We get lots of zebra mussels in our valves...the bst tool is a wire coat hanger....we are in river water, not salt water....
Richard s/v Bushmark4; 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596 Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> Sent: Thu, May 24, 2018 10:47 pm Subject: Re: Stus-List cockpit drain seacocks Have you checked for growth in the valve body/travel path of the valve ball? Imagine if an oyster or big mussel grew up in there. You could use a dowel from the outside to check it clear or ram it out if needed. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On May 24, 2018 12:43 AM, "Dan via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I'm on the hard. I have these two giant bronze seacocks for my cockpit drain hoses. photos on google drive: https://drive.google.com/open?id=12TWUN1oiyiACR0IvaBKlEo2HqdzPMmqY I have no clue how old they are but they are totally seized in the open position. I've tried WD-40, a heat gun and a rubber mallet but can't get them to budge. My question is should I rip these out and put in some sort of replacement or should I just leave them. When will I ever want to close seacocks to the cockpit drains? Clearly the previous owner was not in the habit of closing these. What should I do? Dan Breakaweigh C&C44 Halifax, NS _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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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