As I slowly tick off stuff my surveyor mentioned in his report, I have come to this line item: "The handle on the head intake valve is missing." I have been to a couple hardware stores already to find a replacement handle, but none of them have the physical 1/4-turn limit tabs in the "right" place. Is this one of those specialized marine hardware situations? I do not need to replace the entire thru-hull, just the handle. I also do not want to do the temporary solution of using pliers/vice grips/adjustable wrench. I have attached a couple pictures, in case anyone is familiar with this particular seacock. It's looking more and more like this may be a trip to Fisheries Supply...
Replacement seacock valve handle
- Thread starter zephyr070
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Best move here. They should have what you need. If you can find a brand, as Ralph suggested, that would help. Hunter was pretty good about using standard marine products where possible. Except for the box on top, the rest looks pretty standard.
Besides the recommendations above you could measure the nut / stud size and check with Hamilton Marine for a handle.
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Take measurements and then search for ball valve handles. You should be able to find one that will work.
I wouldn’t be too concerned about the tabs - essentially if the handle is perpendicular to the body it’s closed and parrallel to the body is open.
I did come across this one that looks close, but I don’t know your measurements.
I wouldn’t be too concerned about the tabs - essentially if the handle is perpendicular to the body it’s closed and parrallel to the body is open.
I did come across this one that looks close, but I don’t know your measurements.
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