Marine Plumber

[nwclegg]

Can anyone recommend a good marine plumber to install a fresh and waste water system in the Poole - Weymouth area?

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[Trevethan]

You must be made of money... Plumbers are expensive enough, but a marine one? The hourly rate doesn't bear thinking about!

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[nwclegg]

more likely naive.

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[paulrossall]

Most boat owners learn how to do this sort of job themselves. As a fellow accountant I am surprised how many other accountants I have met who are hopeless when it comes to DIY. Perhaps I am the exception in that I can do all mechanical/electrical jobs without too many cock-ups. If I were nearer I would volunteer to show you how to do the job. Any local boatyard will be able to do the job. Good luck. Paul

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[rwakeham]

There is a place in fareham that does a weeks (7 days) boat maint. course. The course itself is ok - not that great to be honest - but although it cost £500 I have easily saved that already.

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[starboard]

Give it a go yourself. With todays modern plastic plumbing pipe and push fit fitting it really could not be easier. Various companies manufacture and thier literature is very good. Even a trained monkey could use the stuff. I use HEP2o fittings made by Hepworths, you can purchase at any plumbers merchant. Also screwfix direct a good supplier of another variation. After the job you will wonder what all the fuss is about. Good luck

Paul.

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[nwclegg]

Blimey I didn't expect such an innocent enquiry to provoke such responses. I hadn't expected to have to justify why I wanted someone else to do the work.

As it happens I have just finished an extension on my house where I have dug the foundations, done all the 2nd fix wiring and carpentry work and I will also be doing the wiring in the boat. What this Accountant lacks is time not DIY skills!

I shall certainly think twice before asking this forum for help again.

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[HeadMistress]

After doing all that work, you're obviously ready to spend some time enjoying your boat instead of working on it too. However, if yards/mechanics in the UK are anything like they are here, hiring the job done may not accomplish that either...they tend to show up when they feel like it, leave work half done for weeks to tend to another more profitable job etc. So for the short run--till you've regained the energy and desire to do the work yourself, you might want to consider just tossing a portpotty and some bottled water aboard to provide the bare necessities that will allow you to use the boat.

I spent 3 years restoring an old boat, btw...it's what I did--plus a campstove so I could at least make morning tea--once I got the engines running again. Floating camping, yes--and a bit frustrating on a 32' boat with all the "bells and whistles," just none of 'em worked...but few things are more rejuvenating to the body as well as the soul as sitting in the cockpit watching the sun come up in a secluded anchorage.

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Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987

 

[BrendanS]

It's related to the forum on which you asked the question. PBO is all about DIY. Ask the same question on scuttlebutt, and you'd recieve a list of plumbers of repute

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