Hey Edd,
I did mine this past season on my 34. It was fairly straightforward after
all the planning. I bought everything through Freshwatersystems.com. They
had the most complete selection of SeaTech and PEX that I could find.
Unfortunately the PEX tubing comes in rolls which made it a little bit more
difficult than what straight pieces might gain you.

They say PEX is flexible and can make somewhat tight turns, but I stuck to
just using elbows for most everything. They have clips that are supposed to
bend the tubing for a 90* turn at a safe radius, but those things were
fairly flimsy. The biggest pain I had was trying to screw in the mounts for
the tubing to secure it. I used the 1/2" CTS 35 series fittings with collet
clips. They had the right size for just about all of the faucets and
connections that I needed. I had to connect to my poly tank, water pump,
galley sink faucet, fresh water foot pump, water heater, external hose
inlet, and head faucet.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Kevin Paxton
'82 34 #473
Japhys Spirit
Cornfield Creek, Magothy River, MD

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 5:23 PM Edd Schillay via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> Seeing a few articles and videos lately about people re-plumbing the fresh
> water system on their boats using the PEX red and blue piping and
> quick-connect fittings — and the crazy self-punishing jerk in me is
> wondering if I should take on the task to replace the 26 year-old plumbing
> on the Enterprise and be able to have fresh water/showers again.
>
> Has anyone done the whole re-plumbing thing? Any advice?
>
> There’s an awful lot of sinks and faucets on board . . . .
>
> All the best,
>
> Edd
>
>
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY
> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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