[C320-list] Closing Seacocks

[harold brown]

A small inspection port there and over the water tank
valves makes life a little easier.  jim brown
--- Allan Field <Allan.Field at comcast.net> wrote:

> Bill - You might try cutting a round hole in the
> board under the bunk that
> goes over the transmission, thru hull, etc.  The
> hole only needs to be big
> enough to get your hand through to toggle the thru
> hull and it will not
> affect the integrity of the mattress.  This way you
> are fiddling only with
> the mattress. - Allan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of Bill Culbertson
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:23 PM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Closing Seacocks
> 
> Quentin,
> 
> I do the engine one each time as well even though I
> agree it is a pain.  We
> have the mattress made up and a tufted topper in
> place as well.  It's hefty
> to push it up and sneak in underneath.  If I'm going
> to do more than just
> toggle the seacock, I've found that I can turn the
> cover 90 degrees and
> wedge it at a 45 degree angle to vertical with one
> end on the lip of the
> adjacent cover piece and the other resting on the
> top edge of the engine box
> cover. This will keep the weight of the bedding off
> my shoulder at least
> when I'm poking around down there :).
> 
> The other more minor reason I toggle it is to lessen
> the stiffness.
> Forespar recommends toggling the Marelon seacocks
> regularly to help keep
> them free.  Between seasons I apply Teflube gel via
> dowel from the outside
> of the hull while on the hard as my son toggles the
> relevant seacock.  
> 
>  -bill
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Quentin Murphy <qmurphy at sympatico.ca>
> To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:06:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Closing Seacocks
> 
> 
> Most of us close three seacocks (one in the galley
> and two in the head under
> the sink) when leaving the boat.    I leave the
> engine one open as (a) it a
> pain to get to if you have the aft cabin berth made
> up with fitted mattress
> cover, sheets etc., and (b) it's not good if you
> forget to open it again
> before starting the engine. How many of you also
> close this engine intake
> water seacock?
> 
> Also the three seacocks are quite stiff to open and
> close even though there
> are "exercised" every time we come to and leave the
> boat.  My first mate
> (admiral) really finds these difficult to turn.  Is
> there any way to loosen
> them without compromising their safety?
> 
> Quentin Murphy
> Celtic Knot #667
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf
> Of
> hcreech at comcast.net
> Sent: July 23, 2007 12:40 PM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] cycling water pump
> 
> 
> Bill,
> No but I'll try that the next time I feel like
> crawing around on the floor.
> 
> Thanks,
> Herb
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message
> ----------------------
> From: Bill Culbertson <billculb_a2 at yahoo.com>
> > Herb,
> >
> > When you say you took out everything including the
> drawers, did you also
> remove
> > the 5 screws holding the woodframe for the
> cabinetry in place and remove
> the
> > woodframe as well?  When I do this, I have easy
> access to everything under
> the
> > sink area.  FWIW, I use the trap door to toggle
> the sink seacock (and my
> A/C
> > seacock since I had it put in next to the sink
> seacock).  I never leave
> the boat
> > with seacocks open and that door makes it hand to
> change them.
> >
> >  -bill
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "hcreech at comcast.net" <hcreech at comcast.net>
> > To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 12:18:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] cycling water pump
> >
> >
> > I have found a small leak in a pipe under the sink
> and near the stupid
> trap door
> > that is too short to access the problem.  When
> water pressure is on the
> pump
> > cycles about every thirty seconds and if we leave
> it on it will get damp
> to wet
> > under the sink.  It is very inconvenient but I
> have not figured a way to
> stop
> > the leak.  I took everything, including the
> drawers out but could not
> remove the
> > old pressure hose that was leaking.  Maybe you are
> having the same
> problem.  I'd
> > love to fix it but don't know how, I bet if that
> stupid trap door was
> taller I
> > could access it and easily remove it.  Anybody
> have an idea, even a way to
> seal
> > the leak without replacing the hose, I'm all ears.
>  I had a similar leak
> on the
> > hot side when the boat was new, but that was on
> the other side near the
> front
> > and I was able to access and easily replace the
> pressure hose.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Herb Creech
> > Cloud Chaser #606
> >
> > -------------- Original message
> ----------------------
> > From: "Joe Barrett" <joe at dolphinmortgage.com>
> > > That happened to me, it was a small leak on the
> stern shower head.
> > > Joe Barrett
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> > > [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On
> Behalf Of
> drshoffner at aol.com
> > > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 10:40 AM
> > > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > > Subject: [C320-list] cycling water pump
> > >
> > > Recently my water pump on hull #171 has begun
> cycling evey few minutes
> as if
> > > there might be a leak or fauct open, but I've
> been unable to find
> either.?
> > > Does anyone know of another possible cause or
> solution?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > M. Shoffner
> > >
>
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