[C320-list] seacock access

[Mark Gillingham]

I just installed a deckplate. My hope is that it will make routine valve
openings/closing much easier.

Mark
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On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us> wrote:

> Someone on the list a while ago suggested putting a deck plate, similar to
> http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--screw-in-deck-plate-4-smooth-white--11743002,
> above the thru hull.
>
> Seems like a good idea.
>
> On 6/5/2015 3:45 PM, Bill Lowe wrote:
>
>>   What about cutting out a 3 or 4" circle right above the thru hull with
>> a hole saw. Then gluing a thin piece of something, (slightly larger than)
>> to the piece that was cut out so you could set it back in the hole to
>> support the mattress. Maybe you could reach under the mattress, remove the
>> piece and reach the seacock that way. ?I haven't looked in the boat to see
>> if this would work.
>>
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com>
>> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Fri, Jun 5, 2015 3:24 pm
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] seacock access
>>
>>       I think if you really want to solve this raw water intake valve
>> access
>> problem there are really only a few choices.
>>   1)  Alter the wooden cover board behind the aft engine cover so that you
>> easily reach under the mattress and operate the valve without needing to
>> disturb the aft cabin bed or wrestle the board out from under the aft
>> engine
>> cover.   You might even find a way to hinge the board so that you could
>> prop
>> the mattress up with it so you could access the strainer.
>>   2)  Change the location of the raw water intake valve.  The valve is
>> about 4
>> feet of hose away from the pump.  You could put a new thru-hull and
>> possibly
>> a larger raw water strainer under the galley sink.  "More mature" hulls
>> like
>> yours would probably have to add the access door under the nav station
>> like
>> the "less mature" hulls have.  (not that we wanna spend too much time
>> talking about how your mature your hull is... :)
>>   3) Find some way to add an access door just aft of the rear engine
>> cover.
>> You'd probably have to Re-locate the raw water strainer.
>>   4) Replace the thruhull with a Groco E-Valve.
>>   Door #1 would be the best choice in my opinion...
>>   Yea, it's a pain but I can reach in and open/close it without needing
>> to see
>> it, so it's not risen to the level of being in need of change.
>>   -Jeff Hare
>> #809
>>   -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Warren Updike
>> Sent: Friday, June 5, 2015 2:27 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] seacock access
>>   Boy, I'd love to find a workable solution for this. Forespar does not
>> have a
>> catalog product but can custom make a remote operated valve for $300-400.
>> If
>> interested, contact Art Bandy, via the contact web page:
>> http://www.forespar.com/support/contactUs.shtml
>>   I was thinking of a mechanical solution such as an actuator cable that
>> can
>> be manually operated without crawling under the bed. Perhaps a rotating
>> solution such that the cable can be attached to the handle with the axis
>> of
>> the cable aligned with the axis of the valve. An issue would be the torque
>> necessary to turn the handle vs the specs of the cable. Teleflex cables
>> are
>> used on our engines; but, that is a longitudinal force vs a rotating
>> force.
>> Any thoughts?
>>   Warren and Pattie Updike
>> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
>>   -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bill Lowe [mailto:wflowe3 at aim.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 6:26 AM
>> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] seacock access
>>     Has anyone devised an easier way to get to the raw water seacock??
>>
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