Hi Friends,
The Admiral accidentally broke the "spout" off of our galley faucet. We have a 1989 Catalina 36 Mk1 with the stock two knob faucet from Scanvig. The faucet and valves are perfect in every way, just the spout needs to be replaced. The faucet manufacturer no longer carries the part. I would love to just replace the spout rather than go through the "cut a hole in the settee bulkhead to access the faucet mounting" procedure. Are there any sources for these types of parts anywhere? Any suggestion would greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Paul
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Paul O,
S/V Pelican
1989 Catalina 36 Mk I #894
Oceanside, California
Anyone? All ideas and suggestions would be appreciated.
Paul O,
S/V Pelican
1989 Catalina 36 Mk I #894
Oceanside, California
It is easy to switch out to a scandig single lever faucet. My wife loves it and you will save a lot of water since it is easy to keep the temp adjusted and one lever on and off
Bill Miller
S/V Lorraine
Pacific Northwest,Sound Sound
Grapeview,Wa
1990 Mk1
Paul,
I second the idea of replacing the OEM faucet with a single handle one. I went one step further and installed a single handle faucet with a pull-down sprayer. The admiral LOVES it! Cutting a hole in the fiberglass behind the sink for an inspection port (8" round works well and is very reasonably priced) is a quick, easy project, giving you access to the plumbing under the sink, and you will have the better faucet forever. Just a thought.
Tom Sokoloski
C36/375IA Past Commodore
Noank, CT
I third the idea. I think the single handle faucet is easier to use and no doubt wastes less water.
I accessed the faucet to replace it by simply removing the sink entirely from the cabinet, rather than cut a hole. If I remember accurately, it was held in by a series of spring clips.
Matthew Chachère
s/v ¡Que Chévere!
(Formerly 1985 C36 MKI #466 tall rig fin keel M25)
2006 Catalina Morgan 440 #30.
Homeported in eastern Long Island, NY
Hi Friends,
Thanks for all the replies. As always, more questions. Which single handle faucet is best? Is there anything usable for our purposes from Lowes or Home Depot? Best to stay with the Marine suppliers, Catalina Direct? Matthew, tell me more about the clips. Where are they positioned, and how did you remove them? Sorry for all the questions, I am planning on attacking this project next week and I'll take all the advise you guys can throw at me! Thanks again for all the help.
Paul O,
S/V Pelican
1989 Catalina 36 Mk I #894
Oceanside, California
Paul -
I don't remember where the clips were -- and I'm nowhere near the boat and won't be for a month, probably. I vaguely recall they we accessible from underneath, along the rim, either with a long screwdriver or a long socket, once the drawer below was removed.
The replacement faucet was from Scanvik, I think it was the model 10480. But if I were to do it again, I would get a faucet with a pull-out spout, such as their 10871,
-- Matthew
Matthew Chachère
s/v ¡Que Chévere!
(Formerly 1985 C36 MKI #466 tall rig fin keel M25)
2006 Catalina Morgan 440 #30.
Homeported in eastern Long Island, NY
I went with Scandvik compact ceramic single lever mixer Mfg#SCA 10480. The smaller size fit well on the sink
Bill Miller
S/V Lorraine
Pacific Northwest,Sound Sound
Grapeview,Wa
1990 Mk1
Just upgraded to the pullout from Catalina Direct and wanted to share my process. I didn't want to cut an access hole, so figured out a differenet approach. You really can't get to the faucet nut easily. I could reach it, but not well enough to turn it and it was really tight. I removed the bottom drawer and the utensil drawer the side. I cut the stainless feeder tubes to the OEM faucet. Coulda unscrewed them, but it's so hard working under there that I didn't see the point. Then I removed the faucet knobs. As I turned the faucet, I could reach under and feel the threaded shaft spin, but the nut wasn't, so I just inscrewed it from the top. Pretty easy.
Jake Z
five o'clock somewhere
2000 Catalina 36 MKII
Hull #1836