Cheapest place to buy Marelon thru-hull fittings

[ruvane]

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Location not critical.

Thanks.

 

[npf1]

Might be worth trying eBay.com (not ebay.co.uk). There are a couple of US based clearance outlets on there that sell them.

 

[sarabande]

From the Forespar website, Marelon seems to be the answer to corrosion in seacocks and drain valves.

Does anyone have any experience of them in UK use please ?

(I may have to replace some bronze seacocks soon, bcs of galvanic corrosion from an unused neighbouring boat /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[Salty John]

Forespar are represented by Nauquip and Aquafax, they both have websites I believe. If the prices are horrific you might be better to import direct.
I assume you need through-hull fitting, seacock and tailpiece? US n.p.t. thread is slightly different to our b.s.p. so don't try to put a Marelon seacock on an existing through-hull, or try to put a UK tailpiece into a Marelon seacock.
I've had Marelon seacocks on a couple of boats and I rate them highly.

 

[tritonofnor]

Marelon is a trade name for glass filled nylon66. Fittings made from this material are available in bsp sizes from anywhere that sells farm supplies to dairy farmers in the uk. In the south west we have Mole Valley Farmers at Yeovil, Bridgwater and Liskeard - a great source of cheap reliable hull fittings!

 

[ruvane]

Thanks everyone.

Tritonofnor - I'm going to look into this a lot more carefully. Anything non-marine is going to be cheaper.

 

[VicS]

[ QUOTE ]
(I may have to replace some bronze seacocks soon, bcs of galvanic corrosion from an unused neighbouring boat

[/ QUOTE ] You need a galvanic isolator in your shore power connection then. (or just unplug your neighbour!)