Marelon Valve Replacement

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Laisve
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Re: Marelon Valve Replacement

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Camino wrote:
Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:17 pm
Can you tell where the valve is leaking? Forespar is easy to work with - the valve has numbers on the side and you can call forespar and get a replacement kit - the handle lever, black stack with 4 bolts/screws. Pretty easy and inexpensive fix. Basically the replacement kit is everything in pic two above.
Thanks all for your advice. The valve seemed to be leaking around the handle. Replacing the seals might help as you say.I ordered a replacement seacock off Ebay as a backup and will contact Forespar to get replacement parts.
We'd like to launch next week, but I guess replacing it in the water is OK if it still leaks?
Thanks again!
Freedom 40/40
Portsmouth, RI

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Camino
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Re: Marelon Valve Replacement

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Sorry haven’t seen this! With the boat in the water, take the white plug on the handle of the valve, tie a line to it, go under the boat and insert it into the through hole. Should fit perfectly Then with all parts ready at hand 😜 remove the 4 bolts, remove the housing, replace with nEw housing and replace bolts. When done pull the line to the cap and should be good. (“Should be…” is always an interesting word combination).
Tom and Stephanie
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