[C320-list] Seacock of the future

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Us Old Farts just need to develop better memories!! Been workin hard at this but no success so far🤪👨🏼‍🔬
JohnM 
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> On Aug 6, 2020, at 11:19 AM, Chris Nichols <cinichols at btinternet.com> wrote:
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> 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
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> Chris
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>> 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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>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Seacock of the future
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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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