quick connect dock hose fitting

[Regal2800]

hi, i have a 52' sport fish and in the cockpit i have a quick connect fitting for dock water. Does anyone know what kind of fitting this is? i need to hook it up to my shore water connection, but i dont know what kind of fitting it is.

 

[RonNP]

http://parts.samsmarine.com/PartSear...temNmbr=93627A

You need this part. I never hook up to shore water as I'm afraid of sinking my boat if I forget to turn it off and something goes wrong. Just use your water tanks. Much easier and safer.

 

[GJH]

http://parts.samsmarine.com/PartSear...temNmbr=93627A

You need this part. I never hook up to shore water as I'm afraid of sinking my boat if I forget to turn it off and something goes wrong. Just use your water tanks. Much easier and safer.

You prefer not to maintain your plumbing system? How come?

 

[RonNP]

I maintain it, just prefer not to take a risk with a high pressure dock hose. Once had a plumbing disaster in my RV by hooking up to the park's water supply. Lesson learned.

 

[Briankinley2004]

On all the Hatteras sport fish I have been on this same fitting was used for the wash down hoses (fresh & salt) so dock water or not you would need the fitting.

 

[GJH]

I maintain it, just prefer not to take a risk with a high pressure dock hose. Once had a plumbing disaster in my RV by hooking up to the park's water supply. Lesson learned.

Don't maintain the pressure regulation either then?





















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[MVCaprice]

I maintain it, just prefer not to take a risk with a high pressure dock hose. Once had a plumbing disaster in my RV by hooking up to the park's water supply. Lesson learned.

Yep I would rather smoke a fresh water pump anyday after the tanks run dry. I have had 3 major leaks in the last 3 years. Granted cold weather was the cause of 2 of those, but nonetheless be careful!

 

[Regal2800]

Thanks guys. $141 is a lot for such a fitting considering you can get quick hose fittings elsewhere for a lot cheaper. Any reason this is so big and so expensive? do other boats use similar fittings or this is a samsmarine purchase only?

 

[osprey]

I believe they are, big and expensive because they will last as long as your boat. I am sure mine is from 1982. I also believe that when hooked up to shore water, the water does not go thru the fresh water tank or use your onboard pump for pressure.


Pete

 

[Scott Mather]

These fittings are readily available at just about any plumbing supply for less than $50.00. Just depends on the material you want. Stainless, brass, aluminum, etc.

 

[tonytrakovich]

http://www.boatownerswarehouse.com/product_p/106870.htm

 

[finatic]

This is the same fitting used on industrial strength power washers. You may want to try that source. I'm sure it will be a lot cheaper!

 

[jim rosenthal]

I agree with Ron on this one. Using tank water is better in a lot of ways: the risk to your boat is FAR less, your FW system stays maintained because you are using it all the time, and the water in the tank stays cleaner if it turns over frequently. I've expressed my views on DRINKING tank water many times. I think it's a bad practice as it's not clean enough for consumption. But for showering, dishes, etc, it's fine.

Even a well-maintained FW system isn't designed to operate at the pressures some dockside systems operate at. Not betting your boat's life on the integrity of all those connections in the FW system, no matter how well you keep it up, makes sense to me. The dockside system is fine for filling your water tank. I usually keep mind at about half full. That's only 35 gallons, more or less, so, not a lot of weight to haul around.

When I connect to dockside water, I use a valve on the boat and the faucet control on the dock. If I am not on the boat, I shut both off. May seem like overkill, but I don't need my boat to sink from a fresh water deluge that I could have prevented.

 

[rustybucket]

Pretty sure they are just a standard hydraulic quick-disconnect fitting with a hose fitting on the end. Pretty much any hydraulics store should be able to hook you up. I've considered getting a spare to keep on the boat for when I drop mine in the water.