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PVC Below Waterline? Please Don’t..

Tags: Marine Seacock & Thru-Hull Fittings|

Oh Fu¢k..!!!! I know many boat builders often used improper seacocks, eg; a ball valve threaded directly to on a thru-hull [...]

Seacock Backing Plates

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Start by Drilling a Hole Many readers have asked me how to install stronger, flanged seacocks without also drilling extra holes [...]

Rebuilding A Perko Bronze Sea Strainer

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All The Pieces In Maine we get long winters, and it gives us plenty of time to do projects, projects many [...]

Proper Installation Of Double Hose Clamps

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Male Adapter Too Short Quite often when working on boats I notice or see odd fitting hoses. It doesn't take much [...]

Installing A Seacock In A New Location

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Choose the Location This photo is showing the spot for the new seacock & thru-hull as chosen from inside the vessel. [...]

Freshwater System Winterizing

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What Not To Use For winterizing your fresh water system you will need a few items. The number one item to have is [...]

External Strainers OMG

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"RC My Engine is Overheating?" Over the years I have really grown to distrust and dislike external intake strainers of either the scoop type [...]

Seacock Failure Testing

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The Test Bench I had been meaning to test the strength of a ball valve threaded directly onto a thru-hull, as [...]

Servicing Tapered Cone Seacocks

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Anatomy of a Tapered Cone Seacock These are the parts of a Spartan Marine tapered cone or tapered plug seacock. Over [...]

Replacing Thru-Hulls and Seacocks

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Tip: If you would like a higher resolution or larger photo simply click on the picture and it will get bigger. [...]

Seacock & Thru-Hull Primer

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These are called Thru-Hulls This item is called a thru-hull or sometimes a mushroom-head or even a skin fitting. They are [...]

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