[Public-List] Help with Head fitting

[Chris Martin]

Hello

I have one valve and fitting left to replace and of course it's the one that's giving me trouble. I removed the head for replacement and want to also renew the inlet valve and fitting. The old fitting is here: http://muvvachicken.com/images/alberg30/head-fitting-sm.JPG 

The fitting is at the aft section of the head compartment and is 1/2". The thru-hull is connects to the valve via a 90 deg. elbow. 

The new fitting is larger than the old and wont screw into the elbow, not enough space below the head shelf. I'd rather remove the elbow but then the fitting wont clear the head 'floor'/shelf either. Also, this option would seem to create a bit of a mess for the hose once the head is installed.

I see a few options and am open to any ideas or advice. 

1) Replace the the old thru-hull and cut the head shelf to clear the new valve and hose.

2) Remove the existing fitting, fill the hole and move the thru-hull forward. I havent measured but I think this will give more room but maybe not enough room.

3) Remove fitting and relocate somewhere else. Where?

Is there a consensus location for the head intake on early A30's?

Thanks for any advice

Chris
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