[C320-list] 'Sticky' Through-Hull Valves

[Tony Kalish]

Hey Troy,  We keep our boat on the Chesapeake...the bay somehow resembles
water,  brackish is a term used, but summertime the water resembles a dark
brown coffee-ish color.  I try to avoid getting it on me.

On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 1:04 PM David Wellerstein via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> Don’t know and not sure.  I had a diver come out and plug the hole
> immediately (thankfully) as we were taking on water.  Hauled the boat and
> had the yard do the replacements.  I’d have to go back and look up
> invoices.  Sorry!
>
> While new bronze seacocks may seize (and that’s a problem) without regular
> use, I don’t think they will break off as the Marelon did.  The yard was
> pretty insistent on not using them again but I know that opinions vary.
>
> David
> ’94 C320
> Hull #118
>
> > On Apr 29, 2024, at 9:12 AM, Jacob Lang <jjlang94 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Out of curiosity, did you use grocco? And what size thru hulls did you
> use for the galley?
> >
> >> On Apr 29, 2024, at 11:42, David Wellerstein via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I had a Marelon break off in my hand (sink drain) and will never use
> them again.  I’ve replaced them all with bronze seacocks.
> >>
> >>> On Apr 29, 2024, at 8:34 AM, Tony Kalish via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I have the Marelon through-hull valves on my 1999 Catalina 320.  I try
> >>> every year to lube and exercise the valves but they still bind and are
> >>> 'sticky'...they don't open/close smoothly.  I've been using the
> Marelube to
> >>> help keep them working, but doesn't seem to be working.  Any
> suggestions?
> >>> Anyone else have similar issues?
> >>
>
>