[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 in St. Maarten

[Jesse Shumaker]

Roger and Mike, thanks for the detailed answers!

Jesse

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 3:07 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> Roger,
>
> I think the links to the Defender webpages are as follows:
>
> Forespar Marelon Full-Flow Seacock with Mushroom Through-Hull (selector):
> https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|51|2234261|2234264&id=6148873
>
> 1-1/2" x 1-1/4" valve:
> https://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1&id=6148983
>
> Brochure with Dimensional Drawings:
> https://www.defender.com/pdf/503762_BROCH_DIMS.pdf
>
> Installation Guide:
> https://www.defender.com/pdf/FORE_FLOW_INSTALL.pdf
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> I'd rather be sailing :~)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> ROGER
> PIHLAJA
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 2:52 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>;
> dlwelchne at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 in St. Maarten
>
> Jesse,
>
> Here's a combination 1-1/2" thru hull and matching seacock kit from
> Defender
> Marine ( www.Defender.com<http://www.Defender.com> ).  Marelon is a glass
> fiber reinforced polymer composite that was developed for structural marine
> (i.e. seawater) applications.  Marelon is not susceptible to electrolysis
> corrosion the way bronze is.  Basically, you would remove your existing
> thru
> hull and replace it with this.  The kit includes straight and 90 deg hose
> barbs for attaching the drain hose from the galley sink.  I would use the
> straight hose barb to avoid the potential flow obstruction in the 90 deg
> elbow.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
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>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
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> From: Jesse Shumaker<mailto:jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 8:00 AM
> To: dlwelchne at yahoo.com<mailto:dlwelchne at yahoo.com>; The Rhodes 22 Email
> List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 in St. Maarten
>
> Dave, where did you get the thru-hull valve?  Can you tell us about the
> installation process?
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse Shumaker
> S/V Zephyr
>
> On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 7:41 PM dlwelchne--- via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> >  Peter,
> > After buying our '86 Rhodes 22 in September, one of the things we
> > ordered for it is a 1/4 turn thru-hull valve at the hull at the bottom
> > of the sink drain hose.
> > Dave
> >     On Friday, January 7, 2022, 08:17:43 PM CST, Peter Nyberg <
> > peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Roger,
> >
> > Could you please describe the scenario in which the failure of one of
> > those hoses would cause the boat to founder quickly?  I'm not quite
> > seeing it, and I'd guess that Dynamic Equilibrium is the only boat in
> > the R22 fleet with a valve on that thru hull.
> >
> > BTW, I hope your recovery is going well.
> >
> > Peter Nyberg
> > Coventry, CT
> > s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> >
> > > On 2022-01-07, at 18:15:10 EST, ROGER PIHLAJA wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Rob,
> > >
> > > You might want to install a real thru hull with a valve.  If one of
> > those hoses
> > > fail, you're going down pretty quick!  It's a pretty easy upgrade
> > > and
> > definitely
> > > cheap insurance.  It was one of the first things I changed on S/V
> > Dynamic
> > > Equilibrium after I bought the boat in 1987.
> > >
> > > Roger Pihlaja
> > > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >
> >
> >
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