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Or.... the fitting breaks but the 5200 holds the mushroom head there giving the IMPRESSION that everything is OK... meanwhile the ocean funnels into the boat unbeknowngst to the operator. While, if the mushroom head falls off from not using 5200, then a prudent operator would notice the missing...

Probably expanded PVC. If you're rebuilding you can, of course, use whatever you want.

Excellent!

This isn't meant to be argumentative - just informational/keeping rumors from spreading. The wires didn't hurt the hose. Think of it this way... your car has a bunch of rubber hoses and they are held by steel clamps with no problems. When I replaced my cockpit drain hoses about 7 years ago, I...

It's an odd way for a sending unit to fail, but it's easy enough to check. It sounds like you know how to check it. There's no real tricks to removing it - it's pretty self explanatory.

It's a reinforced hose and is required for below the waterline use. The wire doesn't really do the destroying of the hose - time does that very well by itself.

Not being familiar with it, myself, but curious... how does it slide? Are there rollers or nylon-type "glides"? Would he be able to cut the Seadek pattern such that there are slots in the Seadek to allow for the rolling/sliding feature?

Why use expensive super glue when, considering this is a mechanical connection, all that is needed is a sealant? 5200 doesn't "seal" better. It's not "bad" to use 5200 - it's just overkill and not needed - especially when other products work just as well. As I noted above, this is the perfect...

Definitely look at your other thru-hulls. The UV deteriorates the plastic. Consider SS or, even better, bronze. And definitely don't use 5200. You only need a good sealant here - not an adhesive. So, really, 4200 isn't even needed. LifeSeal would be great... but truthfully, even a regular...

I assume this slides on rails in the floor? I haven't seen the Grady setup - but I have seen other boats with a sliding seat (Sea Ray, for example) and they use SeaDek. The big question is how much clearance you have from the part that is sliding over the floor to the floor, itself. Measure...

Never used one of those - but from Coastal's picture you can see the notch in the top of the pylon where the locking tab would fit. Yes, you would push down on the post and then release the locking tab. You MIGHT be pushing down too hard. If you push down too hard you would be binding the...

Off the top of my head, some options: Try a vice grip on the sending unit's bolts. Crank it down tight on the bolt heads. Don't use anything that will cause a spark. You have to overcome the spring inside the anti-siphon valve. Remove the anti-siphon valve from the tank fitting and get a...

It would be a waste of time to only bed part of it. It will only take another minute to bed the whole thing. Adjust accordingly... for someone that has done this a few times, it's about an hour job. I would use butyl rubber tape for bedding/sealing. It'll be 40 years till you have to do it...

As the saying goes... that looks great from my house! But, really, it looks very good, Lucky. Nice! :)

Eternabond should work out just fine.

Any 'ol HDPE will work. Starboard is a brand name for HDPE but there's no reason someone HAS to use Starboard (and pay more than they need to). McMaster Carr has an extensive selection of this stuff and it is available in smaller sizes than Starboard is typically available in. Heck... a...

You're right that dissimilar metals can cause an issue. The stronger the "electrolyte" between them, the stronger the galvanic corrosion. Air is an electrolyte (well, maybe not in the desert!), although fresh water is a stronger electrolyte... and salt water is stronger still. Salt water...

TH Marine is a good source for those handles. A few pictures of your access may help with advice on reattaching. But often, with boats, you'll be doing things blind or with only one hand... or you have to remove other items, first.

Just go physically look at the tabs, then operate the switch, look again, etc. Don't overthink this one :) Yes, "bow down" on the tab switch means the tabs will deploy (drop down). Tabs down = bow down. But just think of what you want to the bow to do. To get on plane fast, deploy the tabs...

I can't imagine how that would hurt. However, I suspect you're still going to get that same corrosion effect as it's also caused by water being trapped between the two things. Aluminum does a great job at protecting itself from corrosion, but only when it has access to oxygen. When "dead"...