psneeld
Guru
No, I have never heard of a cared for boat sinking due to open Seacocks...... and I am also a heavily insured individual. Helps me sleep better at night.
Can't say that's 100 % correct ....but I agree...
Yesterday when working on my fuel system...I saw that the last time I cleaned my Air Conditioner strainer...I forgot to put the clamps back on the hose from the seacock to the strainer (up at the strainer bottom-forespar type strainer).
Feel like a fool ...but because the hose was only about 18 months old and still pliable...and not on a pressurized line...no leaks for over a week.
So you could look at this 2 ways...if you always close them..forgetting clamps or having them fail or the hose fail is no biggie...
or look at it the other way...if you don't close them the chances of your boat sinking from a failed hose or clamp is extraordinary small if your hoses aren't ancient.