think you have any choice but deal with the seized seacocks! >> >> Rob Abbott >> AZURA >> C&C 32 - 84 >> Halifax, N.S. >> >> >> >> >> On 2014/01/11 5:09 PM, John Charlesworth wrote: >>> I have a C&C 32 which has two drains in the cockpit both are connected to >>> separate seacocks (GROCO SV-1500) below the waterline, needless to say both >>> seacocks are difficult to get to, as a result they are both seized in the >>> open position. Has anyone changed this setup to drain water out above the >>> waterline and if so, do you have any problems with water backing up into >>> the cockpit when underway. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > >_______________________________________________ >This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
