Stanchion Vent Drip

[britinusa]

It's a 7mm Socket.

[KWKloeber]

I haven't priced out the kit for what it contains, but it's a nice assortment for an emergency.
I can get AWABs and ABAs way cheaper than "marine" in quantity orders, but for for smaller quantities here's another source:

http://www.ultimategarage.com/shop/index.php?cPath=309_31 
Steve is a good guy.  And he also carries the flex handles.

k

[Jim Hardesty]

Mine are 5/16.  Called nut drivers.  I consider them must have boat tools.

[Noah]

Paul's and Ken's 7mm flex wrench got me wonder, if there was a "standard" size for the grooveless clamps. "Most" of my regular clamp are 5/16 and I use a 1/4 socket set with a 5/16 socket and/or a nut driver, whichever is handy and reaches. The the fee grooveless clamps I bought recently were made in Sweden and may have 7mm head, but I didn't need/use a driver as they were within easy screwdriver reach.

[KWKloeber]

Noah,

7 mm is the standard size.
You can use the metric nut driver, or any handle and a 7 mm metric socket, or a flash drive.

The downside I've found of using a socket,  in tight/unusual spaces where you have the least access, there is a 99.9% chance that it will pop off the extension or socket handle. Then you're fishing to retrieve a loose socket.
The flex drive is obviously handy if you're in kind of an unusual position.
That said it's easy to fabricate your own if you have an extra, or buy a cheap 1/4 inch drive handle, and epoxy on, or superglue on, or any kind of glue on, a 7 mm socket   

[KWKloeber]

PS

They are "embossed" rather than "perforatef" band clamps. 

[Noah]

Thx for the info Ken. I might try the flexible driver. My motto, much to my wife's chagrin, is "you can't have too many tools (especially if you don't know what you're doing) ..." just bought this "must have dohicky on the Internet this week! I'lll use it someday

[KWKloeber]

YES YES YES! 
I already have that saved in my Amazon cart.  for what reason....?  yah.nevah.know.com

LOL!!

[britinusa]

I haven't priced out the kit for what it contains, but it's a nice assortment for an emergency.
I can get AWABs and ABAs way cheaper than "marine" in quantity orders, but for for smaller quantities here's another source:

http://www.ultimategarage.com/shop/index.php?cPath=309_31 
Steve is a good guy.  And he also carries the flex handles.

k

Thanks for posting that link Ken.

I know that I have some large hose clamps replacements in my future - Exhaust, Bilge Pumps, Cockpit Scuppers and I only have a couple of the larger sizes left over.

Didn't mean to hijack this thread. 

Paul

[KWKloeber]

Sure Paul... well, if you have a large quantity that merits shipping them, you know who email first.
ken

I haven't priced out the kit for what it contains, but it's a nice assortment for an emergency.
I can get AWABs and ABAs way cheaper than "marine" in quantity orders, but for for smaller quantities here's another source:

http://www.ultimategarage.com/shop/index.php?cPath=309_31 
Steve is a good guy.  And he also carries the flex handles.

k

Thanks for posting that link Ken.

I know that I have some large hose clamps replacements in my future - Exhaust, Bilge Pumps, Cockpit Scuppers and I only have a couple of the larger sizes left over.

Didn't mean to hijack this thread. 

Paul

[Indian Falls]

Getting back to the dripping stantion, no one has mentioned that the weld should be checked on the stantion base.  I rebedded all my stantions and I found that the weld for the wire support to the base which appears to be in a hole punched in the base had a void in it, letting water that pooled on the deck when the scuppers were clogged leak into the core.  Also the weld for tube the hose connects to was also a leaker.  I just re-welded mine with a mig I happen to have but any weld shop can fix that in 5 minutes.

[Jon W]

Hi Dan, Great tip. I'm rebedding all of my stantions and will look closely at the welds now. No reason to do this twice.