Has any delt with this company?
 

Marine Town

They seem to have some great SS products but I can not reach them via phone. The # is disconnected. I am a bit wary of purchasing online when their # is disconnected. Hmmmmm

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Don't blame you. Real good way to lose money. If you have any more info on them, try a search on the internet. I went to West Marine yesterday to order another C clamp for a Fishing Buddy fishfinder that I bought from them about 18 mos. ago, and they said they never heard of the company. They were made by Bottom Line, but apparently merged with Canon, and is now going under the name of Computrol, Inc. They still make Bottom Line fish finders, and I was able to order the clamp. Point is, the Co. you're looking for may have merged, or been bought out, or for some reason going under another name. If the prices are right, might be worth the search.

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Trayder
I cant even get the link to work !!! no less a phone number .... WAIT ...I get it you found those funky shower drain things made by -Skandvik? and your trying to keep them all for yourself [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[ March 14, 2002, 12:33 PM: Message edited by: Scott ]

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Scott [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Actually I did find the Scandvik cockpit drain. It is @ Defender Industries do a seach for "scandvik" and it comes up.

That Stainless company I asked about seems to have gone belly up as their page no longer opens.

Man that rots, they had the coolest cast stainless pop up fuel fill. Real cool. They also had great prices on stainless thru hulls. Oh well, the old saying is true. It was too good to be true [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

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Trayder and everyone else, what are you using when you replace your thru-hulls???

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I will use stainless steel above and below the waterline. If I were not concerned with looks I would go with Bronze.

And when I saw "below" the waterline I just mean on the bottom of the transom.

I will actually use a bronze thru hull with strainer for a wash down/ live well feed.

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Hey guys

Where are you finding nice SS thru hulls?? I found some Chrome over Bronze (perko) but cant find nice SS stuff.... Hawse pipes, Cleats etc....
Heres a link of some stuff up in Boston

http://www.cgedwards.com/Perko/Thruhull.html

Anyone purchased anything from here??

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HI SCOTT
GOT MY SS HULL FITTINGS HERE, ALSO CHECK OUT
THE PRICES ON #2 BATTERY CABLE. JASON AND I
ORDERD 50' FROM THEM.

https://www.surplusunlimited.com/storefront.htm

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Hey Guys, please read the following link from the boating board, especially if you leave your boat in the water as I do, apparently solid stainless is subject to failure if used below the waterline. I dont think this would be a problem with most of you guys as most trailer but it is good to know!!!!Chrome plated brass is the way to go (for me anyways)Craig
http://www.wmi.org/sql_messages_html...ni\boating.ini

If the link doesnt work it is post #22901-Craig

[ March 18, 2002, 08:40 AM: Message edited by: Miles Offshore ]

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I have changed my mind, and will use bronze under the water line. Anyone know why SS "suddenly" corrodes?

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Thats interesting on the stainless corroding under water....The big boys have stainless shafts on there underwater running gear and then everything else is bronze (struts rudder etc.)I was thinking the electrolysis route for the failure of the fitting and that is how that post seems to imply it happens...no warning sudden failure....I mean I've even seen Nibral wheels fail.... when we were coming in the inlet(back from a trip to the Wilmington canyon..Thank God it didnt happen out there) and all of a sudden a tremendous shutter in the boat...kind that makes you heart beat a little faster than it suppose to…. figured we had something caught in the wheel... limped to the closest marina and got lifted ASAP to find we had thrown a blade.... broke off right at the hub......you could see how the corrosion had eaten into the blade/hub and Nibral is stronger than bronze...so go figure . I'm wondering if the fitting was chrome plated Zinc or some other metal that doesnt take kindly to salt water....I have personally never seen SS fail like this anyway...Anyone ever seen this??? Depending on grade of SS I guess this could happen

I also would personally go for Bronze underwater .....cast SS or Chrome over bronze for Bilge pump thru hulls, scuppers, hawse pipes etc....