Leaking Seacock Mounting plates

[mrdopes]

hI,

i have an an older Uniflite. It is a 23' hardtop cruiser. . It has 4 (four( through-hull fittings with seacocks that are no longer being used. Two of them, in the rear of the boat, are leaking at the mounting plates. It looks like a cheap wood was used, and the wood is now falling apart, because of age, and there is water coming in.

the seacocks are not being used. They are just there. There is nothing hooked up to them and I have no plan to hook anything up to them. Would it be an option to just remove them completely and fiberglass them in??? or, am I stuck with them???

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated and details for how to repair, or fiberglass them in, or a link to a source, would also be a huge help.

Thanks

 

[oops!]

Re: Leaking Seacock Mounting plates

we would need pics....every thing you need to know is right here on i boats. just hit search....read the hull extension thread....it has detailed info on glassing...

if you can get to the thru hulls from the interior....great....but the rotten wood must come out...you cant glass to it....so to help you.....we need pics

cheers
oops

 

[mrdopes]

Re: Leaking Seacock Mounting plates

okay.... i will take some pictures first thing in the morning.

thanks

 

[mrdopes]

Re: Leaking Seacock Mounting plates

here is a picture of one of the seacocks. there is a hose attached that was connected to the over-board dumping system for the head. I took the head out and no longer need the seacock. My question is would i be able to pull them out and just fiberglass the holes in, or am i stuck with them??

The two seacocks in the rear of the boat were for water pick-up. Now, they are no longer being used either. I have easy access to all four of them. So, since they are not being used, would it be easier to plug the holes and fiberglass over them, or would it be safer to just fix them and keep the seacocks in place?


thanks in advance