Or “don’t mess with the seacocks” 🙂
Sam, happy owner of s/v Odyssée, one of the 106 Corsair 36 units built by Westerly between 1983 and 1986, came to us for a complete refit of her original seacocks and some general hull work.
We get a lot of these long-delayed project when the sailing season approaches. But this time, we were lucky and we could find a slot with the crane and on the hard just long enough to work out the project.
The decision was quicky made to replace all the original bronze seacock with state-of-the-art TrueDesign ones, from New Zealand.
When we check the side-by-side photo of both technologies, we can easily understand the benefits of going with TrueDesign: made out of glass-reinforced nylon composite, they are very strong and also light weight, with no metallic part, thus no oxydation.
“Designed and made in New Zealand for use in marine applications above and below the waterline, our Ball Valves are IMCI and Bureau Veritas approved to ISO standard 9093-2. They also comply with ABYC H-27 500Lb standard. They are ideal for controlling inlet and outlet water requirements.
True Design
Position Monitoring allows remote monitoring of Ball Valve Position. The Position Monitoring circuit can also be used as part of an engine or generator start interlock to ensure these don’t start without cooling water available.
The body of the Ball Valve is manufactured in glass-reinforced nylon composite with high impact and tensile strength resulting in a light weight unit, free from corrosion and electrolysis issues. The ball and sealing rings utilise a PTFE polymer to ensure a smooth action, and continuous ease of operation over many years. The Ball Valve is available in both BSP and NPS Parallel thread forms and can be locked in the closed position for use on toilet waste outlets.”
The True Design seacock units had been previously been ordered with our partner Andrea, from Nautilhouse here in Licata, and so we could conduct the work within the day.
And this is when one realizes modern-conception boats have a lot of holes in their hull – basically one per use.
After a little paint, then it was time to bring back the beautiful Odyssée to her natural element, and for Sam to resume his sailing season preparations.
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