I almost left the seacocks alone and was just planning on adding some lube and away I go.  Glad I did not.  I have now taken all of them out.  12 of them, plus one other through hull fitting.  The Seacocks are the original 30 year old all bronze seacocks and they are in good shape.  A little green, but that is just cosmetic.  A few had steel pipes attached to them and have filled with rust over the year.  WHO DOES THAT!  Put a STEEL pipe BELOW the water line on an intake valve?    I removed 1...
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