Martwell Shakewell Flushfit Seacock
by Martwell
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Original price
$390.00
Original price
$390.00
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Original price
$390.00
Original price
$390.00
Current price
$292.50
$292.50
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$292.50
Current price
$292.50
SKU QMRT-VALVE
Martwell Shakewell Flushfit Seacock
THE SHAKEWELL VALVE, TO SAY SHAKEWELL SEACOCK, IS A THRU-HULL VALVE. SEACOCKS ARE THE MOST CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN A BOAT.
Their reliability can mean the difference between life and death.
When the 81’ MARTELA lost her keel and capsized off Punta del Este, she remained afloat for 5 weeks thanks to the air entrapment maintained by Shakewell Seacocks.
The importance of seacocks is not diminished by less dramatic circumstances: engines, toilets and cockpit drains can all be rendered useless by malfunctioning valves. The weekend sailor is as dependant upon them as the round-the-world racing skipper.
SHAKEWELL IS ONE OF THE FIRST MARINE GRADE COMPOSITE THRU-HULL FLUSH FITTINGS. THESE MODERN MARINE NON METALLIC VALVES HAS SUPERCEDED OLD HEAVY BRONZE FITTINGS.
ADVANTAGES
- To be easily, rapidly and safely cleared afloat, if blocked or jammed.
- To be capable of being serviced afloat, by taking all the moving parts into the boat, without tools, whilst still retaining useable water flow through the valve.
- To tolerate marine growth, shellfish and sand, but remain airtight even if the mechanism and valve canal become scratched by such particles.
- To shut flush with the hull to minimise turbulence and to hinder marine growth and mud entering and accumulating in the valve canal.
- To be non-metallic in order to eliminate all problems associated with corrosion, and to allow fitting to steel and aluminium, without risk of galvanic degradation.
Model: MRT-VALVE
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