Unused Seacock?

[Tim Good]

I have an unused Seacock. Can I blank it out or remove the skin fitting and glass over?

Or am I best to just service it, wire the handle closed and put a good bung in it?

 

[PlankWalker]

I'd do the latter, sea cocks are like switches on a switch panel, one day you'l wish you had another one (watermaker, seawater tap perhaps).

 

[Poignard]

I have an unused Blake's seacock and I just locked it shut by tightening the retaining plate so it can't be turned.

 

[Gwylan]

I have an unused Seacock. Can I blank it out or remove the skin fitting and glass over?

Or am I best to just service it, wire the handle closed and put a good bung in it?

Glass it over - see the epistle according to West Systems for suggestions.

Best to do it with the boat out of the water though! You might find things get a bit exciting and not end the way you might have hoped otherwise.

 

[planteater]

I have two. They will get glassed over but it's not a priority.

 

[Porthandbuoy]

I glassed one over as per the West Systems method. The original seacock had been blanked off with a lump of brass. It didn't leak or weep, but sometimes condensation would run off it.