My 1990 First 41s5 has a miserable bilge plumbing set up! It has ball valves at every thru hull instead of seacocks. When i was installing new tiolet in fwd head the intake ball valve snapped when I just touched it. the handle snapped the shaft turning the closing mechanism. These ball type metal vales are stamped "1/2" . Are they original? a 3/4 hose fits on them. Does anyone know ? There are other problemas. 1. The Par macerator pump in fwd head is plumbed to the Y valve output thru a T that is also connected to the deck pump out?? I dont think a deck pump out will work pullung thru the macerator pump unless the macerator is on at same time deck pumpout is workling?? The fwd shower pump discharges into the vanity sink across the passageway via a T just above the waterline??? The keel bilge pump discharges thru a T connected to a "1/2" ball valve which is also the sink drain. All the 3 "1/2" ball valves there (under the galley sink) have very rusted handles. Question??? Is this typical of factory Benn y s of this Era>??? Boat was built in France. Or has some prior owner made it this way?
