Corroding seacock handles

[biscuit]

My recent, good quality DZR sea cocks have the usual poor quality handles, rapidly corroding under the coloured plastic coating. I'm sure this is a common problem, but I cant seem to find a supplier of replacement handles.
Any one one know of a source, preferably of better quality?

 

[VicS]

My recent, good quality DZR sea cocks have the usual poor quality handles, rapidly corroding under the coloured plastic coating. I'm sure this is a common problem, but I cant seem to find a supplier of replacement handles.
Any one one know of a source, preferably of better quality?

ASAP supplies ?

 

[johnalison]

Mine are not wonderful, so I paint them with Hammerite.

 

[rotrax]

Mine are not wonderful, so I paint them with Hammerite.

Just what I was about to suggest.

A previous boat had a very rusty propshaft coupling, a small leak from the engine causing the corrosion.

I repaired the leak, used my H/D bench grinder fitted with a 7 inch diameter wire wheel to clean up the coupling and painted it with silver Hammerite.

It looked like new, and was still good 7 years later.

 

[Hydrozoan]

Are they of this type? Zinc coated and SS in various sizes: https://www.marinechandlery.com/replacement-ball-valve-handle

 

[pvb]

Easy to replace them with stainless steel handles.

 

[colind3782]

Easy to replace them with stainless steel handles.

From where?

 

[pvb]

From where?

Well, you could start with the link in post 5, or you could always be brave and Google for yourself.

 

[colind3782]

Well, you could start with the link in post 5, or you could always be brave and Google for yourself.

Whoops! Missed that post Doesn't look like they will fit my seacock and I've Googled it aggressively.

 

[RichardS]

Doesn't look like they will fit my seacock and I've Googled it aggressively.

That'll teach 'em.

Richard

 

[VicS]

Whoops! Missed that post Doesn't look like they will fit my seacock and I've Googled it aggressively.

There are 3 different size options

 

[Brent Swain]

Build new ones out of type 316 stainless. Mine have given me zero problems, in over 40 years of use.

 

[colind3782]

That'll teach 'em.

Richard

I can't be doing with all that passive googling

 

[biscuit]

Thanks all. Of course I had done an internet search: ASAP have nothing, but the marine chandlery ones look better, I will sort out the sizes.

 

[rotrax]

Thanks all. Of course I had done an internet search: ASAP have nothing, but the marine chandlery ones look better, I will sort out the sizes.

What-taking the easy and sensible way out!

Why not do as BS suggests. Buy some 20mmX 3mm S/S strip, cut into lengths, cut, file or grind the end to a nice profile for a nice smooth feel, drill two holes in the other end-I am assuming you dont have a milling machine-join these holes by painstakingly filing untill they fit the shaped fitting on the seacock.

Should only take you a few hours, cost just the material and a few wrecked drills/files. Perhaps a couple of grazes or scuffs on your hands.

Once done, they will last 40 years-I know, BS told me.

Or, order the off the shelf ones and go sailing....................................