Phil Enscoe
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I have a 1986 Albin 36' trawler. Foes Nyine know what the diameter us of the copper lines leading from the water pump to the faucets?
Fresh water copper line
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C lectric
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No one yet?
I don't have anything to do with your vessel.
Not to be snarky but get yourself a small digital caliper , an inexpensive unit and use it to measure. Amazon has some. The inexpensive units won't likely be machinist accurate but will be good enough for what you need accurate.
I don't suggest a measuring tape as it is to easily wrapped around the pipe a bit and give you a haywire reading.
I will GUESS and I mean guess, that the copper tubing will be 1/2" OD but you need to be sure of the size. If your pipe is metric a calculator will convert and you can check for an adapter between metric and inch sizing.
I don't have anything to do with your vessel.
Not to be snarky but get yourself a small digital caliper , an inexpensive unit and use it to measure. Amazon has some. The inexpensive units won't likely be machinist accurate but will be good enough for what you need accurate.
I don't suggest a measuring tape as it is to easily wrapped around the pipe a bit and give you a haywire reading.
I will GUESS and I mean guess, that the copper tubing will be 1/2" OD but you need to be sure of the size. If your pipe is metric a calculator will convert and you can check for an adapter between metric and inch sizing.
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Copper? Either way I would suspect it would be 1/2".
Phil Enscoe
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Thank you. I am hoping that you are right.
Phil Enscoe
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Thank you. I bought a caliber to make sure
Phil Enscoe
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Thanks. I bought a caliber.
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In a previous boat we had copper plumbing. It was a PITA to work on so I replumbed the boat with PEX. Much nicer and no more leaks.
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I recently rebuilt the entire plumbing system. Pex-A for freshwater and Saniflex for the head. Best decision for me was to go for complete rebuild.
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Agree it was easier to rip out all the old plumbing and start fresh.
Unclematt
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I redid my plumbing three years ago with PEX and I have not had one leak. Just buy straight sections the rolls are a pain to work with.
Phil Enscoe
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I wish I had the flexibility for that. Thanks
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I used one 100' roll and 3x20' individual pieces on my Mainship 34. I can imagine how much more pipe would be required on a larger boat. Ended up with new additional water tank, new water heater, created isolation manifolds, new water pump, new fixtures, new Raritan ME. It was a fun project and I really liked using Pex-A. Bonus for the project is that it was a good excuse to buy a new tool (Milwaukee Pex Expander)!
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I just wish I had the flexibility to do what you did. Thanks
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I was definitely contorted at times, got stuck occasionally and needed pain relief afterwards. It will be a great boat for the next person to own
Phil Enscoe
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Yikes. I hope my project doesn't come to this, but I should know better-it normally does. One thing leads to another....
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Just about all the plumbing in my boat is copper tube. It's now 51 years old. No leaks but the stuff can get brittle over time and I'm afraid to disturb any of it. PEX would be my choice to replumb, I've worked with it before in the house.
smith6
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It is probably 3/8”
