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Created by southace southace  > 9 months ago, 13 Sep 2019
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southace
southace

SA

4794 posts

13 Sep 2019 6:27pm
The challenge has come to replace my failing seacocks with polypropylene reinforced plastic seacocks, will do the 4 skin fittings with the carbon Composite fitting on next haul out. Now where's the wooden 2 inch bung!


Toph
Toph

WA

1875 posts

13 Sep 2019 7:49pm
Are your current ones that bad Southace that you can't wait to do it out of the water? I had a couple that I thought where pretty bad to the point I was going to haul out early or attempt what you're about to do. But after I gave them a bit of a touch up with a small wire brush I realized they weren't as bad as I first thought.
saltiest1
saltiest1

NSW

2562 posts

14 Sep 2019 12:55am
Take care not to split the female thread when screwing in. Easily done.
Magpiemike
Magpiemike

67 posts

14 Sep 2019 4:49am
Could you advise which brand they are please,
Mike
southace
southace

SA

4794 posts

14 Sep 2019 5:00pm
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Magpiemike said..
Could you advise which brand they are please,
Mike



Hansen, all fitted now.
The skin fitting it self is fine bedded in epoxy, the seacock I fitted 3 years ago was completely shot!
Electrolysis Is a strange creature!
Rivieara and Maritimo boat builders Earth every stainless seacock onboard. You Don't see that on many yachts. Not hard to attach a hose clamp and earth wire, Not that I should have a problem now.
southace
southace

SA

4794 posts

14 Sep 2019 5:12pm
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Toph said..
Are your current ones that bad Southace that you can't wait to do it out of the water? I had a couple that I thought where pretty bad to the point I was going to haul out early or attempt what you're about to do. But after I gave them a bit of a touch up with a small wire brush I realized they weren't as bad as I first thought.


It's what is on the inside that counts. I could tell that there was a problem just by the easiness of turning the handle. Same with the original one when I brought the boat could operate the handle with ease but nothing was happening internally. I can't see a problem now with a polypropylene ball and a glass reinforced nylon housing, no metal parts I believe.
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