[Public-List] Seeking advice

[Mpcbi via Public-List]

Heelo again,

That is it, i have found new bronze ball cock but i am fearful of doing the fix on the water.  Se looks like a ride to the travelift!  Do folks put teflon tape or plumbers goop on these when fillting them?  

Seems i left it closed over the winter so another hard lesson learned!

Cheers,

Maurice

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> Le 2016-06-24 à 10:45, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> a écrit :
> 
> Hi there...  
> 
> Is the ball cock threaded onto your through hull fitting?   If so, you can get a new one and switch it for the old one despite the boat being in the water.  
> 
> The water coming in will be dramatic for a few seconds, but even if you're slow getting the new one on not much water will accumulate.  
> 
> If the through hull and the valve are one piece, you've got to wait till haul out and should plug the fitting from the outside till you can deal with it.  
> 
> The fact that the leaking varies with valve position may indicate that the casting is flexing and that's not good.  If it thoroughly broke you'd have a bad problem. 
> 
> G
> 
>> On 2016-06-24, at 3:42 PM, Mpcbi via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> I turn to you for advice.  This morning I opened the seacock to the galley sink with no issue, when i turned it off i notice a leak.  A close inspection shows the seacock has a hairline crack above the ball valve. Looks like it froze over the winter, oh Canada!
>> 
>> Oddly enough it does not leak when fully opened or fully closed?  So what would you do?  Haul out and fix or sail and fix in the fall?  
>> 
>> Scary stuff and a bummer as I have't even sailed yet, the boat has been in the water three weeks already
>> 
>> Anyways what would you do?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Maurice
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