[C320-list] Replacing a seacock while in the water

[dprudden]

With my luck, I'd cross-thread the damn thing...

...this definitely would take a few deep breaths and/or shots of liquid courage to start

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> On Jun 10, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> FWIW... I did this job on our old Cal-27 T/2 changing out a failed gate
> valve with a proper sea cock...I had a rag and a plug handy, sucked up my
> courage and simply screwed the old one off, the new one was open and I
> screwed it on several threads and then closed the valve and finished up. No
> more than a gallon or two of water came in and the adrenaline rush was
> exhilarating to say the least.
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us> wrote:
>> 
>> The brass ball valve / seacock on the water inlet for the air conditioner
>> on Moonstruck II was a victim to the brutally cold winter we had.
>> Unfortunately, whoever winterized the air conditioner did not get the last
>> of the water out of the ball valve.  Furthermore, once the boat was on the
>> hard, the same person failed to open the valve to let the last bit of water
>> drain out. Yes, I was the guilty party on both counts.
>> 
>> Anyway, the ball valve got a crack in it.  When the boat was launched,
>> there was no leakage because the valve was cracked above the ball.
>> However, when the valve was opened water sprayed out through the crack.
>> Not good.
>> 
>> I went and bought a new ball valve.  This one has a drain or waste port on
>> it, so that I can just drain out the last bit of water while the valve is
>> closed and the boat is in the water.
>> 
>> Having no trailer, I set about to figure out how to change the valve while
>> the boat is in the water.  The simple solution I came up with was a rubber
>> stopper or live bait well stopper inserted in the thru hull from
>> underneath.  Unfortunately, after 8 diving attempts with various sizes of
>> stoppers, I was unable to get one to stay in there securely.  So, I decided
>> to move on to "Plan B", which was to call the marina and have them deal
>> with it.
>> 
>> They changed it out with no problem while the boat was in the water.
>> "How????", I asked.
>> 
>> Here is what they used: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QtNw3m2yIw
>> 
>> I'm sure many of you have seen these before.  I had not.  Gotta get one!
>> 
>> Dean Vermeire
>> Moonstruck II (#847)
> 
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> Chris Burti
> Farmville, NC