Hi Dan, I believe I have the same ones. I did the same as you with no progress. I then got a hollow metal tube at the Home Depot to use as leverage over the handles, and seemingly without much effort (leverage working at its best$ I was able to work them open and closed.
/J > On May 24, 2018, at 12:42 AM, Dan <dgcorm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm on the hard. I have these two giant bronze seacocks for my cockpit drain > hoses. > > photos on google drive: > https://drive.google.com/open?id=12TWUN1oiyiACR0IvaBKlEo2HqdzPMmqY > > I have no clue how old they are but they are totally seized in the open > position. I've tried WD-40, a heat gun and a rubber mallet but can't get them > to budge. > > My question is should I rip these out and put in some sort of replacement or > should I just leave them. When will I ever want to close seacocks to the > cockpit drains? > Clearly the previous owner was not in the habit of closing these. > > What should I do? > > Dan > Breakaweigh > C&C44 > Halifax, NS > >
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