Just to piggyback on the stuck seacock thread.
My buddy is a salvor. He gets the call when a boat on our bayou is on the
bottom. A significant percentage of the sinkings involve plugged cockpit
scupper drains. Leaves and/or debris plug the drain(s). The cockpit fills
with rain water. The
Through hull valves are required since they are below the waterline. This
way you can control flooding if the hose fails. They also facilitate hose
replacement while the boat is in the water.
Josh
On Sun, Dec 30, 2018, 1:22 PM Richard Bush via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote:
> John,
John, Josh, Andrew, et al... While I fully agree with all of the statements
about making sure the cockpit drains are always open, it got me to thinking, so
why do they put seacocks on them in the first place? The only thing I can
think of is if you're in the middle of the ocean and need a
I am the 2nd owner of a 1984 C 32 and have sailed her for 14 yrs and never
had reason to close the cockpit drains and as mine were stuck when purchased I
assume the previous owner never closed them. Make sure the hose and connections
are good and forget it.
I would be more concerned with
I only ever operate my cockpit drains to make sure they still move. They
are open otherwise. One jammed and when the boat was on the hard, I
plugged the thru-hull from underneath and poured some Marvel Mystery Oil
down the drain. The next day I pulled the lug, drained the oil, and the
valve
Cockpit drain valves should always be open whether on the boat or not –
otherwise there is no way for water in the cockpit to drain. The valve is
there solely in the event the hose breaks or leaks. I also have frozen valves.
Have owned the boat for 20 years and never exercised them – just
I apologize for creating confusion. For the reasons stated by Andrew
Burton, DO NOT shut cockpit drains. Period. My statement was supposed to
be that having seacocks open while not in use, or while away from the the
boat was an invitation for desaster. A better practice would be to
relocate
Maybe dumb question but I have only been sailing on C 40 for 3 years. (J24
Catalina oday all had open cockpit drains out stern)
When sailing do people regularly close cockpit drains I am on the side mine
are always open but I did service mine which required them to be taken
apart(frozen
Cockpit drain seacocks most assuredly should not be closed when no one is
aboard...unless you plan to swim in your cockpit!
Andy
Andrew Burton
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> On Dec 30, 2018, at 05:10, Josh
The 32’s are crossed (or are originally). The old barrel style seacocks are a
pain in the a$$, but can be disassembled. I have one now myself to do (head
intake). I have been told that the square headed screw showing in your
picture can be replaced by a zerc (so?) fitting to make lubing
That was poor engineering to begin with. Seacocks should be closed when
not in use and more importantly when not on board - particularly those
below the water line. There is no time when your cockpit drains will not
be in use. Besides, seacocks that are inaccessible never get closed. I
suggest
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