Replacement Sea **** Handle

[BigNige]

I need a replacement handle for one of my sea cocks, it is bent, see photos below. Can anyone identify the manufacturer, or suggest a similar item?


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Nigel

[sailingdog]

BigNige-

It might help if you said what make and model of boat you have, since different manufacturers tend to use different companies for their OEM hardware. For instance, modern Catalinas all use Garhauer blocks for their rigging.

[BigNige]

Yes, good point. It's a Bavaria 47 Cruiser, built at the end of 2000.

[Freesail99]

As a bad seacock can sink a boat, why not replace the entire seacock on your next haul out ? For the time being try and make the handle usable.

[Zanshin]

Freesail - just out of curiosity, why do you think that the 8-year old seacock is bad? I've replaced 2 similar handles on my boat - broken mainly because they were bad castings and I used too much force pushing the wrong way and this pictures looks like a bend could have been done for the same reason.

[sailingdog]

Free—

The seacock might be perfectly fine... it could just be a broken handle.

[Freesail99]

Originally Posted by Zanshin

Freesail - just out of curiosity, why do you think that the 8-year old seacock is bad? I've replaced 2 similar handles on my boat - broken mainly because they were bad castings and I used too much force pushing the wrong way and this pictures looks like a bend could have been done for the same reason.

I am not sure it is bad, but I can buy a new seacock for $69.00. A new boat is going to cost me how much? Or the water damage is going to cost me how much to repair?
It is why I said replace on the next haul out and not haul out the boat now and replace. To me, it is just a case of, I rather be safe then sorry. Cheap insurance and if it was me, I sleep better at night.

[Maine Sail]

From the photo I'm actually kind of horrified that a builder as recently as 2000 was still using steel handled valves? I would only hope that the valve it's self is actually bronze, stainless or at the least red brass and we know it isn't Marelon..

Most valve makers, when building "marine rated" valves, use either stainless, bronze or red brass handles. Of course this is a European built boat and the valve is obviously from Italy. I would try and confirm the actual metallurgy of the valve itself before trying to source a handle as replacing the entire valve might be the best option if it's not bronze or red brass..