[C320-list] Seacock of the future

[Chris Nichols]

Perhaps the mechanism of demand feed regulator that divers use Could be adapted. That way only if the engine water pump sucks water does the valve open. 
I suspect the design would need to be really clever to avoid fouling

Chris

> On 6 Aug 2020, at 12:54, "ptormey at 4square.net" <ptormey at 4square.net> wrote:
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> Might make raw water suction open the valve.
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> Pat Tormey
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> I'm sure it could be rigged right now, but then you would have another @$%& cable to run through the pedestal!
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> Jack Brennan
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> On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 4:00 PM -0400, "Graeme Clark" <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:
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> Great idea Mike
> It’s a classic case of Murphy’s Law in action
> By the way 1969, not 68,
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>> On 5 Aug 2020, at 17:02, Mike Rauh  wrote:
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>> With the recent discussions about running the engine with the seacock closed I was thinking of a design for the future.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> It wouldn’t be too complicated to design.  We landed men on the moon in 1968.
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>> Mike
>> On Your Mark
>> #408   1997
>> City Island, NY
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