[C320-list] Forespar Marelon Seacock replacement

[Daryl Hunt]

Hi All,

     I got myself in a bit of a bind with a leaky head inlet seacock on 
my '99 hull #660.  The handle had come off when I hauled last fall due 
to a stripped screw.  I removed the 4 screws to remove the valve body 
for better access. (I _now_ know Forespar says not to do this!)  I 
replaced the small screw that secures the handle with a slightly larger 
screw, reassembled and thought all was good.  When I launched, I noticed 
a leak through the handle body when the valve is in the open position!  
When the lake warms up, I'll plug the hole from below and attempt a fix. 
Assuming my best/only? path forward is to replace the whole thru-hull, 
does anyone know where I can source this part?  It is a double seacock 
that serves as both a head intake and shower sump drain.  I couldn't 
find it on Catalina Direct website.  There are similar valves on the 
Forespar website (https://www.forespar.com/OEM-Valves.shtml) but it's 
not clear which one to choose.   Has anyone replaced this thru-hull?  
Any suggestions?

Here are a couple photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/xFVmMpcc2L3CTW2z9

https://photos.app.goo.gl/AKg3oumRF32FMkVF8

-- 
Fair winds,
Daryl Hunt

1999 C320 s/v "Believe" Hull #660 - Rochester, NY / Lake Ontario

(585) 233-7814



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