[C320-list] Forespar Marelon Seacock replacement

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Daryl,

I had to replace a different thru hull a couple of years ago for the exact same reason-the screw fot the handle stripped and wouldn't stay in. Randy Risvald at Forespar was a great help. You can email him at randall at forespar.com   The replacement was part for mine was #932143. It's the entire thru hull. I left the brass in the hull and replaced the valve head and handle - 4 bolts. 

David Prudden
#787

> On June 7, 2019 at 1:59 PM Daryl Hunt <drhunt at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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:
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> https://photos.app.goo.gl/xFVmMpcc2L3CTW2z9
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> https://photos.app.goo.gl/AKg3oumRF32FMkVF8
> 
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> Fair winds,
> Daryl Hunt
> 
> 1999 C320 s/v "Believe" Hull #660 - Rochester, NY / Lake Ontario
> 
> (585) 233-7814
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