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I'm going to replace the faucets in my galley and 2 heads. I did this
12 years ago and they look bad again, especially the 2 in the lav sinks in the heads - corroded, pitted. Any idea how the colored (painted?) units hold up in a salt water boat. Thick chrome on brass lasts well, but bathroom faucets seems to be made of junk metal. I will not buy expensive "marine" faucets - just good quality home units from Delta, Moen, whatever. |
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Jane wrote:
I'm going to replace the faucets in my galley and 2 heads. I did this 12 years ago and they look bad again, especially the 2 in the lav sinks in the heads - corroded, pitted. Any idea how the colored (painted?) units hold up in a salt water boat. Thick chrome on brass lasts well, but bathroom faucets seems to be made of junk metal. I will not buy expensive "marine" faucets - just good quality home units from Delta, Moen, whatever. No reason you should have to...faucets are faucets. Go to Home Depot (or equvilant) and pick out what you like. Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327 http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html |
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Jane says:
I will not buy expensive "marine" faucets - just good quality home units from Delta, Moen, whatever. 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. Steve- Stephen C. Baker - Yacht Designer http://members.aol.com/SailDesign/pr...cbweb/home.htm |
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T'aint necessarily so. I ordered some premium grade Scanvik faucets and
shower set single knob mixer valves recently. Took one out of the box and sent them all back. They did not look as well made as the Moen's I can get at Home Despot for 1/3 less money. The only things I kept was the shower wands because they have the locking button valve on the head. Stephen Baker wrote: Jane says: I will not buy expensive "marine" faucets - just good quality home units from Delta, Moen, whatever. 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. Steve- Stephen C. Baker - Yacht Designer http://members.aol.com/SailDesign/pr...cbweb/home.htm -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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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 |
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Doesn't anybody make 18-8, 316, or at least chrome plated bronze (I assume you can chrome plate bronze) faucets and plumbing for the marine world??? Either it's a gross oversight on industry's part or a gross ignorance problem on my part ....who can really tell? Brian -- My boat project: http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass "Ed Edelenbos" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Brian D wrote:
Doesn't anybody make 18-8, 316, or at least chrome plated bronze (I assume you can chrome plate bronze) faucets and plumbing for the marine world??? Either it's a gross oversight on industry's part or a gross ignorance problem on my part ....who can really tell? When you consider that there are only about 12 million boats in the whole country, that 95% of them are too small to need any faucets, that 50% of boats are in fresh water where salt water corrosion--and therefore the need for replacements--isn't an issue...and that 95% of those owners who do need replacements only want the cheapest thing they can find...that doesn't leave much of a market for high end "marine grade" replacement faucets. We sometimes tend to forget how really minsicule the boat market is when compared to the market for houses, public buildings, cars etc. The cost of just reaching owners to let them know you have a high end marine product can be prohibitive, never mind the extra mfr'g costs. Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detai...=400&group=327 http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html |
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For what its worth...
Most of the professional plumbers I know prefer Moen over Delta by a long shot. D "Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message ... T'aint necessarily so. I ordered some premium grade Scanvik faucets and shower set single knob mixer valves recently. Took one out of the box and sent them all back. They did not look as well made as the Moen's I can get at Home Despot for 1/3 less money. The only things I kept was the shower wands because they have the locking button valve on the head. Stephen Baker wrote: Jane says: I will not buy expensive "marine" faucets - just good quality home units from Delta, Moen, whatever. 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. Steve- Stephen C. Baker - Yacht Designer http://members.aol.com/SailDesign/pr...cbweb/home.htm -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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for low cost pumbing fixtures try the building materials recycle depot in
your area if there is one. I'm still using Galtmaster (heavy, durable, long out of business) on my house. I rebuild from parts off the ones I have and castoffs I pick up when neighbours reovate and at the depot. So much of home renovations are because wives want to be fashionable. Waste of good materials. My plumber likes old Galtmaster because he sells the ones he removes to a scrap brass dealer. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-freenet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |