The boat we just bought had been laid up ashore for some years, and water system drained down. A mix of age, corrosion, freezing and drying out has taken its toll. I have replaced the galley tap, managed to service the aft cabin one, the heads tap drips a little, and will be replaced when I get several new articulations fitted to my arms, but the current problem is a leak from the shower taps. Made sure it is not the connection of shower hose to tap unit, so now need to get the tap unit off for overhaul or replacement.
But .... how do you get it off? No screw fittings or whatever on the fwd side of the bulkhead, and access to the rear side is behind the woodwork below the helm console. The photos show the taps, and the woodwork under the helm, with 2 screws I can remove. However this only slightly releases the port (inboard) side of the unit, and peering behind it is hard to see how the unit is otherwise attached. I can see 2 large plastic nuts on the back of the tap unit, but cannot get to them, far less disconnect and reconnect pipework.
Has anyone been into this? Thanks!



But .... how do you get it off? No screw fittings or whatever on the fwd side of the bulkhead, and access to the rear side is behind the woodwork below the helm console. The photos show the taps, and the woodwork under the helm, with 2 screws I can remove. However this only slightly releases the port (inboard) side of the unit, and peering behind it is hard to see how the unit is otherwise attached. I can see 2 large plastic nuts on the back of the tap unit, but cannot get to them, far less disconnect and reconnect pipework.
Has anyone been into this? Thanks!



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