wrote:
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?

Sure does sound like it.

... 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?

It will if you put in a spacer, like a doughnut with a flat
to accept the flange and cut to the right thickness so that
the body of the seacock is on *just* tight enough when the
flange meets the surface.

Hey, it's just more work.


... Is there another way to bond the flange?


If it were me, I'd secure the flange by using short
self-tappers into the doughnut spacer.


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?


No, I think it's the right one. Have you shopped around the
on-line discount retailers? It's possible you could save some.

I took a quick look and found a different kind that is
substantially cheaper.

http://www.pyacht.net/cgi-local/Soft...cz2363ff237b23

or

http://tinyurl.com/ps2y4

The place where they saved money making this one is obvious,
the valve body is much smaller & the handle cheaper
(although I dunno if the Groco handle is really any better).

Fresh Breezes- Doug King