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Presenting an article on problems with seacocks, hoses, and clamps in the bilge
originally published in Teltales Magazine , October 2005, p. 30-32.

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Who Knows What Evil Lurks Below Your Sole

Do you know where your seacocks are tonight?

By Jay Stormer NAMS-CMS, SAMS-AMS

Your sole is the deck or "floor" in your boat's cabin or cockpit, and the space below it is your bilge. Seacocks are the valves that control water flow from outside the boat into engine cooling, refrigeration, air conditioning, wash down, and other systems. This article presents some views of the problems that can arise and ideas about maintenance for seacocks, hoses, and hose clamps. *Keep the water out and keep the boat on top.*
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