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• Thru Hulls... R&R
  • Don't forget to drop the mast before hauling to eliminate undue stress on the rig.
    • Gosh I had it hauled for the survey...
  • Let the yard do it
    • What were the reasons it cost so much Dave?
      • Costs
        • Yikes!
  • Gene you've read all the advice
    • The money time equation doesn't work here...
  • That sounds reasonable. What's odd to me, is this a quote, a fixed price to do the job?
    • Estimate.
      • Well, as a builder myself,....
  • It's not very difficult to do yourself but
    • Do I trust myself???
  • Gene... what is the scope?
    • all bronze...
      • The Groco tri-flange base seacock is $185 from Defender?
        • this
          • You are replacing the threaded "thru hull" but not the valves?
            • No actually...
              • That's what I figured you were doing. Sounds reasonable to me.
              • So,IF they're quoting $300 Furnished & Installed (as is said in the GC business)...
          • Apollo valves
  • Nobody cares about your boat as much as you do
    • Thanks for the education... Good stuff
    • The interesting thing about that site...
      • Actually, it's my understanding that
        • The threads on a proper seacock match the threads on the thru-hull...
          • The Groco seacock actually DOES use a ball valve
            • Pretty much all seacocks now use ball valves, however...
              • To calrify....
                • "clarify"
                • To clarify even more...
  • Coming in a bit late, I would do it myself..
    • Gene..
  • GeneC where are you located?
    • San Diego
  • Use Marelon
    • I agree.
    • Servicing Marelon? How?
      • Marelon are serviceable, and come in two flavors....
        • DDW.....
          • The newer ones do not have the locking pin...
            • Brian..
              • My new one...
          • Don't know the whole model history, but mine come apart...
    • OH man. I disagree. Had failures on marelon thru hulls, never use one again.
    • Over 184 years of experience
      • I din't know you was that old. You're keeping yourself well...
      • Have "plastics" been around that long?
        • Well it does take 8 seacocks to get that much experience
          • Serially? THat's what I'd expect with Marelon...
      • Based on that I have 260 years of experience...
        • Marelon...