Seacock handle broke

[Bouba]

Eventually during the night I recovered sufficiently to have another go (nothing on the tv). And cut more and more, millimetre by millimetre it came off.
I then watched some more telly, then set the alarm for six am (the crane operator arrives just after eight).
In fact the light woke me at five..,it’s strange lying in bed, looking out the overhead hatch…and seeing a crane looming above.

 

[Bouba]

So I cleaned up the thread of the thru hull…I had damaged some thread…but I calculated that I could lose a half inch in height…so using the Dremmel, I cut the top of the thru hull off. Cleaned it up, test fitted the new seacock…then applied copious amounts of Silkaflex 291i and installed it.

 

[Bouba]

The main body of the old seacock was attached to a 90 degree bend which was attached to a two inch hose pipe fitting. I needed those parts ..,because the chandler only opened at 8.30am.. so while I could safely be in the water …it would not be connected to the filter or engine. So I would have to be towed back.

 

[Seastoke]

My money is on the local guy did it ,and phoned him this morning , Ha Mr Boob it ok.

 

[Bouba]

I took the part to the work bench in the port…cut off most of the old seacock body so it could fit in the vice…then I got one of the legs that they use to prop up yachts on land…and that became my four foot lever.,,which I used to remove the parts I wanted. Cleaned up the thread, applied 291i and attached. The boat was good to go and I drank coffee while waiting for the crane people

 

[Bouba]

They put the boat in the water while I checked the integrity of the work…I gave the go ahead and then cast off. Luckily it all went smoothly because a large commercial boat was coming into port wanting to be taken out

 

[Seastoke]

We are flying in tomorrow , are we having beer n natter some time.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Have you got any pictures of your 70mm "spanners" after you had applied some leverage to them.

 

[Bouba]

We are flying in tomorrow , are we having beer n natter some time.

Absolutely…I will talk to the wife…Marseille is 100 km away…there isn’t any good boaty weather (ironic that I did all this work for a weather window that closed) so it will be a road trip

 

[Seastoke]

Absolutely…I will talk to the wife…Marseille is 100 km away…there isn’t any good boaty weather (ironic that I did all this work for a weather window that closed) so it will be a road trip

E will making our way doing the coast so which way are you. My number is
07860436985

 

[Moonbeam]

Beneteau say that where they make their thru hull holes, it's solid fibre glass, not cored. No reason not to believe them.

Video below of Beneteau 'cubed' balsa core Bouba mentions. Fast forward to about 2 mins 45 secs. You need to click on the 'watch on youtube'

 

[markc]

Well done for getting it sorted!

 

[Bouba]

Have you got any pictures of your 70mm "spanners" after you had applied some leverage to them.

They survived ....but my giant grips have proved the best...it’s just I don’t always have the room to swing them

 

[Bouba]

My money is on the local guy did it ,and phoned him this morning , Ha Mr Boob it ok.

The wife wanted to call the guy from the first, and every minute after I started....she recognizes when I get into ‘stubborn old man’ mood ....in fact I recognize it when you lot start writing rubbish

 

[Wansworth]

Keep the PBO flag flying

 

[stelican]

Very well done, So did you reuse the back nut to orientate the seacock

 

[Refueler]

The wife wanted to call the guy from the first, and every minute after I started....she recognizes when I get into ‘stubborn old man’ mood ....in fact I recognize it when you lot start writing rubbish

My Wife says I am a Stubborn Scrooge ..... maybe we share something ??

 

[Bouba]

Very well done, So did you reuse the back nut to orientate the seacock

Do you mean the nut on the thru hull that is on the inside of the boat ?....because I made sure I didn’t move it

 

[roa312]

It was a hard job…like going fifteen rounds with Joe Frazier only to realise that the money isn’t worth it…it’s not a job I’d wish on my worst enemy…or even you lot.

Good to hear it all worked out - and thank you for entertaining us meanwhile!

I especially liked the little sidetrack discussion re the new seacock handle

 

[Bouba]

Good to hear it all worked out - and thank you for entertaining us meanwhile!

I especially liked the little sidetrack discussion re the new seacock handle

They would not shut up about that bloody handle