jackstraw2169 Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Hello, This is my first post so I hope this is the correct section to ask this question. I have just wet sanded, buffed, polished and ceramic coated the hull on my 95 MA 185. It turned out about as well as could expect considering the amount of damage it had. Anyway, during the process, I dinged my bilge thru hull fitting several times with the sander. It was just hard to keep the tool away from it on occasion. I hit enough where it finally broke half off. So I am needing to change the fitting now. I plan on buying a stainless fitting but cannot find one that matches what I pulled from the boat. The one I pulled looks to be a 1 1/8th hose fitting but it has two parts, a male end on the outside that screws into the female interior end. All the ones I find online are one piece and do not look like it will work. Can anyone give me advice on what to buy? All I really need is the male end but I can't find that anywhere. Thank you guys in advance for any help JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 Try this. Don't forget to put some marine caulking on the fitting and the barbed end. The caulking helps to slide the hose on and eliminates any leaks. Amazon.com : Groco Stainless Steel Hose Barb Thru Hull Fitting - 1-1/8" : Boating Plumbing Fittings : Sports & Outdoors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackstraw2169 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 Thank you. I can make this work with extra hose but the one I pulled from the boat is a 90 degree elbow. I think I found a male end that might work. Amazon.com : NRC&XRC Stainless Steel Barbed Short Straight Thru-Hull with Custom Gasket for 1" I.D. (1") : Sports & Outdoors Thanks for your help!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whichwaysup Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 4 hours ago, jackstraw2169 said: Thank you. I can make this work with extra hose but the one I pulled from the boat is a 90 degree elbow. I think I found a male end that might work. Amazon.com : NRC&XRC Stainless Steel Barbed Short Straight Thru-Hull with Custom Gasket for 1" I.D. (1") : Sports & Outdoors Thanks for your help!! How bout some before and after pics!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackstraw2169 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 Will do. It will be next week before parts arrive but I'll post some pics. Thanks again for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackstraw2169 Posted January 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 Finally finished. This was no easy task. Had to cut access and pull foam out. Went through 3 different fittings before finding one to work. But In the end it functions and looks good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Great solution !! Thanks for the photos and journal ! Mod Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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