I prefer the now 45 year old Groco bronze seacocks on my 35 MKII to anything plastic. I believe my boat spent the vast majority of it’s life in salt water. Even though some are located in difficult to access spaces i have managed to keep them operational once every 5 years for insurance survey. My surveyor always remarks about the quality of these Groco bonze seacocks.
On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 4:39 AM sender via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Uh oh, tempers can flare when the new F-N bomb comes out.... > > I think Marlon is basically PA6 or PA66 Nylon. It's become a very common > material in a lot of adverse applications. Makita, Milwaukee, Festool, > Hilti and other heavy duty tool manufacturers use it extensively. The > automotive industry now uses it extensively. I was dismayed a few years > ago when I first saw a plastic intake manifold, but they've held up fine. > I see more of it all the time in industrial equipment I work on. It's tough > stuff. > > In my last boat, I had the raw water intake handle break off an old RC > Marine valve, so I replaced it with the newer Forespar version. It became > very stiff to move to the point I was concerned it too would break. I > subsequently learned I incorrectly installed it by tightening it too much. > I was, as Billy Joel said: in a NPT state of mind. I took the valve out, > cleaned off the old goo and teflon tape and the re-installed with 4200 to > just barely snug tight. After the 4200 set up it was solid. This same > valve sprang back to it's original shape and worked fine. > > My seacocks are likely stuck due to corrosion. I wonder about hidden > corrosion between the seacock and the through hull fitting. Whether or not > I'm hooked up to shore power, I seem to chew through zincs. So for me, the > Marlon seems to be the best choice. I can appreciate others like the > solidness of a bronze fitting. To each, his own. > > Eric > > On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 9:35 PM Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Fake news. >> >> Tom Buscaglia >> S/V Alera >> 1990 C&C 37+/40 >> Vashon WA >> P 206.463.9200 >> C 305.409.3660 >> >> >> On Jan 5, 2019, at 6:56 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2019 21:54:56 -0500 >> From: "Matthew L. Wolford" <wolf...@erie.net> >> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Ye Olde Stuck Seacock issue >> Message-ID: <2A8B983B594848238142746DD48CD81C@InternetPC> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> There you have it. I guess the cautions I?ve heard and read about lack >> merit. >> >> From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List >> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2019 5:22 PM >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Cc: Josh Muckley >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Ye Olde Stuck Seacock issue >> >> For what it is worth, my boat came with Marlon all around. I've had >> absolutely no trouble at all and strongly recommend. >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 5:15 PM Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> FWIW, I?m not a big fan of marelon where there is a potential for >> breakage. I would be reluctant to use marelon seacocks for the cockpit >> scuppers on my boat. I can envision crawling around in that space (like >> working on the quadrant) and inadvertently breaking a seacock by pushing on >> it with my foot for leverage (without knowing what I?m pushing on). >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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