Personally, I'm not a great fan of boats that drain the cockpit through scuppers in the transom. Let's just say my experience has been less than stellar. And I would think drilling a couple of 1 1/2" holes into the sides of the boat, then putting seacocks in there is both ugly and results in seacocks that are also hard to reach.
Maintenance on the SV series Groco valves looks to be pretty easy, and unsiezing them looks pretty straightforward. See http://www.groco.net/SVC-MAN-07/Sec4/PDF/SV.pdf . Looks like it would be something to put on your list of things to do on the next haul out. BTW, when was the last time you changed the scupper hoses? Rick Brass -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of John Charlesworth Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 4:09 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Cockpit Drains to Thru-Hulls I have a C&C 32 which has two drains in the cockpit both are connected to separate seacocks (GROCO SV-1500) below the waterline, needless to say both seacocks are difficult to get to, as a result they are both seized in the open position. Has anyone changed this setup to drain water out above the waterline and if so, do you have any problems with water backing up into the cockpit when underway. Thanks _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
