I use my pinky finger and push a dollop of grease up against the shut valve ball. I try to focus the dollop in the circumference. A small makeup brush or acid brush would probably work fine too. Maybe try a round sponge or foam cut to the diameter of the hole? One the grease is in there I have my partner cycle the valve a few times. On the bigger valves I can fit my finger in through a partially closed valve and get grease on the back side of the ball. Good communication is needed cause your partner can easily pinch your finger in the valve seat. Ouch!
Since I have a Max-Prop they call for Lubra-Plate 130AA and the grease gun nozzel fits in the through-hull just about perfect so injecting a pump of grease and then re-spreading it with my pinky after a few cycles works well. I keep greasing and cycling until the valve is smooth and no longer getting easier to operate. I also wait for any bottom paint work to be completed since I will inevitably get grease on the periphery causing paint not to stick. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 17:34 Adam via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > Josh > > This might be a dumb question but how do you grease the thru hulls? Do > they have to be disassembled? > > Thanks > Adam > C&C 36 > Pictou NS > > On Aug. 17, 2020 11:37 a.m., [email protected] wrote: > > Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CnC-List digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Recommissioning Advise (Josh Muckley) > 2. Re: Recommissioning Advise ([email protected]) > 3. Re: Head faucet/shower replacement... (David Risch) > 4. Re: C&C 33 MK II backstay (Adrian Humphreys) > 5. Re: Head faucet/shower replacement... (Robert Boyer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:42:14 -0400 > From: Josh Muckley <[email protected]> > To: "C&C List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Recommissioning Advise > Message-ID: > <ca+zacra-cu_qg1svpa+yuwfwynkmcgx7cibxb-pgvw5-ku6...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > The Marlon thru hulls should be fine indefinitely. Attempting to replace > them is just asking for trouble. Leave well enough alone. > > Now greasing the Marlon through hulls? That's a completely different > story. The manufacturer recommends grease every 6 months. I do mine > every > time the boat is out of the water...once a year. Vaseline is fine. > You'll > need and inside guy and an outside guy. Cycle, grease, cycle, grease.... > > Unless you plan to step and unstep the mast regularly, I would take the > time now to inspect the mast step and torque the keel bolts. This is also > a good time to inspect the mast collar for leaks and tighten/reseal the > fasteners if necessary. My mast ground wire was undersized and in > deplorable condition. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 09:27 Stephen Thorne via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > We are planning to splash our 1990 C&C 34+ fall and need wisdom/advise > > from the group. DejaVu has been on her trailer with mast down for the > past > > 5 years and we haven?t given her any attention. I am looking for > comments > > & advise on ?what maintenance? we should compete prior to putting her > back > > in the water. Things that I am planning to do include; > > > > Fairing keel/hull joint > > Hull was scraped down to fiberglass prior to trailer layup. So bottom > job > > for shur - barrier coat hull prior to bottom job??? > > Inspect all rigging and masthead points & test lights/VHF antenna > > Max prop maintenance > > Replace exhaust elbow > > Polish diesel fuel - possible remove fuel entirely, install access ports > > and ?scrub fuel tank on inside??? > > Change all filters & impeller > > Thru Hulls - these are all original 30 year old Marlon. Is it time to > > replace these?? > > > > Any help & advise is appreciated. Other things we have missed? > > > > Stephen Thorne > > Deja Vu? C&C 34+ > > Lake Lanier > > 770.722.2848 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20200817/be854c24/attachment-0001.html> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:49:33 +0000 (UTC) > From: [email protected] > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Recommissioning Advise > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > My only suggestion is to forget about polishing the fuel--lots of trouble > for dubious benefit. I would empty the tank and manually clean (or possibly > replace) depending on the condition.? > The original tank on my 1995 model developed a leak on a trip to CRW that > was likely a result of it sitting in some bilge water on one edge of it > that eventually gave way and leaked the fuel into the bilge--definitely not > a fun event. > Since she is on the hard, now is the time to remove it (remove a few > boards and it likely lifts out of the aft berth). With it out, you can take > it to a local fabricator (one who builds custom grills, etc. ) and have > them make a duplicate. That is the surest way to guarantee that all the new > fittings end up where the old ones were plus they can add inspection ports, > etc. > I had mine made that way in aluminum for < 5 boat bucks and installed for > another boat buck. > Good luck with the upcoming 'splash'! > Charlie NelsonWater Phantom1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20200817/943a22ca/attachment-0001.html> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:59:54 +0000 > From: David Risch <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Head faucet/shower replacement... > Message-ID: > < > mn2pr16mb292603ad5ec3ad044b1dcd9ada...@mn2pr16mb2926.namprd16.prod.outlook.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Charlie?you and I both (1981 40-2). Did the galley faucet replacement > and was not so bad. Head? Ooof. > > David F. Risch > Managing Director > Great Benefits USA > 401-419-4650 - Direct Line > [ > https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1iPWGeVIdWdypHSMZPtJX0mxirxyZ4ZBN&revid=0B9uSW32EcB8tZGxlWW1OMlJ6MXU0bmVaaFByQmlSVDMrOWNVPQ] > > www.greatbenefitsusa.com< > http://secure-web.cisco.com/1MKVfvkygVP51lGc2yziNIFDb1f7QyqlMMC0Ws5XFwrh5Z29yk8V9-H-BpWPdc4H-KLGYNJ8xByn00jzsd-2Ha4CJqta-Oi4SR3zv-ilvvFQgk2r1dTGx91oAnCtrCtWX3971epXdF8ZQx6oCN2aVAz4G2C1e3AFPPZNeJDlLweF62zGZQ07PHpl8HRpYdWC2krf8nk8VytnngLfzo-HMlRvyliYY5btbWmG2ov1MoH8MQ_Pu-H9km1SSOFq4VsiFRn62vshzHwa2jYYWiHfn79noxm3wQLeI3kjNdWmHg705FbzWALYFp_QCz0Eu9z0S/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatbenefitsusa.com%2F> > > > The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient > specified in message only. 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Therefore, the recipient should check the email > for threats with proper software, as the sender does not accept liability > for any damage inflicted by viewing the content of this email. > > > From: CnC-List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Charlie > Nelson via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 9:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Head faucet/shower replacement... > > Yes, they are practically identical to that model. My concern with their > replacement is that they fit the existing 'hole' in the head and galley. > > Per some research on the web, this type of faucet appears to have a single > hole for the water lines which > I want to maintain. Just getting the old ones out will be a large PITA > given their locations and the relative lack of access to their connections > under the sinks--so I don't want the additional hassle of drilling extra > holes. > > Quite frankly I am not sure I can remove either current faucet without > removing their respective sinks. Especially the one in the head, where the > sink sits just above the holding tank--yikes! Even the galley faucet will > be difficult since not only is it behind the sink, the space under the sink > is so narrow I don't think I can squeeze myself in to it to even reach the > fittings, even with a basin wrench. > > If I have to remove the sinks, I am not even sure how to begin that > job--and may just give up on it! > > Hence my dilemma! > > Charlie Nelson > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20200817/94e29e0f/attachment-0001.html> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:34:31 -0400 > From: Adrian Humphreys <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 33 MK II backstay > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Here's the backstay tensioner tackle: > > https://telamontechnologies.com/epilogue/images/backstayTensioner.jpg > > > Adrian Humphreys > Epilogue, Rockport ME > C&C 33-2 > [email protected] > > > > > > On Aug 15, 2020, at 6:28 PM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Wichard makes some nice gear, as in ratchet adjuster > > > > > https://marine.wichard.com/en/stainless-steel-hardware/rigging-adjusters/backstay-adjusters > > > > I recall Harken made a few many years ago too. > > > > Cheers, Russ > > > > > > At 12:20 PM 8/15/2020, you wrote: > >> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > >> boundary="----=_Part_2530921_609703134.1597519246996" > >> Content-Length: 2119 > >> > >> Raced on a friend's old Morgan 30 (the big heavy one, not the classic > 300) and we just used the wheel, setting it up before the race. Sometimes > we had a rail guy take off on the downwind leg and then tighten it up again > before the beat. > >> For cruising, it really wouldn't matter about timeliness. > >> Another boat, a SJ 28, had rachet lever where the wheel would be. It > could be switched to go forward or reverse obviously. That went just about > as fast as the hydraulics. Don't know where one could find a rachet like > that. > >> Ron > >> Wild Cheri > >> C&C 30-1 > >> STL > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:36:35 -0400 > From: Robert Boyer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Head faucet/shower replacement... > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I think all faucets have 1/2-inch NPT connections, if this helps. > > Bob Boyer > S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) > Blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > Email: [email protected] > Annapolis, MD > (Presently in Baltimore MD for the summer) > > > On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:22 AM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > ? > > Yes, they are practically identical to that model. My concern with their > replacement is that they fit the existing 'hole' in the head and galley. > > > > Per some research on the web, this type of faucet appears to have a > single hole for the water lines which > > I want to maintain. Just getting the old ones out will be a large PITA > given their locations and the relative lack of access to their connections > under the sinks--so I don't want the additional hassle of drilling extra > holes. > > > > Quite frankly I am not sure I can remove either current faucet without > removing their respective sinks. Especially the one in the head, where the > sink sits just above the holding tank--yikes! Even the galley faucet will > be difficult since not only is it behind the sink, the space under the sink > is so narrow I don't think I can squeeze myself in to it to even reach the > fittings, even with a basin wrench. > > > > If I have to remove the sinks, I am not even sure how to begin that > job--and may just give up on it! > > > > Hence my dilemma! > > > > Charlie Nelson > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. 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