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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Sat Aug 28 1999 - 23:21:48 EDT
In a message dated 8/23/99 7:17:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
<<
I don't have Wilcox, they were Taiwanese (past tense). Doesn't it concern
you though that they can take awhile!!! to close by the time you go through
all the gyrations to close a valve. I considered that a safety issue and
hence replaced many of them. I prefer the marallon for small valves and
bronze ball valves for large ones: for the safety reason of being able to
quickly close if necessary and they are situated where they are not stepped
on.
>>
Sandra,
I like the Wilcox seacocks for several reasons:
The flanged base allows me to bolt the valves securely to the hull. Most
other sea valves screw onto a threaded pipe, such as a thru-hull, which is a
much weaker arrangement.
The tapered plug is easily removed.
The two !/8" ips tapped holes (for draining or grease fittings) on the body
make it easy to lubricate the valve.
The handle is removable and robust.
The whole unit is bronze.
I have never had problems with these units that was not easy to fix.
As long as I grease and operate the valve at least once a year, I have never
had to go through "gyrations" to operate any of the many (twenty-something)
valves on Bandersnatch.
They can be opened or closed with a quick 90 degree movement of the operating
handle.
Whether a valve is open or closed can be determined by touch, with or without
the handle attached.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Moored 79th St Marina, NYC
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