VicS
Well-known member
How many forumites does it take to remove a Blakes Seacock from a Longbow
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> 26 so far .......... and they still haven't got it off.
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> 26 so far .......... and they still haven't got it off.
Friday riddle.
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Lon nan Gruagach
Active member
Probably need to rub it a bit faster.
JumbleDuck
Well-known member
It's far harder to remove a longbow from a Blakes Seacock. Some people will try to flush anything down a sea toilet.
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Has anyone suggested hitting it with a hammer yet?
Lon nan Gruagach
Active member
The path to true enlightenment is long, with no short cuts.
JumbleDuck
Well-known member
Surely a low-loader could be used?
sailorman
Well-known member
Ydidtheywanttoremoveit
Kukri
Well-known member
True.. when my now-14-year-old son was still in nappies, his mother absent mindedly put a disposable plastic nappy in the Baby Blake... which swallowed it whole... but it stuck at the bend in the seacock. After careful thought I took the double clipped hose off the seacock, pulled the nappy clear, put the end of the hose in a bucket and shut the seacock very fast- I am a bit fussy about keeping Blakes' seacocks well greased...
PuffTheMagicDragon
Active member
Costheyrenuts!
In the unlikely event that it does need to be removed, this method is probably the quickest:
(1) 'Box' the hole from the outside (plug it with a piece of wood)
(2) Fit a cup drill slightly larger than the keeper ring of the bolts on a power drill
(3) Apply the drill point to the centre of the plug and cut around the ring
(4) Remove the valve, still attached to the resulting GRP disc
(5) Patch the hole properly
(6) Fit a new valve that is probably a poor substitute for the one that you have just removed
(7) Inform the forum about how clever you have been
(8) End of story.
vyv_cox
Well-known member
It's a Blakes seacock attached by four coach bolts.
Kelpie
Well-known member
Only if a ground survey is available
Davegriff
New member
Loathe to post this on the thread, and somebody has probably already mentioned this and I've missed it, but I did wonder. As there are two blakes close together in the photos, is the PO actually operating on the same one - inside and outside of the boat? Wouldn't be the first time....
clyst
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How about a couple of fenders or perhaps a hefty anchor ? Would they be of help ? Or perhaps a smear of Jelly .
PuffTheMagicDragon
Active member
Yes, Vyv, we know that.
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?466690-Nuts-are-off-Seacock-Woes!!!!
vyv_cox
Well-known member
Yes, Vyv, we know that.
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?466690-Nuts-are-off-Seacock-Woes!!!!
Sorry, missed the sarcasm in you first post
