[Public-List] Seacock Advice

[Dennis K. Biby]

Ahoy Chris,

For 19 years I maintained that seacock on my Pearson 35.  When I
bought her, the surveyor overlooked that the seacock was frozen and
loose in the hull.  I hauled a week after closing on the boat - a
reason that I take surveyors with a grain of salt.

Clean the seacock, lightly polish with emery cloth if needed, and
grease (I used a white lithium grease).  Tighten to minimize drips.

On my Alberg 30, I replaced the factory head overboard valve with a
bronze ball valve.   Works fine, but cost a pretty penny and required
a special order due to its odd size.

Dennis
s/v Ferrity

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Chris Martin <notcmartin at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> One of the spring projects is to inspect and replace any suspect plumbing. I was able to free the ancient head exit seacock and need some advice on it's future.
>
> The housing is still attached to the boat and the guts are cleaned up at home. http://muvvachicken.com/images/alberg30/head-seacocksz.JPG
>
> From some searching it appears the fitting is a Wilcox-Crittenden. Any advice on inspecting and rebuilding these? I found this link with some good info and instructions. http://www.pearson35.com/projects/sea_cock.htm  From that doc it seems like I basically clean it up and grease it. Anything specific to look out for? Seems like a sturdy bit of kit, be it older than me. :)
>
> As it's bolted to the hull I'd rather not tear it out and replace unless I have to, but want to do this once.
>
> I appreciate any advice
>
> Chris
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