I'd agree go with the joker valve replacement.
It won't be that messy if you pump a gallon or so of water through.
Anything that runs back will be mostly water plus a bit
of contaminates from the hose walls.
On 4/20/2016 9:56 PM, Jake Brodersen via CnC-List wrote:
Sam,
Perhaps you only need a new joker valve. They’re pretty reasonable,
compared to the price of a new head.
Jake
*Jake Brodersen*
*C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress”*
*Hampton VA*
*From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of
*Sam Wheeler via CnC-List
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 20, 2016 13:50
*To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com
*Cc:* Sam Wheeler <samwheeler.s...@gmail.com>
*Subject:* Stus-List Considering Head Replacement on 35 mk III
Hi all,
My boat came with an old-looking Wilcox Crittenden Headmate head that
is currently back-filling after I pump it dry. It looks like a
rebuild kit will run me $70 to $80. On the other hand, a new West
Marine-brand head (link
<http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--compact-manual-head--14974265>)
is only $200. I'm inclined to pay that different to avoid a messy job
and start from scratch with a clean head.
It seems well reviewed but does anyone have experience with that model
or other reasons why I shouldn't go with it?
Thanks,
Sam
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