[Rhodes22-list] Thru hull fitting

[cowie]

Greg:

Thanks for the reply and link.  My thru hull for the sink drain is also
above the water line when the boat is level.  When replacing the sink I
found the drain line from the sink to the thru hull seemed loose and I was
able to easily pull it off the thru hull.  Apparently the newer Rhodes
including mine has a metal thru hull that replaces the older plastic thru
hulls GB used to use.  The newer metal thu hull has a male fitting that is a
smaller diameter than the sink drain hose and It looks like a smaller
diameter pipe has been inserted into the larger sink hose to allow for the
diameter transition.  I spread a generous amount of sealant around the male
fitting and pushed the drain hose, with the smaller piece of hose inside,
onto the fitting and tightened the hose clamp.  I will add a second hose
clamp per Frank's recommendation.  I didn't take any photos with the hose
off the fitting but enclosed are a couple of general images.

http://old.nabble.com/file/p31220711/IMG_7065r.jpg 
http://old.nabble.com/file/p31220711/IMG_7067r.jpg 


Greg PA wrote:
> 
> Cowie
> Both my through hulls are above the waterline. Below is a link to a great
> article about bedding hardware. I am not sure if you want to use Butyl
> Tape on through hull fittings, but I bought it to re-do my mast bracket
> and to replace the nylon front cleat with a new SS one.
> 
> 
>  http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=117172 Link 
> 
> 
> 

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