Coming back to visit this again.

Last haul out, a long long time ago I got OBE and did not revise Faiths cockpit / sink drains.

I changed the ball vales, and left the "T" where it was.

She is going to get this settled soon.... Maybe very soon. I just got back from 5 months sailing aboard a Pearson 424 (Emerald Tide) and spent this evening aboard Faith. There seems to be a small amount of "seepage" from the ball valve that I replaced, that the prior owner installed.

Weird thing is that the cockpit drains reduce down to 1" or so before they exit.... Not sure why anyone ever thought that was a good idea.

Why not replace the cockpit ball valves with 1.5" marelon barbed throughulls? I know, the idea of throughulls is appealing... Bt realistically there is no circumstance where I can imagine closing them.

What was wrong with the way they did it from the factory? Other then the "T" for the sink drain of course?

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OBTW,

Anyone think a 3/4" seacock is too small for the sink?