There was a discussion about this a few years back. Someone (I can’t remember who) lost his boat because it ran up on a beach and rubbed against the bottom. As I remember it, a plastic through-hull failed from the abrasion. The boat was recovered and the owner replaced the through-hulls with bronze. Is the owner still a member of our list? If so, maybe he could comment.
I replaced the last of my deck-drain through-hulls last season. I used the same white plastic Pearson used, with no seacock. I had other expensive projects on hand and couldn’t justify spending another boat unit on valves and fittings. IMHO, I think it would be an odd set of circumstances that would cause the seacock or hose to fail that wouldn’t result in other more serious damage.
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Rich Carter
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