simonebb
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I bought a 22mm brass pushfit fitting but its too big and as far as I am aware they are not available in 3/4"? because the pipe has to be accessed through a hole in the cladding and has spray foam insulation there is very little room even if i could find the right size copper or compression fitting, my plumber is a bit baffled and has left it to me to find a solution... Yes I am beginning to think this is probably the way to go, new hull fitting, fit for purpose thanks Alan
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Hi Alan do you know of any alternatives to jubilee clips, I will certaily go for double clipping but even that doesn't fill me with confidence
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The pipe is copper, the skin fitting is 10" above the waterline BUT the boat is currently moored on a tidal river and at high tide on a rough day the waves breach the pipe (both outlets currently have rubber bungs in them) I am not sure about the swan neck will have to double check height of sink outlet but presumably this would prevent water ingress - assuming hoses havent fallen off!
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Thanks Bizzard will do. presumably i could safely attach the hose with a jubilee clip?
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Hi All, I am trying to install a sink and have two existing skin fittings on my boat that could serve as waste water outlets, however the internal fitting appears to be just a 2" length of standard piece of pipe (no thread) approx size 19mm/ 3/4". Is this normal? Could i use a hose connector http://www.asap-supplies.com/fittings-valves-strainers/fittings/brass-straight-hose-tail-connector-418053 and flexible hose pipe to provide an outlet from the sink? if so is brass or plastic better. Or is there a better way to do this? Thanks in advance Simone
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Hi All, Am about to install a new lighting system and am looking at LEd lights, I know from here that most people rate Bedazzled but for a whole new system this is quite pricey. I have found some sold by Central Waterways Uk that are £9.50 a pop http://www.centralwaterways.uk/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=1038 they are apparently spike protected but do not have an internal fuse as beddazzled do. So 2 questions : has anybody used these? How important is the internal fuse? Many thanks Simone
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Thanks everyone! Some really interesting, helpful and creative suggestions ... I will let you know what we decide to do.
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I'm not a fan of grinders but have had to use mine a lot recently ! Might well get someone to cut them off and then finish them off myself with a grinding disc, alternatively if they are as lightly welded as the rest of the boat I might just be able to remove the weld and tap them out! On a related matter, the cabin is predominately 3 mm, consequently any remedial welding causes it to curtain, also welding a plate in the roof repair a hole has made the roof dip, has anyone else experienced this, if so any tips? Thank you!
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Int dia = 105 mmExt dia =115mm Not the answer I wanted and the one I was hoping to avoid but I suspect you are right and this will prove to be the only sensible course of action, good point about the inner tube, best get rid of the lot!
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Okay hope this works... https://www.flickr.com/photos/96201195@N07/ Hopefully you should now be able to see images of the vents!
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I'm not sure if mushroom vents will fit over because of the way the tube projects above the roof. I am trying to upload some photos for clarity but do not know how to attach them to the post - help!
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Will have a go at taking some pics tomorrow, it should make more sense then....
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I have 4 vents on my roof that consist of 115mm dia steel tubes that project through the roof, these are covered over by a curved rectangle of steel that is welded on at the corners. The problem is that is is impossible to maintain the roof section underneath and subsequently these areas are very corroded. I want to remove the covering steel, clean up the roof and fit something more suitable but I would rather not have to cut out the tubes. Any ideas? Simone
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Apparently it doesn't change the price, not surprising since hempadur is about a quarter of the price of interzone, I suspect it does mean less thickness of interzone although this has been denied. I was told that they had recently had problems with interzone and have started to using this method recently, I don't know why this was not discussed especially as they knew I would be present, my only consolation is that they do do a lot of the large sea going and fishing vessels locally. Yes, good idea, wish I'd thought of that earlier!