Hi folks-
Took apart and greased five Spartan seacocks on my CD27 this weekend...noticed that on the galley sink drain there is a Perko seacock...almost looks more like a ball-valve kinda thing than a Spartan. Does anyone have this arrangement? If so, how do you get the darned thing apart to lube it? Thanks!!
Clay Stalker
CD27 Salsa #247
Bristol Harbor, Rhode Island
cstalker@cheshire.net
Perko seacocks
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Bill Goldsmith
Re: Perko seacocks
Clay,
On Second Chance the galley sink drains through a small Spartan barrel seacock. However, when the PO repowered her they installed a new Perko ball valve for the engine intake (they installed a new one because the intake was on the other side from the old engine intake). It is my understanding that these ball valves do not disassemble, however some waterproof grease can be smeared on the ball to lube it.
I'm not altogether comfortable with the ball valve in view of the admonitions posted here, but I keep inspecting it, and replacing it with a true seacock is kinda low on my list right now.
Bill Goldsmith
CD27#173
Second Chance
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
goldy@bestweb.net
On Second Chance the galley sink drains through a small Spartan barrel seacock. However, when the PO repowered her they installed a new Perko ball valve for the engine intake (they installed a new one because the intake was on the other side from the old engine intake). It is my understanding that these ball valves do not disassemble, however some waterproof grease can be smeared on the ball to lube it.
I'm not altogether comfortable with the ball valve in view of the admonitions posted here, but I keep inspecting it, and replacing it with a true seacock is kinda low on my list right now.
Bill Goldsmith
CD27#173
Second Chance
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Clay Stalker wrote: Hi folks-
Took apart and greased five Spartan seacocks on my CD27 this weekend...noticed that on the galley sink drain there is a Perko seacock...almost looks more like a ball-valve kinda thing than a Spartan. Does anyone have this arrangement? If so, how do you get the darned thing apart to lube it? Thanks!!
Clay Stalker
CD27 Salsa #247
Bristol Harbor, Rhode Island
goldy@bestweb.net