Bavaria 32 2002 taps

[filban]

the galley mixer tap and combined shower/tap in the heads are pitted and I am thinking of replacing them although they work perfectly well

Force 4 and eBay offer what seems to be suitable replacements although not all measurements are given to check v the existing

has anyone had any experience of changing the taps on a bavaria and what did you use?


SVB do not appear to keep taps for the older yachts

thanks

[Yngmar]

I changed ours with what Lidl had on sale at the time. They're still good after a couple years. There's nothing marine specific about these units. They had standard fittings, which you can look up on every plumbing related website/youtube channel. If you look under the sinks you'll find the tails for them, with adapters to the Whale Quickconnect plumbing of the boat.

[Rampage]

As yngmar said, the taps are all straightforward domestic units.  I replaced the galley and aft head taps 10 years ago with the cheapest that B&Q stocked.  They’re still working just fine and we lived on board full time for 6 years.  Pain to do the changeover as there’s next to no space to get to the underside of the taps but apart from that it was a simple job.

[filban]

thanks very much for your helpful replies

I will avoid the "marine" premium priced taps!

[Lyra]

Just pay attention for one thing - length of the head.
I also bought something at the hardware store and it is long by several millimeters so gets hit a bit when opening the cabinet door above the sink - no big problem, but can be avoided if you pay attention  to this when selecting the new unit.

[Fenders]

If you are looking for identical replacements I have always found Penguin Engineering, Hayling Island have a very extensive stock. They also stock the plastic caps for the transom shower fittings.
Very helpful service.

No connection, just a satisfied customer.