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Old 05-18-2011, 08:25 AM
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I know my reply was quite long, but another couple thoughts struck me:

There are ABYC standards and then there are ABYC standards. In other words, some standards are much more important and worthy of adherence than others.

For example, the standards for plumbing your gasoline delivery system would seem to me to be worthy of close attention.

The standard for hull identification numbers? Not so much. If you're a non-member, they want to charge you $50 to download that standard. I'm curious what it requires that the USCG regulations (available for free from your Uncle Sugar) don't.

Similarly, there is an ABYC standard for "owner's manuals." Again, it costs $50 to download it, unless you're an ABYC member (which costs around $300 per year). Why would I bother adhering to that standard, unless I were a boat manufacturer?

Now, the standard for "seacocks, through-hull connections and drain plugs" - that one I'd like to take a good look at. For now, though, I'm following MaineSail's tutorial over at Compass Marine for replacing my raw water intake.
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