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Help!! (Lost deck fill cap)

matias

E38-200 - NYC
Unfortunately I dropped my water deck filler cap while winterizing last October. I have a temp plug on it now. I'm wondering if anyone has an extra for SELL of know where I can get one. I tried searching but the size is hard to find most are 1.5 or 2" which is too big or small. Thank You
 

Christian Williams

E381 - Los Angeles
Senior Moderator
Blogs Author
This is "one of those things." Not only size issue, but thread issue. I guess search internet, planning to order various and return the ones that don't work. maybe somebody has found a new source.





 

bsangs

E35-3 - New Jersey
I've tried countless attempts at replacing the caps, mainly to have some backups on board, and have struck out everywhere. Luckily I've yet to lose one - knock wood - but I purchased some plumbing pressure plugs listed in one of those threads above just in case. Good luck.
 

Loren Beach

O34 - Portland, OR
Senior Moderator
Blogs Author
EY installed oodles of these French deck fills in 1988. At that time, having a fill cap that used a winch handle was considered a rather cool idea, I replaced them all (waste, diesel, and water) with new SS ones, and IIRC they were a earlier version of the ones referenced in reply #3. Excellent quality SS product from White Water Marine. :)
I note that now the Goiot versions are offered in composite and not metal. (Our OEM parts may have been ss or aluminum, but after so many years am not certain.) Buying them from France might be a bit of an adventure, as well.

As pointed out above, thread types are a problem, and a friend of mine with a Catalina 350, has one odd looking plastic deck fill cap that the PO put on that sticks up a ways and was clearly sourced from somewhere not related to the factory part at all... :(

Since it's time and past-time to replace all the hoses anyway, just pull & replace that "historic" fitting as a part of the hose upgrade.
This does expand the project in the near term, but also takes it off the maintenance list for another 20 years. (sigh........)

Aside: your OEM fuel fill hose has likely started to permeate by now, and will contribute to a faint-but-constant smell inside areas adjacent; I learned this first hand.
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I edited the thread title to make searching more productive, and hope the OP will understand.
 

Slick470

Sustaining Member
If I were in this situation, I'd call someone like these guys https://www.sailboatparts.com/. They are somewhat local to us, but the guy who runs it breaks up old boats and strips them for parts. It's possible he's recently done a boat with the same deck fill, and if not, he can keep an eye out for you.
 

ConchyDug

Member III
3d printing is another route to go if you have a printer and some flavor of design software. ABS/ASA filament would probably be the best.
 
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