Electric sea cocks.

[Johnm]

Hello to all, I have a GB36 with twin 210 cummins so not a lot of spare room below deck for my not so slender frame to crawl past hot engines to close sea cocks, I googled 'electrically operated ball valves' and found there are many types commercially available, I am wondering if anyone has any experience, good or bad, using these valves as sea cocks.
Cheers, JohnM.

 

[psneeld]

Hello to all, I have a GB36 with twin 210 cummins so not a lot of spare room below deck for my not so slender frame to crawl past hot engines to close sea cocks, I googled 'electrically operated ball valves' and found there are many types commercially available, I am wondering if anyone has any experience, good or bad, using these valves as sea cocks.
Cheers, JohnM.

Hopkins Carter is a commercial vendor here and has mentioned them.
Hopkins-Carter Marine Supply and Fishing Tackle

 

[HopCar]

Thanks PS.
John take a look at the Groco E-Valve.

 

[N4712]

Thanks PS.
John take a look at the Groco E-Valve.

Looks like they're using a Garmin GMI-10 display, interesting.

 

[Pure pleasure]

Looks like something to break and the cost has to be high on them

 

[Johnm]

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

 

[FF]

A push pull cable will do what the electric will do at probably 1/10 the cost and with the feel at the end of the cable , there will be no guessing "did it work".