Wash / Livewell pump - unwanted water flow

[Capt Chuck]

Alan

I can understand you not wanting to lift your engine cover every time; regardless, the USCG requires a "Seacock Valve" at any thru hull raw water intake. Without one, given the right conditions, you could take on water and sink [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[Miles Offshore]

Why not install a "spigot" type gate valve from the inside of your inner hull and hard plumb it on the backside to the seacock valve?? This is the way the 78 formula I fish with has his rigged ??