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winterize groco seacock for active drain
ok so last spring I installed some nice bronze groco seacocks as valves for my forward draining cockpit - the drains go down through thru-hulls under the waterline. i'm about to haul the boat for the winter, and yes, it will freeze. so. groco recommends that i drain the body of the seacock by removing the side plugs, etc etc. no problem. but. these are cockpit drains, and the cockpit drains forward (ranger 26, 1971). the drains need to be active over the winter (example: i get snow in the cockpit, whatever, my tarp fails), and then it warms up one day. cockpit needs to drain down and out, or i flood the interior (only about six inches before i overflow into the cabin). so. I can drain the seacocks, but then i need to replug them so the drains function "normally" over the winter, should there be a need. but. water will get into the body and if it refreezes then i'm in trouble. does anyone have any comments or treatment suggestions on how i can win on both sides here? thanks, -CB |