Traditional Stuffing or Dripless?

[BigEasy]

Ancasta replied to my inquiry, saying that they have a 6 week lead time on the part . The irony of an 8,000 lb vessel being waylaid by a 2-ounce part has not escaped me.

Sad indeed! You would think that Beneteau would have the fitting readily available; however, doesn’t surprise me. Even when Beneteau was operating in SC, they wouldn’t sell them. Just out of curiosity, did Ancasta provide an $ estimate?
May have to resort to modifying the shaft log to accept a different fitting or having a machine shop fabricate a replacement nipple & a couple of spares. You can research to obtain info on owner mods to change the fitting configuration. I would be interested in eliminating the broken fitting & plugging the thru hull fitting, but I don’t want to risk any repercussion! Let me know if you need the dimensions of the OEM fitting & I will get that info for you. Either way, think about plans for future inspection & replacement In your designs.

 

[PNWE36]

This conversation reminded me contact the person who bought our boat to see if they changed fittings from Ace hardware. (mentioned in my previous post)
Here is their response and a repair idea.
"Ah ah yes the fitting snapped off last month. It was fixed when we hauled out last week.
We had a small tube glassed in so it won't be an issue anymore. Thanks for thinking of us."

 

[Shorinsean]

Update on the hose barb saga: Ancasta can order the kit - mind you, a 3/8" bronze hose barb with a tube of lubricant I'm told - for $320 euro. I asked a US Beneteau dealer and they said 8 weeks and $400. Good thing Beneteau isn't making a profit...

I've looked everywhere on the web and cannot find a 3/8" bronze barb; the closest I can find is groco and they only go down to 1/2" (which, I would think would work but then you have to upsize the hose, then the other end isn't right, etc.). I can find brass 3/8" but my understanding is they don't last as long? This is a freshwater boat.

I have inquiries in to several local machine shops to see if they can make me one or two.

 

[BigEasy]

Update on the hose barb saga: Ancasta can order the kit - mind you, a 3/8" bronze hose barb with a tube of lubricant I'm told - for $320 euro. I asked a US Beneteau dealer and they said 8 weeks and $400.
I've looked everywhere on the web and cannot find a 3/8" bronze barb;
I have inquiries in to several local machine shops to see if they can make me one or two.

There is no lubricant in the kit, just epoxy to rebuild the fillet around the new nipple & shaft log. Absolutely outrageous; $400 for a bronze nipple. Beneteau should be embarrassed. Please keep us apprised of your machine shop alternative.

 

[Hayden Watson]

I personally would glass over the hole where the old nipple is and then lead the hose from the dripless gland to someplace above the waterline and just use it for a vent and not water injection.