Budds Outlet
Senior Member
How many of you that have boats moored at marinas close the seacocks on your boat before you leave the boat? Are there some you leave open?
We keep all 12 of our seacocks closed at all times except the two for the main engines. The others we open only if we're going to be using them on a trip.
Dan,
I close all of them if I'm not going to be on the boat for awhile, i.e., a couple of weeks or more. Week to week when we're going out frequently I don't close them.
Marin, Am I correct in assuming you close the two engine seacocks also when you leave the boat?
Thanks Janice. I like the idea of a monthly exercise of the seacocks. If that regime had been followed on this boat it would not need to be hauled to do the repair.
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Remember to lube/operate ALL the sea cocks if you get pulled.
How do you recommend lubing a sea cock with the boat hauled?
Try loosening the nut, tap gently on the end of the nut, squirt PB Blaster liberally on the thru hull shaft and nut. Wait a day and try to open the valve. If your lucky this may work. If your doing a survey, you'll be pulling the boat anyway.Thanks for the clarification Marin. I am working a deal on a boat and the port engine heat exchanger has to be changed out. It needs to be hauled to do the repair as that engine's seacock is frozen open. I guess it makes sense if it is never closed. It seems that there should be a routine of exercising the seacocks so that if they are needed they will work.