Hi Rob, Nice to here from a fellow model owner. I would take the old seacocks out and glass the hull, put new through hulls in (without valves similar to the propane locker through hull) above the waterline. Our boat is in the water year round, in fact we have not hauled it since we bought it in April 2010, its due this year, paint is getting tired. I know where the seacocks are, but you haven't seen our quarter berth, aka as storage room. I have another Groco SV-1500 on my holding tank discharge, that one is gone next haul out since it was installed in such a way that you can't get the darned plug out if you wanted to, C&C didn't think much about maintenance when they were building these boats. I was hoping to avoid the cost of replacing the two on the cockpit drains, if I can't then I will have to bite the bullet and do all three. The other through hulls are doing just fine, they are tapered brass types, have not been able to identify the brand but they are all working well, I exercise the m regularly. A couple of them weep a bit when closed as they need rebedding, similar to a valve in the cylinder head of a car, however the last time I was in Canadian Tire and asked at the automotive counter for valve grinding paste the guy looked at me like I was from outer space, he couldn't find it on his computer either.
John SV Breeze Vancouver, BC On 2014-01-11, at 3:02 PM, Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote: > John: > > My advice to you is to unseize your seacocks and/or replace them if unseizing > is not possible. I would not change the setup to drain out above the > waterline. > > Just how would you go about doing this? Doesn't make sense. > > In doing so, are you going to leave the existing seacocks seized in the 'open > position'? And how? Don't think your surveyor/insurance company would like > that! > > The 'port seacock' is easy to get at on my boat.....empty the port lazarette, > climb down and there you have it astern......the starboard seacock is more of > a challenge....open the 'hatch' at the back of the quarterberth and look > in....it right in front of you. > > Don't think you have any choice but deal with the seized seacocks! > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > > On 2014/01/11 5:09 PM, John Charlesworth wrote: >> 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
