By the way the best penetrating oil according to a test I saw was not a brand oil, nut a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF. I forgot where I saw that, but the test seemed valid at the time. Bruce Whitmore
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: "Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 5/24/18 9:02 AM (GMT-05:00) To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "Dennis C." <capt...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List cockpit drain seacocks How did you administer the penetrating oil? Did you just spray it on the outside or did you put any down the scupper or remove the hose and put it in the top? Dennis C. On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 7:18 AM, Dan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Ok, I will give it another go with these tips. The good news is I haven't damaged anything so far and the penetrating oil is still probabbly getting in there and doing it's thing... The space around these seacocks is very limited so removing them would be a real bi*ch compared to servicing them so I'm really hoping to free them. They do look like really expensive and high quality seacocks and are well adhered to the hull. Thanks guys, will update with progress! Dan On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 8:44 AM, Kevin Paxton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: forgot to mention that I followed this write up once I got it loose.https://marinehowto.com/servicing-tapered-cone-seacocks/ On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 7:39 AM John Christopher via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: 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? DanBreakaweighC&C44Halifax, NS _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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