Ensenada Crab
Member I
i am replacing both valves on the thru hulls draining the cockpit. no problem to starboard. But the port side is located so close to the engine frame (which has a cut-out for the valve) it is impossible to remove the (i think) 45 degree elbow below the valve. and given there is a union and an elbow above the valve, its impossible to take out the valve without cutting a hole through the bulkhead or (as in my case) they cut the elbow off. that section was clearly not going back on as it was originally configured
the boat yard wanted to seal the existing thru hull and install a new one in a more convenient location. yikes.
ideally that 45 degree elbow should have been removed (and may yet be) but that will require removing the engine. so we'll see how plan B goes first. which is to re-snug the 45 degree elbow, install a new valve and then attached a short flexible hose to the top of the valve, eliminating the original elbow attached to the valve. the original tee will connect the two flexible drain hoses from the cockpit to the short hose section above the valve.
hope that all makes sense. given what looks like an impossible return to original configuration situation. am i missing the magical part or did they install the thru hull section before completing the bulkhead and installing the engine?
what other solutions have been used?
the boat yard wanted to seal the existing thru hull and install a new one in a more convenient location. yikes.
ideally that 45 degree elbow should have been removed (and may yet be) but that will require removing the engine. so we'll see how plan B goes first. which is to re-snug the 45 degree elbow, install a new valve and then attached a short flexible hose to the top of the valve, eliminating the original elbow attached to the valve. the original tee will connect the two flexible drain hoses from the cockpit to the short hose section above the valve.
hope that all makes sense. given what looks like an impossible return to original configuration situation. am i missing the magical part or did they install the thru hull section before completing the bulkhead and installing the engine?
what other solutions have been used?