Anyone know of a marine ball valve with a T handle?

[IDBoating]

Lots of lever-handled marine ball valves around, but they require more swing clearance for those long handles. A T-handled valve would be much more compact. Here's a photo of what I'm talking about:



Anyone know of a marine-rated one inch valve like this? Thanks!

[IDBoating]

Apparently no one does know of a marine valve with a t-handle.

My solution will be to cut down the standard lever handles. I've confirmed that they can be opened and closed without difficulty even if the handles are half their normal length.

Thanks!

[shawn74]

whats the difference between standard and marine (s.s. handle and nut?) if so i could ask my inside sales guy to track down s.s. handle and nut for corrosive application (i'm a commercial plumbing contractor)

[IDBoating]

whats the difference between standard and marine (s.s. handle and nut?) if so i could ask my inside sales guy to track down s.s. handle and nut for corrosive application (i'm a commercial plumbing contractor)

My admittedly incomplete understanding is that marine valves use a specific type of bronze. They may also use a different ball material, not sure. Some (but not all) marine valves have a drain port on the side that permits you to drain the water out of the closed valve (since the ball traps a volume internally). Finally, some (but not all) marine valves have a screw terminal so they can be grounded to prevent galvanic action.

Thanks for the offer, but I'm just going to cut down the handles on some standard lever-handled valves. I appreciate your willingness to help!