[Public-List] Cockpit drain fittings

[Kris Coward via Public-List]

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 01:20:20PM -0700, Stephen gwyn via Public-List wrote:
> As far as I can make out, there are only two cockpit drain fittings.
> A bronze item from Perko with a 45 degree angle at 250$ each or
> a Marelon item (straight) for 30$. I'm inclined to the second. But
> has anybody removed the existing molded in fibreglass fitting?

I think "fitting" might be overstating the cockpit drain. I switched out
Candy Cane's drain hardware (all those elbows, tees, and nipples below
the waterline--several of which were still galvanized steel and Starting
To Worry Me) to all bronze a little while back, and found that the cockpit
drains were basically just nipples that had been glassed in place. There
was a 45 degree elbow on one of them, which held it tighter than the
glass. I just generously applied 5200 to the nipple before screwing it
back in, and it's been trouble-free since.

Cheers,
Kris
Candy Cane #583

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