Shut the seacock off and replace the nipple or it could let all the way loose, which would be bad. You can take a pine plug and plug the intake from under the boat too if you have any doubts about the seacock. (if you don’t have a set of plugs, this should be #1 on your shopping list)
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com From: Peter McMinn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 10:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List leaky head intake Hello C&Crs. My wife & I are the excited new owners of Sirius, '85 C&C 37 located for now in Poulsbo, WA. We’ll be adventuring north in the coming years but sailing Puget Sound and San Juans for the time being. The boat has received incredible care and maintenance by the PO but comes equipped with a leaky head intake where the hose meets the barbed nipple on the plastic seacock. Guessing the nipple is cracked or scored, preventing the clamp from sealing properly. It drips about 1/5 secs and needs attention, but I don't want to break it with too much tightening. Thinking of removing the hose and coating nipple with a good sealant then retightening until I can replace the seacock next haul. A durable bandaid or am I asking for disaster? I'll be signing up for the meet 'n greet next week, so maybe I'll see you there. C&C 37 Hull 128 Peter McMinn _/)
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