Jim Woodward wrote:


Take a look at http://www.mvfintry.com/pix/manifoldbilges800.jpg
Every piece of pipe you see was custom welded and then galvanized
after welding. It won't burn, won't burst, and won't have hose clamp
failure.

DUDE! Galvanized? I'm impressed. You obviously spent a lot of time & money working out a good
engineering plant, did anybody suggest seamless SS piping just for laughs?


It will eventually rust through, but yearly inspections deal
with this -- rusting is obvious and slow. (We will, however, replace
most of it outside of the engine room with schedule 80 PVC).

Probably a smart move, although I've seen vibration cause trouble with PVC longevity, outside the
engineroom it shouldn't be an issue.



Whenever you get the chance, go aboard government and industrial boats
and make notes -- you'll learn a lot about really designing for
reliability and maintainability.

Thanks, that's where I cut my chops starting an embarassingly long time ago.


A trip to the Work Boat show in New
Orleans (early December) can be eye-opening for someone whose only
boating is on yachts.

Thanks for the tip, I have some friends in N'awlins we love to visit.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King