...below the holding tank with no shut off valve between ...
PVC piping is used and approved by maritime authorities and class societies for non-vital water systems on many (most?) boats these days.
Be careful about who and what you call stupid.
Had to replace 2 badly pitted seacocks. Think I'll keep my fittings bond together, tied to a grounding plate and a sacrificial zinc. That system has worked perfectly for the last 12 years.Bonding of through hulls falls into one of two camps, do it or don't do it. Neither method has been proven to be the "correct" way and there is no single "right way" to handle bonding issues.
Accident investigation boards have found that bonding has actually contributed to the failure of through hulls through galvanic corrosion.
Be careful about who and what you call stupid.
Had to replace 2 badly pitted seacocks.
...screwed into the top of the seawater strainer for the air conditioner, below the waterline, in the obvious area that your foot goes when stepping down into the engine compartment ...
Be careful about who and what you call stupid.
Yeah. Because we could be related to them ...
Everyone has certain abilities when it comes to things done on a boat.
Sometimes things are done as a repair that was needed at the most inopportune time Like at sea.
The old. I'll get around to fixing that right. But for now it works fine.
Found a lot of that on my boat.
Sometimes you just can't seem to find the time.
How many weekends do you get to work on the boat vs use the boat?
That is the question.
Did you buy the boat to work on it or use it?
Sd
When I was working, we often said "If you don't have time to do it right in the first place, how are you going to find time to do it over?"
You missed my point. The seacocks were pitted when I bought the boat. I replaced the seacocks, installed a proper bonding system, and haven't had a problem in the subsequent 12 years.It doesn't sound like it has worked perfectly if you had to replace them ...
Maybe if they were isolated they wouldn't have pitted ... pitting is usually a different type of corrosion anyway and may not have had anything to do with bonding or not.
I think it looks ok..?
Minor yacht repairs only Darrell. However, I have to admit as the previous repairs to the cabin on Lotus were not fibreglassed over, just Marine ply and paint, that's all I used here as well. We toyed with the fibreglass outer covering, then realised it would not merge well when the rest of it was not similarly covered. At least it simplified the whole process.I think it looks great. Have you much experience doing fiberglass work?
Minor yacht repairs only Darrell. However, I have to admit as the previous repairs to the cabin on Lotus were not fibreglassed over, just Marine ply and paint, that's all I used here as well. We toyed with the fibreglass outer covering, then realised it would not merge well when the rest of it was not similarly covered. At least it simplified the whole process.
A great solution, elegant in it's simplicity. And, within my skill set.