Groco or Apolo thru hull Vaves?
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Just check that the valve is bronze and has no brass. I am not sure but I think some Apollo valves intended for household use may have brass. You need to check.
I have seen Apollo valves that are all bronze. Check West Marine:
Apollo Bronze Ball Valve
Checking the Apollo website, they offer both brass or bronze in many of their products.
Velero, please make sure you understand the possible thread mismatch between thru-hulls and the screw on valves, no matter which brand you go with. MaineSail has several excellent articles on his website about this.
Many Hunters, including mine, came with mismatched threads from the factory.
Seacock & Thru-Hull Primer - Marine How To
These are called Thru-Hulls This item is called a thru-hull or sometimes a mushroom-head or even a skin fitting. They are straight threaded (NPS thread) so they can be cut to the correct length, for your hulls thickness, and then be
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Many Hunters, including mine, came with mismatched threads from the factory.
I have Apollo seacocks on our boat (installed by Hunter), as well as 3 Groco seacocks I replaced the Apollos with in 2020. I'd absolutely go with the Groco. I used the 1-piece with the triangular base (which some criticized b/c you'd have to replace the whole thing if the seacock fails), but I'd use the same if I did it over again.
BTW: there's a certain pucker factor you have to get over when you're installing a new thru-hull for the first time, but it was really no big deal. Well... figuring out how to do the backing plate was a small deal. I went with the Groco backing plates, but probably would do a fiberglass disk if I had it to do over again. Not for any reason I can defend: the Groco backing plates worked just fine.
BTW: there's a certain pucker factor you have to get over when you're installing a new thru-hull for the first time, but it was really no big deal. Well... figuring out how to do the backing plate was a small deal. I went with the Groco backing plates, but probably would do a fiberglass disk if I had it to do over again. Not for any reason I can defend: the Groco backing plates worked just fine.