A marine plumbing hose, depending on where it’s used, must successfully withstand vacuum pressure, handle a wide temperature range, and may contain poisonous gases and odors, it needs to do all of this without sinking the boat. No matter what the hose is being used for, the main thing to remember is that marine plumbing is no place to trade quality for cheaper materials.

In particular, the extensive piping found on vessels means that the repair and replacement of pipes and valves is one of the major activities of any repair yard. Eagle Marine’s shipyard is fully equipped with machinery to allow even the most extensive and complicated pipe repairs to be undertaken in such areas as cargo, ballast, heating coils and hydraulic systems. The shipyard is capable of cold bending and high-quality pipe fabrication with dedicated workers.