I think a big cause of death for these, and the reason we had planned to pull them all indiscriminately, was the wet wood backing blocks. The ac through hull would wiggle when opened or closed! The rubber plugs were chewed on the inside and the face seal leaked when exercised.
I think a big cause of death for these, and the reason we had planned to pull them all indiscriminately, was the wet wood backing blocks. The ac through hull would wiggle when opened or closed! The rubber plugs were chewed on the inside and the face seal leaked when exercised.
"but over time, the bond to the hull weakened and became overly dependent on the through hull connection.'
A proper seacock install will have them bolted ,3/8 bronze bolts minimum thru the hull.
The rubber items last almost forever IF you always remember to loosen the T handle before moving the operating lever.
Just about to embark on replacing all eight seacocks in Sarawana, decided to go with a composite NZ product.
Two of the seacocks for the toilets have built in cupboards around them , so the Tecma's will have to come out and a bit of carpentry undertaken with the mighty Fein (bit worried about the carpenter though, he can be a bit dodgy at times)