Steve, That was my feeling on the discharge. No, the seacock looks more like a giant syringe. You pull up on the T handle to open, push down to close. I've looked on Google images and can't even find one similar.
Joel On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Stevan Plavsa <[email protected]>wrote: > I would think that a bilge pump discharge should always be above the water > line. Are you talking about tapered seacocks? Like this: > http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/tapered_cone_seacocks > > That site has other howto articles about seacocks. I imagine everything > anyone would need to know about them. > > Steve > C&C 32 > > On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Joel Aronson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks to you guys, my summer projects are done! Its nice to see through >> my hatches and lean against my life-lines without worrying about their >> condition. >> >> In the bow of my boat I have 2 seacocks that are a plunger type with a T >> handle on a rod. When closed they are flush with the bottom. they passed >> the survey, but I'm wondering how to service them and whether they should >> be replaced with a traditional seacock. Also, the discharge for my >> emergency bilge pump is through one of the seacocks (along with the intake >> for the head). Shouldn't that be above the water line? >> >> -- >> Joel >> 301 541 8551 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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