Cockpit drain valves should always be open whether on the boat or not – otherwise there is no way for water in the cockpit to drain. The valve is there solely in the event the hose breaks or leaks. I also have frozen valves. Have owned the boat for 20 years and never exercised them – just too hard to get to. Suspect PO never exercised them either. Yes I know I should get them working but just have never gotten around to it.
The rusted bolt is where the grease fitting screws into the fiberglass rudder shaft tube. I replaced mine with a hydraulic hose with grease cup next to fuel tank in starboard locker. Easy to get to and easy to get grease into tube. My 2 cents American John and Maryann Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of sender via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2018 11:18 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: sender Subject: Stus-List Ye Olde Stuck Seacock issue 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
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