View Single Post
  #8   IP: 76.72.128.131
Old 08-13-2014, 07:08 PM
tangaroa3 tangaroa3 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 65
Thanks: 3
Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post
Thanks everyone. The boat that this was in is a C&C Corvette. A 31 ft. sloop.
I think a more diligent job of routing things could be accomplished so this wouldn't hog up the whole port lazarette.
The water jacketed section runs aft...more or less level at appx. waterline, then that other copper section joined via the union joint extends upwards under the aft deck and the cooling water injected in again on the downward slope and out the transom.
The flange is pretty much toast. I actually had a spare stainless steel one from my Palmer, but just my luck, the bolt holes are slightly different.
I believe if this unit checks out OK, I can remake the flange/nipple section and simply reinstall as is with only a little modification to tidy things up.
I've come to like the idea of the large gate valve at the bottom of the system.
What better way to check for a leak in your internal water jacket than to occasionally open that gate valve and see if any water comes out?
Any opinion out there on using JB Weld or MarineTex to patch any pin holes found on the end caps?
Reply With Quote