"I do have to close to seacock to the sink in the head when the wind is up."
Me too, quite a lot of water gets in when the rail is going under if I forget. Ken H. C&C 37XL On 26 May 2014 10:37, coltrek via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Well, I guess I'm a bad seaman too. I have never closed my seacocks > either. I just make sure that my hoses are good and the connections are > sound. I could never remember to turn them on when I needed them. I'll take > that back. I do have to close to seacock to the sink in the head when the > wind is up. > > > Bill > C&C 39 > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: dwight via CnC-List > Date:05/26/2014 5:18 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: 'Jim Watts' ,cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Seacocks > > My C&C 35 MKII has 7 Groco bronze seacocks, each one placed in a very > hard to reach space…since it is well known to be good seamanship to close > all seacocks when leaving the boat I wonder why the designers did not make > them a little more easily accessible and with longer handles too…I might be > more inclined to use them if they were more accessible…however all 7 do > move freely open to close, the surveyor confirmed that just last week > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Jim > Watts via CnC-List > *Sent:* May 26, 2014 2:07 AM > *To:* M Bod; 1 CnC List > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List First sail > > > > Either leave the engine seacock open, or hang the ignition key off the > seacock handle. Me, I'm useless and we have a Yanmar, so I can start the > engine with pretty much anything I have in my pocket including lint. I > leave the seacock open. I know this makes me a bad person and I can live > with that. > > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > > On 25 May 2014 20:13, M Bod via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > OK. Boat got off the dock today. After a bunch of engine work, new hoses > and new fuel tank (all installed by mechanic) everything is supposed to be > working smoothly. > > Well. Getting off the dock was not so smooth. Couldn't sort out why roller > furler was jamming for a bit. > Finally sorted the issue, started the engine, made sure all looked good > (exhaust a little louder than I expected, but not bad). > > Off we went (had a friend along to assist moving the boat from the marina > to a nearby cove where it can stay an extra week). > > 10 min out I see some smoke riding through the companion way. Throttle > down. Full off engine cowling. Coolant everywhere! Must have a leak. > > We turn around to limp back to the dock. I'm looking at the mess with the > coolant boiling over when I realize (OK remember mechanic warned me) the > seacock for the engine is CLOSED!!! > > Opened the seacock. Everything cooled off. We had burned off much of our > coolant - so I poured in a 1/2 litre water bottle. Kept the engine at low > rpm and made the run to the cove. > > Little hitch at the end. Went to furl the jib but too much sail and not > enough line on the furling drum. Only managed to pack away 2/3 of the sail. > Solved that by doing 10 clockwise circles in the bay to wrap the sail > around the forestay! Dirty, but it worked. > All told we survived. Feel like a royal idiot for forgetting the seacock. > Had pretty good water shooting out of the muffler after - but I figure I > better pull the impellor and check/replace it anyway. > > I had checked the exhaust when we started - saw splashes. But later > realized I was looking at the air exhaust hitting the water and causing a > little splash. > > Still a little shell shocked from the experience but thinking I'll likely > remember the seacock in the future!!!!! > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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