Posted by seaduck on 02/23/06 - 5:52 PM
#1
Howdy guys and gals,
I have a couple questions about whats going on under the waterline on my 27 fc(inboard), Hopefully someone here can help.
First, as I try to remove and hopefully salvage my two (frozen) engine intake seacocks I noticed that the thru hulls are plastic and the seacocks bronze does this seem right?
Now for the stranger one, after removing the bronze sea scoops from the hull I realized there were another set of (obviously) smaller scoops that were corrded to the point that the (screen) part was nothing but a hole.
anyway my question is should there be two sea scoops one on top of the other like that? because I cant figure it out.
Thanks for any replies.
Posted by Jeff on 02/24/06 - 9:25 AM
#2
Sea,
If you could take some photos I bet that would help. I can not invision what you are talking about......
Posted by Dick on 02/24/06 - 6:00 PM
#3
seaduck
It is normal to use bronze intakes and sea cocks for cooling water intake. As Jeff suggested pictures would help solve the problem. Plastic/nylon thru hulls are not normaly used for intake.
Posted by seaduck on 02/24/06 - 6:55 PM
#4
Thanks for the replies guys,
I'll try to get pictures of the parts I spoke of in issue #2 up as soon as I can (they are off the boat)
as far as issue #1 goes I was/am confused on the mixing of a plastic thru-hull and a bronze seacock.
Also, on the issue of the frozen seacocks that I am having a hard time removing I'm thinking I'll try to whack or cut off the thru-hull and lift (hopefully) the seacock assembly Through the inboard side and replace the thru-hull with a bronze one.
I just cant figure out why the previous owner(s) would mix the plastic and bronze like that and curious how it came from the factory>
Thanks again fella's
Edited by seaduck on 02/24/06 - 6:56 PM