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Old 12-24-2014, 02:59 PM   #62
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Originally Posted by mbevins View Post
The reality of it is most boats don't have walk-in engine rooms (but we'd like them) or sea chests. Most of us have seacocks scattered throughout the boat with cramped ER space. That's the way it is. So we balance our risks with ability to service what we have.
This brings up an interesting part of the subject. What level of difficulty to access is acceptable? If they are too difficult to easily reach for normal use would they be accessible in an emergency?
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