nigelmercier
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Replacement seacock handle wanted
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But which?
colind3782
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Just got round to trying to remove my rusted heads seacock handle. The nut came off fine but will the handle come off? Seized solid. I don't want to **** it too hard for fear of damaging the seacock and making everything unnecessarily moist. A couple of beers and I'll have another go! 
Bojangles
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Same as image in post 2
Bojangles
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Just got round to trying to remove my rusted heads seacock handle. The nut came off fine but will the handle come off? Seized solid. I don't want to **** it too hard for fear of damaging the seacock and making everything unnecessarily moist. A couple of beers and I'll have another go!
I had a seized one, the handle (same as post 2) broke almost immediately trying to close, another seized closed, I decided to change 4 of them, will do over the weekend as boat is out just now. Problem is, completely lost confidence in these "made in Italy" ones with the rubbish handles. Think I'll sleep easier knowing better ones are fitted. Have to admit I wasn't good at closing them every time I left the boat, new regime in place now...
nigelmercier
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jwilson
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Have yesterday spent several hours in awkward space getting two plated "Made in Italy" heads seacocks off, and bought two bronze seacocks with S/S handles to replace, which I'll fit today. Came from Seaware - http://www.seaware.co.uk/Products/BRZ-BALL-VALVE--plus--SS-HANDLE--1-12__10982.aspx though I went into their shop, being nearby.
This on a Jeanneau launched 2005, it was obvious that the original seacocks must have been installed before other interior mouldings were glassed in, only access without using a chainsaw was through a tiny hatch.
Interesting that although I don't know the metal of the plated originals, and others have said theirs have disintegrated in a few years, the metal of the seacocks themselves appears sound: I am replacing them because the handles have worn holes making them wobbly - though not rusty - and the ball valves themselves have become stiff - one very stiff. Once the new ones are fitted I'll grind away some of the plating on the old seacocks and look at the metal underneath. If I find any signs of dezincification I'll change the remaining three seacocks (engine water, sink and shower outlet) that both look externally very clean and work smoothly.
The skin fittings themselves appear to be bronze, and show no signs at all of dezincification - metal hard, no pinky patches.
Stoshak
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I have a 2005 Jeanneau. It had the plated type ball valves and skinfittings of indeterminate material.
I had no help whatsoever from Jeanneau or their UK agents in identifying the material, so I replaced the lot with components sourced from ASAP. Not the sort of job you need to do too often, parts cost c£400.
I feel much better now, and so does the boat.
I had no help whatsoever from Jeanneau or their UK agents in identifying the material, so I replaced the lot with components sourced from ASAP. Not the sort of job you need to do too often, parts cost c£400.
I feel much better now, and so does the boat.