valves

I am about to replace the 20-year-old hoses. They are starting to permeate, and some even have checking in the outer surface layer... :( Our '88 model has the then-standard Ericson "full Monty" waste management system that allows direct overboard via Y-valve, or, into a 15 gallon (Ronco Plastics...

In another thread there was a mention of lubricating Marelon valves. I have heard before that this is necessary periodically. What is the procedure?

I recently purchased a 1985 32-3. The boat has two Rule 500 gph bilge pumps. One is in the shower bilge and one in the main bilge (the next bilge back). Both have check valves installed. The shower bilge gets a lot of water draining into it from the mast due to all the rain we get up here in the...

Can anyone tell me the size of the icebox valves under the galley sink on my 35-3? I had one of them break in the closed position and I would like to have the part in hand when going to the boat next. Also, is it fairly easy to R/R them? At first glance it appeared thay are very tight to the...

Posted the below on the Sailnet Ericson group. Got some good feedback, but the more the merrier. I'm still looking for sources for the bronze elbows, especially since one has to go in about a foot beyond the mixing elbow and the fiberglass elbows say you need to be at least two feet away...

i have 2 valves,,,gate valves but dont know where they go..... i had the boat hauled power washed and scrapped awhile back... there were no holes on the outside that led to the inside whic means no thru hull outlet....the valves go thru the hull inside but not thru the bottom that i could...

Ericson gang: After some prompting by members of this email list, I decided to complete a long-overdue valve adjustment on our Universal diesel. Along the way, I picked up a few bits of engine lore, reported below for the benefit of other weekend tinkerers. We have a Universal M25XP...

Hello Folks, Jarod here, I will be replacing the thru hulls for the head this wkd along with the gate valve for the discharge and the seized ball valve for the inlet. I have the gate valve/thru hull seized on at the moment and i need to get a few things to get it off. While I am out...

ok, my new boat seems to have ancient, and frozen, gate valves at the through-hulls- so, a) how do i recognize a dangerous situation before it happens... and b) this fall when i haul out and begin a winter re-fit, what type/make valve, or seacock, do i want to replace them all with...

I removed holding tank and all the hoses then painted as did Sean on his project site; ordered new Ronco tank arriving soon. My question is, is that the origional boat drawing shows no "Y" valves - just one pump out line, one discarge from the holding tank to the whale pump then to the sea...