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Originally Posted by seapadrik
Regarding the gate valves, i am getting hauled out this summer adn will replace those.
Please share your thoughts.
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Padrik, I just replaced all my old thru-hulls and valves with proper seacocks. I used the guide posted by MaineCruising here:
Replacing Thru-hulls. I was dreading this task, but as it turns out, it has been one of the easiest and most satisfying of this lengthy refit I've been doing. Access for me has good on two and bad on one thru hull. I went from 1/2" to 3/4" thru hulls and seacocks. Two tools I found indispensable were my Dremel SawMax
and a Step Wrench.
I actually spent more time working on the backing plates than anything else.
As for the wiring, do it right, cry once as Dave Neptune says.