just a thing that is worth doing - you are likely to have an icebox/ fridge chest - we have attached a drain hose from this to a sink faucet pump- I think it was the salt water hand pump- we can switch supply from salt water that is used to rinse off dishes to icebox/ fridge exhaust - which then allows us to then pump out the icebox/ fridge chest - back into the major sinks and from there the excess water - ice box residue can be pumped out instead of mopped out. Works like a treat
Hello I have 1985 Kelly Peterson 46 in NZ. Under my sink is a horrible cupboard and just like you the aged water pipe fittings just snapped as I pushed them aside with very little force. Meantime I joined the KP owners forum. About 6 mths ago one of those boats had a gusher while offshore. It was a spontaneous failure of the original thru hull that drains the sink water overboard. After the boat in question had posted their story onto the forum, a reply came in from another KP also a member of the forum describing the exact same occurrence when also well offshore. There was concensus that the original bronze thru hulls will get effected by the food items coming from the sink. The effect is an invisible internal corrosion taking place on the threads of the sea cockpit. Can't say if they were the grocko brand as you have. My boat has the original bronze unit and looking well corroded. I will replace with Truedesign product b4 I splash. Don't mean to scare you, just a heads up should it be relevent for you guys.
Thank you! This is definitely something we are looking at. We’re actually already contemplating (and pricing up) replacing all 14 seacocks and skin-fittings (we’ve already done 2 of them so 12 to go!) The 2 we’ve done are in the engine room and we’ve already used bronze for those (but good quality so they’ll hopefully long outlast us!). We’re definitely looking at True Design for the remainder. Looks like a very good product. That through-hull for the sink is about 2” so one of the larger ones (like toilet & cockpit). You definitely wouldn’t want it to let go! That issue with food waste/chemicals and corrosive reaction could easily apply to the heads as well so very worth looking into!
I just bought a 1977 KP44. I love you guys! You are my inspiration! Do you have a link for the 12 volt distribution panel. I love it its sweet! Haven't been able to find on to fit yet
Thank you for your kind words - you have a great boat there! Where are you based? We bought two Blue Sea Systems DC panels (www.bluesea.com/products/1200/12_Volt_DC_8_Position) from Defender Marine in the US (www.defender.com) and mounted them side by side in a black perspex sheet which we made to suit the space. There's a video specifically about the re-wire job that covers this off here 👉🏻 th-cam.com/video/4bWHI-etJ1c/w-d-xo.html Good luck with yours!
The last outtake was a classic !
I’m still laughing 😂 😂😂
just a thing that is worth doing - you are likely to have an icebox/ fridge chest - we have attached a drain hose from this to a sink faucet pump- I think it was the salt water hand pump- we can switch supply from salt water that is used to rinse off dishes to icebox/ fridge exhaust - which then allows us to then pump out the icebox/ fridge chest - back into the major sinks and from there the excess water - ice box residue can be pumped out instead of mopped out. Works like a treat
I bet! Our fridges are now both 12 volt (not ice boxes) and only require minimal draining if defrosted.
Hello I have 1985 Kelly Peterson 46 in NZ. Under my sink is a horrible cupboard and just like you the aged water pipe fittings just snapped as I pushed them aside with very little force. Meantime I joined the KP owners forum. About 6 mths ago one of those boats had a gusher while offshore. It was a spontaneous failure of the original thru hull that drains the sink water overboard. After the boat in question had posted their story onto the forum, a reply came in from another KP also a member of the forum describing the exact same occurrence when also well offshore. There was concensus that the original bronze thru hulls will get effected by the food items coming from the sink. The effect is an invisible internal corrosion taking place on the threads of the sea cockpit. Can't say if they were the grocko brand as you have. My boat has the original bronze unit and looking well corroded. I will replace with Truedesign product b4 I splash. Don't mean to scare you, just a heads up should it be relevent for you guys.
Thank you! This is definitely something we are looking at.
We’re actually already contemplating (and pricing up) replacing all 14 seacocks and skin-fittings (we’ve already done 2 of them so 12 to go!)
The 2 we’ve done are in the engine room and we’ve already used bronze for those (but good quality so they’ll hopefully long outlast us!). We’re definitely looking at True Design for the remainder. Looks like a very good product.
That through-hull for the sink is about 2” so one of the larger ones (like toilet & cockpit). You definitely wouldn’t want it to let go!
That issue with food waste/chemicals and corrosive reaction could easily apply to the heads as well so very worth looking into!
I just bought a 1977 KP44. I love you guys! You are my inspiration! Do you have a link for the 12 volt distribution panel. I love it its sweet! Haven't been able to find on to fit yet
Thank you for your kind words - you have a great boat there!
Where are you based?
We bought two Blue Sea Systems DC panels (www.bluesea.com/products/1200/12_Volt_DC_8_Position) from Defender Marine in the US (www.defender.com) and mounted them side by side in a black perspex sheet which we made to suit the space. There's a video specifically about the re-wire job that covers this off here 👉🏻 th-cam.com/video/4bWHI-etJ1c/w-d-xo.html
Good luck with yours!