That was poor engineering to begin with. Seacocks should be closed when not in use and more importantly when not on board - particularly those below the water line. There is no time when your cockpit drains will not be in use. Besides, seacocks that are inaccessible never get closed. I suggest looking for a place to re-route your drains, to a location above the waterline, without valves, and then permanently retire the through hulls.
Also consider the waterline when heeled. You may have to cross port and starboard. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sat, Dec 29, 2018, 11:18 PM sender via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I bought earlier this year a C&C 32. One issue the surveyor pointed out > is the seacocks for the cockpit drains are stuck in the open position. > This boat has spent it's known history in cold salt water on the west coast > of BC. > > I'm interested to know if anyone else has had this same type of seacock, > and had success freeing it up. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/xp1haN2nPHUneETUA > > The starboard side one is only barely accessible through the 12"x 12" > panel in the aft end of the quarter-birth. If it was reasonably > accessible, I'd just replace it, but to get 2 hands on it I'd probably have > to go through the locker and remove the fuel tank. > > The other pic is a fitting on the rudder tube. I assume this is (well, > was) a grease cup. Has anyone taken one of these on? > > Thanks, > Eric > C&C 32 Sirocco 2 > _______________________________________________ > > 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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