bronze VS marelon seacocks

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:47 am

i just visited the forespar website and looked at their new flush out marelon seacocks..... since i have to replace all of mine in the spring anyway, i was thinking of going to this technology but two of the boat yards in my area REFUSE to even install them. i was wondering if any of you have any opinions regarding this. i like the fact that they do not require bonding to the boats system, but, how safe is the technology and what is the failure rate.
thanks.
aaron

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:05 am

Thet are suppose to be good . But on my boat I would stay with bronze

g36 · Post by **g36** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:31 am

i replaced all my seacocks last year with bronze didnt think i wanted any type of plastic there. i bought mine from here http://www.marinepartssource.com they had the best price on them i could find at the time, they also have parts for chrysler which is what i have on f32.

gjrylands · Post by **gjrylands** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:03 am

I prefer bronze seacocks, but they must be maintained. Without proper maintenance bronze seacocks can fail in an emergency.

This is a link to an article in the "Beacon", a magazine put out by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. "The A, B, Seize of Bronze Seacocksâ€, is an article that talks about bronze seaocks and the maintenance of them. (Page 2) It also talks about Marelon seacocks. They state that Marelon seacocks have been tested (most sizes) and approved by Underwriters Laboratories, and there may be some advantages to Marelon seacocks. With UL giving its seal of approval, Marelon seacocks are safe to use. They don't need to be bonded since they are not metal, and are less prone to seizing.

http://www.cgauxa.org/beacon/spring06beacon.pdf

Danny Bailey · Post by **Danny Bailey** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:43 pm

Bronze with stainless steel ball and shaft