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Old 08-17-2016, 06:04 AM   #72
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Originally Posted by Bacchus View Post
Just curious...
For those that never use shore water hook up...
Do you also ALWAYS close sea cocks when, off the boat, sleeping, not running main, not running gen and not using raw water?
Never close the seacock except to exercise it. Went through my entire raw water system when refitting the boat. Replaced everything except the internal strainer. Have complete confidence in all of it and have bilge pumps enough to handle any failure. My domestic water is sound and has no leaks, presently. However, the number of connections and the quality (or lack there of) of the components is what keeps me from hooking it to an endless source of high pressure water. IMO, domestic water systems on boats will eventually leak (I've had 3 already), it's just a question of when. That's why I choose to limit the supply of water.

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