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Garry at S/V TASHTEGO
I need a mail order (and preferably internet enabled) source for 3/4" NPT bronze pipe nipples. West Marine and BoatUS both sell red brass but not bronze nipples. I have several of these in TASHTEGO where I would feel much safer with bronze nipples, for example, between my engine cooling water sea cock and the raw water strainer. The West advisor notes cheerfully that they don't sell them but gives no reason why. I suspect they want me to use pipe to hose fittings at both ends and a short length of hose but this requires hose, four hose clamps and two bronze fittings where a simple nipple would do. Lotta help they are. I also need bronze 3/4" male pipe to 5/8" hose fittings which are also very hard to find. If you can let me know where to find them I'd be most grateful.