Yeah tell me about it. Seeing the hose clamped to the thread didn't
really agree with me.

Now, having read about Marelon and bronze, and don't put the two
together, I'm looking at
this full flow flanged seacock, bronze. Is this the right thing to fit
on the through-hull? What to do with the flange? I don't really want to
get into bolting it through the hull, .. will the flange portion even
fit correctly on the seat? Is there another way to bond the flange?

http://tinyurl.com/g2hl4

Basically if I just screwed this on as is, I can imagine the flange
sitting up off the hull
about 1/2". Is this the wrong piece of hardware for what I have in
place already?

Thanks,

-CB