Seacocks on CD 30 Powerboat

[Walt Bilofsky]

Golden Phoenix was just hauled, and the boatyard is not happy with one of the Spartan Marine cooling water intake seacocks. It is next to the keel, close against the engine stringer.

They don't like the nuts on the barrel almost touching the stringer. It's hard to work with. My experience has been that you have to pull the barrel most of the way out to get the nuts off, but so what?

They also don't like the fact that the backing block on the inside is not a full circle - it had to be cut to fit against the stringer. My thought is that the hull is plenty thick, so it's probably strong enough.

The yard wants to move the intake outboard of the stringer and forward of the engine. I doubt that this will get it out of the water when the boat is on plane, or getting there - but it's a concern.

Any advice - or even better, experience - would be welcome.

Thanks,

Walt Bilofsky



bilofsky@toolworks.com

[Tom]

Golden Phoenix was just hauled, and the boatyard is not happy with one of the Spartan Marine cooling water intake seacocks. It is next to the keel, close against the engine stringer.

They don't like the nuts on the barrel almost touching the stringer. It's hard to work with. My experience has been that you have to pull the barrel most of the way out to get the nuts off, but so what?

They also don't like the fact that the backing block on the inside is not a full circle - it had to be cut to fit against the stringer. My thought is that the hull is plenty thick, so it's probably strong enough.


The yard wants to move the intake outboard of the stringer and forward of the engine. I doubt that this will get it out of the water when the boat is on plane, or getting there - but it's a concern.

Any advice - or even better, experience - would be welcome.

Thanks,

Walt Bilofsky

Walt we have both been around a while and we know that this is primarily a sailboat web site.So I have to offer you a different opinion; if it isn't broke think about not trying to fix it!The relocation of the seacock, for a once a year evolution will entail cutting a new hole in your bottom patching up the old one.getting a ,new hose and probably a new seacock.Now if you get some insight from som previous CD owners that have had a similar quandry and moved it ,OK I would think about it.My opionion if it was put that way in the first place leave it alone .Reguards Tom



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[J. Merenda]

Walt,
We have our CD30 Powerboat serviced by a very reliable yard, even had it surveyed a couple of times, and have never received any negative feedback about the seacock location. Personally, I feel the fewer holes in the bottom of the boat the better.
Good Luck,
Joe

Golden Phoenix was just hauled, and the boatyard is not happy with one of the Spartan Marine cooling water intake seacocks. It is next to the keel, close against the engine stringer.

They don't like the nuts on the barrel almost touching the stringer. It's hard to work with. My experience has been that you have to pull the barrel most of the way out to get the nuts off, but so what?

They also don't like the fact that the backing block on the inside is not a full circle - it had to be cut to fit against the stringer. My thought is that the hull is plenty thick, so it's probably strong enough.

The yard wants to move the intake outboard of the stringer and forward of the engine. I doubt that this will get it out of the water when the boat is on plane, or getting there - but it's a concern.

Any advice - or even better, experience - would be welcome.

Thanks,

Walt Bilofsky

jmerenda@optonline.net