[C320-list] Seacock Question...

[Jon Vez]

Thanks Bob,

I contacted Forespar last night. With the seacock closed, the handle is
designed to be serviced in the water with no concern for water ingress. The
Forespar tech guy thinks that I need to replace an O-ring at the handle. He
is going to send me a few and hopefully this solves the problem! BTW,
Forespar has been very helpful and great to work with...

I'm in Boston Harbor--all of the marinas in the harbor allow wintering in
the water--no bubblers needed as the harbor never freezes over (the 10 foot
tides help) and no additional risk assumed. I let my insurance company know
as well. I haul the boat every other year for bottom work etc., but I really
like keeping it in the water. I winterize and shrinkwrap just as I would out
of the water with no problems. There are several live aboards at our marina
as well....

Regards,

Jon Vez
Solstice #582

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Robert
Seastream
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:21 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Seacock Question...

I'd think that disassembly of any thru hull fitting would allow water  
in unless done on the hard.  I guess you could pull the fitting and  
plug the hole while you made repairs.
What marina are you at that allows wintering in water?  Do they have a  
bubbler system or is wintering in water done at your own risk?
We've considered living aboard, but few marinas up here allow it.

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906

On Oct 20, 2010, at 3:38 PM, Jon Vez wrote:

> Does anyone know if you can disassemble the forespar seacocks in the  
> water?
> I was starting to winterize today and noticed that the handle on one  
> of mine
> is weeping in the open position where the handle enters the body. I  
> was
> planning on wintering in the water this season, but if I have to  
> address
> while out of the water then I'll have to haul. Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Regards,
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> Jon Vez
>
> Solstice #582
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