[C320-list] Seacock of the future

[John Brennan]

I'm sure it could be rigged right now, but then you would have another @$%& cable to run through the pedestal!







Jack Brennan


Sonas, 1998 Catslina 320


Tierra Verde, Fl.




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On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 4:00 PM -0400, "Graeme Clark" <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:










Great idea Mike
It’s a classic case of Murphy’s Law in action 
By the way 1969, not 68,
Graeme

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> On 5 Aug 2020, at 17:02, Mike Rauh  wrote:
> 
> With the recent discussions about running the engine with the seacock closed I was thinking of a design for the future.
> 
> Imagine having a “stop engine” lever that has two positions.  The first pull upward stops the engine and then pulling up further closes the seacock.
> 
> To start then engine you would push downward on the lever.  The first stop would open the seacock and the second stop would allow the engine to start.
> 
> It wouldn’t be too complicated to design.  We landed men on the moon in 1968.  
> 
> Mike
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