[Public-List] Public-List Digest, Vol 3288, Issue 1

Sun Jun 26 20:46:48 PDT 2016

To the best of my knowledge the original sea water intakes for the engine,
galley and head were 1/2" valves.
If you have 3/4", then they must have been replaced at some point in the
boat's history.  Worthwhile to check
all three.  This winter, my first winter with Constance, I was trying to
remove a sanitation hose from the sea water
head intake.  Didn't know to heat the hose with hot water or a hair
dryer....just pulled, pulled harder, and then
pulled the "thruhull" right out of the boat!  The "thruhull" was a piece of
1/2" pipe with a larger washer on the outside
of the boat.  Pulled the pipe out of the washer.  Very distrubing...had
made no preparations whatsoever for dealing
with the value coming loose.  Thank God the boat was on the hard.  Very
different from you case, in which you are
preparing for any and all water.

Best to get any 1/2" original values out of the boat as soon as possible.

Jonathan

On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 5:43 AM, Mpcbi via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Hello again,
>
> Thanks for all your input, it is very tempting to do the job on the water
> as the travel lift is down river from my marina and i'm  not sure they will
> let me work on the lift.  Will call tomorrow to get info.  Anyways, ends up
> have two of them that are split.  I guess i must have left them closed over
> the winter and crack!  Worse thing is i tighthened all hoses in the spring
> before launch and tested the handles but never looked closely at the valves
> themselves!  Live and learn i am totally new to boating and The alberg is
> my first boat ever!
>
> One is a 1 inch valve for the galley sink drain.  The other is a 3/4 inch
> for the head water intake.  I do not think that i have original seacocks
> from 1968 i took photos but not sure how to post.   I have replacements
> bronze valves from the chandlery, wooden plugs and caps just in case, Just
> working up the nerves to do the job, we have a service dock that is in 5 to
> 6 feet of water i would not sink to low if things went south!
>
> Yikes but thanks for great advice!
>
> Maurice
>
> Envoyé de mon iPad
>
> > Le 2016-06-26 à 14:42, Gordon Laco via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> a écrit :
> >
> > True... It's no big deal... But very worth doing.
> >
> > Gord 426 Surprise.
> >
> > Homeward bound in the airport at Boston from doing the WoodenBoat show
> in Mystic.  Saw two A30's on moorings there...
> >
> >> On 2016-06-26, at 2:30 PM, Greg Roberts via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> A trip to the travel lift here is expensive. Fix it in the water. I
> replaced one for a cockpit drain. Not fun laying on the engine...
> >> Pick up one of the red foam plugs for piece of mind. Have everything
> ready and just do it. I must warn you: it will be very anti-climatic. So
> much so that you might feel a little silly for being so wound up about it.
> (I did...)
> >> Pressure n flow:The thru hull is only about 1' to 18" below the
> surface. A galley thru hole is probaly no more than 1" diameter. It's not
> that different than holding a 5 gallon can, with pour spout, upside down.
> The effective pressure head is about the same. How long does it take to
> dump one of those into the fuel tank? You can easily cap that with your
> hand. So,  you are not dealing with high pressures.
> >> Swapping:As you loosen the old one it will start to leak but there will
> not be any major flow until you lift it free. It will take a second or less
> to get the replacement started. The flow drops back as soon as you start to
> thread the new one.
> >> Check for swing. You might find that you need to remove the handle (s)
> in order to rotate them.
> >> Regards,
> >> Greg
> >> P.S. Feel free to contact me if you want to discuss it further.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5
> >>
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Jonathan M Bresler
S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
Annapolis/Eastport MD