Sea Pro Newbie help please

[yessnoo]

ding ding ding. Scuppers....Not sure how much I like them anymore lol.

I took my parents out on the boat last winter when they came down. We were just gonna go around for a couple of hours cruising. I noticed the boat felt "heavy" on the way back in and opened up the bilge hatch to find water basically up to the hatch. It turned out that it wasn't a huge deal but pulled the boat out of the water and watched it drain out of the drain hole for about 25 minutes. Couldn't find where the water got in until I realized the scupper fitting on the inside of the cockpit was cracked where the hose attaches on the back side. We were basically idling for an hour or so because it was fairly choppy. So guess it was back filling scuppers from waves and stuff the whole time.

On a side note....there is no way to access that scupper fitting from the bilge...ended up having to cut a big hatch in the left rear compartment floor and install another hatch. Frankly they should have just done this from the factory. Now I can access that entire area because I put a 17 x12 hatch (can't remember exact dimensions).

I actually ran the boat for several weeks with the broken scupper but put a plumbers plug in the 2 inch scupper hose because I was too scare to cut a big hole in my boat at the time lol. Now I can see the other side is cracking so I gotta find another scupper fitting. which finding one that fits isn't as easy as it sounds.

[gtightline]

Well, the chances are good that I will start the process of adding a new pump attached to a seacock...this is just one of those things that I will have in the back of my mind when I take that boat offshore (yes, I take that small boat offshore), and even when fishing the bays, and in the glades, If I don't get it done...I can't understand why they would have rigged the boat up without that safety feature in mind..man, its going to be a beeeatch removing the old pump, I'm sure they used 5200 to install the through hull pump nipple..dang!!.....Did I read on this forum where someone mentioned that WD40 dissolves 5200...any suggestions for the removal of cured 5200, other than, grinding, picking and cussing..hahaha

[yessnoo]

I mean I just googled it so I have no idea how well it works but take a look at this.

www.boatingmag.com/marine-solvents-for-removing-5200/

[gtightline]

Thanks Yessnoo...I found that stuff when doing a quick search..thanks bud, now I just have to find it..you know, I'm an instant gratification kind of guy..hahaha...went over to the west marine site and they have this exact stuff 12 oz spray can for $47.00..Now I have to go to west and see what they have in the way of seacocks, pumps,this is one of those things I want to lay hands on, not just look at a bunch of pictures...I hope I'll be able to do this myself..we shall see...Thanks for all the help and suggestions folks, anything else you might think of would be appreciated....

[AHHHH-Spray]

Amazon has it for $31, you could see if West will prove match. Maybe not because the seller is "Ocean Supply", but it's worth a shot.
www.amazon.com/dp/B07CSYP3LH/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_E1IIDbK19GN7K

[gtightline]

Thanks AHHHH-Spray!

[tigerhead]

Thanks for all the help and suggestions folks, anything else you might think of would be appreciated.

gtightline,

It would be a good idea to post a pic of your pump setup so we can see what you're up against here.  There's a lot of experience on this board but it's hard to suggest anything without a visual.

  

[SupaDave]

OK. OP here. Let the penetrating blaster soak in seacock for 24 hrs and went back to the fight trying to unstick this seacock valve. after more hours of trying to open/move the handle on this valve, I am able to move handle approx. 1/2 to 3/4". But as I look down into the valve thru the livewell pump (cartridge removed) I can see that the ball of the valve DOES NOT budge when moving handle. I wonder if I am not buggering out the valve ball where the shaft goes into it? Does that make sense? All this is just moving me closer to dragging this thing to the shop and have them replace seacock thru hull and livewell pump while their at it 

[gnrphil]

I would say it's toast, get a new one. Before you drag her to the shop have a go at removing it yourself, should be too hard.

[SupaDave]

OK. Last post on the darn seacock, I promise. Finally got it to move. Was able to close it almost all the way, leaving approx. 1/4" opening due to play in lever vs ball. I think if I had an emergency break of the pump, my bilge pump could handle until I got to shore. With only a couple of months left in season, I'll roll the dice and have it replaced in the off-season. Not the safest solution but, damn, it's a new boat and I wanna splash her..... Thank you all for your time in answering my questions. I will pay it forward as I can. Dave

[tigerhead]

Supadave,

You should be able to buy a replacement handle.  The stems on those ball valves are normally harder steel than the handle.  So more than likely all of the slop is due to the hole in the handle getting wallowed out.  But I agree, go have fun with that boat and deal with it later.

Your valve is made by Marine Hardware

Ormond Beach, FL location contact #:  386-677-0687

Redmond, WA location contact #:  425-883-0651

[gnrphil]

clamp a pair of vise grips on there, might find you can open and close it with them. Go have fun.