Pretty often, if you go to a "real" plumbing supply house, you can find
high quality faucets (i.e. chrome plated brass or straight brass) and
such which will hold up better in a marine environment. Pretty much
same quality but not packaged for "marine use". It depends on what your
cosmetic needs are also... a (reasonable quality metal) utility sink
faucet will hold up pretty good. OTOH, some of the all plastic faucets
made these days (and coated with a fake chrome) will hold up as good as
the good metal ones... except they are not as solid. It takes less of
a bump to break them.

Ed

steveb wrote:
ospam (Stephen Baker) lifted the trapdoor, peered around
and wrote:


But if you buy the marine units, you shouldn't need to replace them every
decade or so - there is a reason why some stuff is expensive; it is built for
its intended use.


Sometimes this is true. Sometimes the higher price reflects the additional
marketing burden required to shift small quantities of niche products. And
sometimes it is simply overpriced.

steveb