Seacock Location on 2000 Osprey 200

[TJS]

Greetings,

New memeber. Just bought a 2000 Osprey 200. Great forum. I used to use Classic Mako. It was a life saver.
I am replacing the water pump under the console. I also want to rig a raw water washdown system. I'm not sure where the valve is to turn water on / off at the through hull fitting. The pump may have burned out because the valve is closed. Manual gives a diagram of water flow but no speccific locations. Where is the seacock?

Thanks very much for the help. Look forward to working with you guys.

Tim

[RickK]

Welcome aboard Tim.
My valve is on the thru-hull pipe that the pump is attached to but yours apparently isn't.

If you can post some pix, we might be able to help you.

[Miguel]

Rickk:
Is that seacock plastic?

[RickK]

Rickk:
Is that seacock plastic?

Might be - don't remember exactly but I do remember turning the valve once to see if it was free and I think at least the handle and shaft is plastic.  Whatever it is, it's probably original and will stay that way for a while

[TJS]

I'll get a picture or two.

I have a thru-hull under the boat about mid-way and another at the water line in the bow (drainnage?).

I'll repost with pictures.

Thanks.

Tim

[LilRichard]

Rick- You might consider upgrading that seacock... I will give you a hand if you'd like.  It's not a huge deal, but if you're gonna be leaving your boat in the water a lot for camping trips it might be worthwhile.

[RickK]

So what is the concern? I realize thru-hulls sink boats, so do these break off by themselves?  Do they disintegrate over time?  Seems like it is in great shape but I read some horror stories about scuppers in general (brass and nylon) but they never found out/explained what the cause of the failure was.  It does have a shield below it on the hull bottom so it'd be tough to scrape the thru-hull off.

[LilRichard]

The concern is that yes, plastic becomes brittle over time.  I have never heard much about brass thru hull sinking boats because of them dislodging... typically the brass ones sink boats because they freeze, then when they're needed they cannot be shut off.  That or they're just left open with the boat unattended and a hose fails... thus the boat sinks anyway.

[Miguel]

Rickk:
As LilRichard stated, the matrix composition of most polymers can change over time, and with exposure to UV rays, saltwater and other factors.  Some become brittle, some chalk on the surface, others soften, and so on......
The point is that your seacock does not look like it was intended for heavy marine use, basically because:
1.  It is plastic.
2.  It appears like you have a valve that requires many turns to open and shut, better intended for a garden hose.  Marine seacocks tend to have levers that only require a quarter of a turn for fast operation.  An added benefit is that you can know of the valve is open or shut just by looking at it.
Your plastic valve may outlive your boat, but it can also sink it  :cry: .  Brass threaded thru-hull tubes with integral grills are not so expensive.  Couple that with a quality brass seacock and you have an A-1 installation.

[RickK]

Thanks for the heads up - I'll take a look at it before I put the fresh water tank back there. The pump on top is intended to be a livewell circ pump and if you notice, the output has a "y" on it.  A previous owner tapped into it for a raw water washdown, which I use too. Since I don't need the baitwell and use it for storage, I'd like to put a "mo powerful" pump on it for the raw water washdown anyway.

[RickK]

Tim, didn't mean to derail your topic here , maybe some good came out of it though.
Please post your progress pix for us to learn from.

[TJS]

I have not figured out how to post a picture.

I did find and confirm the seacock is in the corner of the bilge. I am glad the system did not fail in my first season with the boat because it was open all year. I put a new pump in and hooked up a washdown in addition to the livewell. I'll probably use the washdown almost exclusively.

Thanks for the help!!

Tim

[RickK]

Tim, if you scroll down about a third of the way in this topic, it shows step-by-step how to post pix.