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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