[C320-list] Forespar Seacock

[tharrison at innovations-plus.com]

It was and is a complete shock. Everything new and just the seacock hose to connect. 

Unreal ! 

Thanks for the email. 

Ted

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> On May 22, 2014, at 4:38 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ted we can't be the only ones to have fought this battle. It's a poor design
> and manipulating the hoses to get it together risks compromising the joints
> and seals. Bruce Stumpp just went through this and used a different,
> non-Forespar sink drain. Perhaps he will provide the specifics. His boat is
> closer to yours in production and his comments may be more meaningful to you
> than are mine.
> 
> After I got it done, it occurred to me to eliminate the "T" connection
> between the sink drains by using a longer hose from the right sink in a loop
> to port and back to a "Y" connector closer to the thru-hull. The hose from
> the left sink would, similarly, loop to stbd and join the "Y" on the same
> side. Hopefully, this will eliminate wrestling with the 90's, short hose and
> "T" connection, and offer far less tension on the whole run. If anyone has
> done something like this or plans to try, some pictures on the web site
> would be a great help.
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tharrison at innovations-plus.com [mailto:tharrison at innovations-plus.com]
> 
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 9:46 AM
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Forespar Seacock
> 
> I have a several leaks under my kitchen sinks. So elected to replace old
> with new. I replaced the hot water tank, sink drains, and hoses. 
> 
> 
> 
> Question 1.  Sink Drains
> 
> 
> 
> Interesting set up!  The large white nut on the drain tightens
> anti-clockwise and tightens the sink drain to the sink.  Under the white
> nuts is a  black nut that tightens clockwise and tightens to the white
> elbow. 
> 
> 
> 
> I have a small drip here.  If you tighten the black nut it loosens the white
> nut. If there a trick to tighten? 
> 
> 
> 
> Question 2. Forespar Seacocks
> 
> 
> 
> Hose is one inch from the drains to the seacock. The seacock is ¾ inch
> thread and  current set up is a Spears ¾ to 1 inch adaptor. The barbs where
> filed off to get the hose to fit. Needless to say it leaks. So I want to
> replace it. 
> 
> 
> 
> Ordered the 1 inch from Forespar and it fits the 1 inch hose. Thread size is
> too big for the seacock   Anyone have a solution to this problem?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ted
> 
> Hull 424
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>