I had a gate valve failure on my previous boat. The shaft corroded in the gate. The handle and shaft spun freely but the gate did not move. I had no way to know if the gate was open or closed.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 11:51 AM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Listers- > > My 30-1 has gate valves at the cockpit drain through-hulls. Don Casey > writes that gate valves are inherently unsafe and must not be substituted > for seacocks. Any opinions on this issue? > > While I'm at it, Casey also writes that plastic (Marelon) through-hulls > should not be mixed with bronze nuts and seacocks, which my boat does. He > writes only plastic nuts and seacocks should be used with plastic > through-hulls. Thoughts on that one? > > Thanks, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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