Seacocks Going Back in
Posted by Bryan on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Under: Seacocks
All the seacocks have been fixed up and are going back on the boat. New 1/2 inch solid fiberglass backing boards were made and epoxied into place, replacing the wood. The seacocks were all lapped and cleaned. I used a bronze brush wheel to clean up the treads to make things easier to put things back together. A Dremel with a bronze brush was used for the female threads. I also got rid of all the old caulk on the bottom, making them shiny. Now I know that bronze will turn green and that is a good thing, but I got carried away with that shiny look and made a bit more shiny. The seacocks had so much grease, oil, rust, and unknown gunk on them that every time I touched them my hands came away black and greasy. After the brushing and lapping, they all got a good bath to get rid of the lapping compound, then wiped down, and reassembled. Now to install. I haven't greased them yet.
I debated putting in a seachest, however in the end, I decided, since all the seacocks are in good working order, to just reinstall. I had some great helpers. They were good at keeping all the pieces together and not mixing them around.
Then I put them back in.
Moved seacock (not caulked in yet, just dry fitted)
I debated putting in a seachest, however in the end, I decided, since all the seacocks are in good working order, to just reinstall. I had some great helpers. They were good at keeping all the pieces together and not mixing them around.
Then I put them back in.
Before After
(Different angle)
Just the new backing plates with a coat of bilge coat paint.
Moved seacock (not caulked in yet, just dry fitted)
In : Seacocks
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