Try warming the hose at the nipple with a heat gun and then tighten the clamp. Have a plug ready whatever you do just in case
On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 11:53 AM Peter McMinn <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > _/) > > October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to > this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
