Help size cd 28 sink hose size

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arch007
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Help size cd 28 sink hose size

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I need replace the hose from the galley sink to the thruhull for
A cape dory 28.

What kind of hose should I get and what.is the diameter of the hose ?

1 or 3/4 or 1/2 in ?
Jim Walsh
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Location: CD31 "ORION" Hull #27 Noank, Ct.

Re: Help size cd 28 sink hose size

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arch007 wrote:I need replace the hose from the galley sink to the thruhull for
A cape dory 28.

What kind of hose should I get and what.is the diameter of the hose ?

1 or 3/4 or 1/2 in ?
This is certainly not a definitive answer to your question but the sink drain on my last two boats were both 1 1/2”. I just recently replaced mine and I used Shields Flex 2 marine exhaust/water hose.
Jim Walsh

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Ex Captain-Northeast Fleet

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SVFayaway
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Location: Cape Dory 28 Hull #2 "Fayaway"

Re: Help size cd 28 sink hose size

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Mine is 1 1/2". I like the Vetus flexible water hose for its flexibility and durability.
Avery

1974 Cape Dory 28
S/V Fayaway, Hull No. 2
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