TECHNICAL SEACOCK MISCONCEPTIONS
Mar 26, 2020
4 minutes
How long should your seacocks last? That was the question posted recently on the Yachting Monthly forum along with recommendations for when to replace them and with what.
There followed about 90 replies, some of which were, in my view, poor advice. Comments such as ‘the ones with green handles are the best’, ‘just change the valve’, ‘definitely bond them’ or ‘paint them, that stops them corroding’ show the perceptions of what some boat owners think and also concerns me. It’s worth remembering that what is shiny isn’t necessarily bronze these days! Seacocks are vital, so it is well worth taking the time to understand them fully.
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