Fix for galley sink faucet drip on 342 EC

needmotoolsneedmotools Member Posts: 12 ✭
in Rinker Express Cruisers Forum

The galley sink faucet on my 342 EC was hard to completely turn off so it did not drip. I could have replaced the washers on the valve stem, but I was looking for a better solution and found new ceramic disk cartridge valves from Ambassador Marine. They fit and worked awesome. The new design does not require cranking on the handle to shut the water off. The mechanism in these cartridges have internal parts and require almost no force to turn on or off… and they don’t drip and wake me up in the middle of the night.

I called Ambassador Marine and Andrew was a huge help. He did not think they were the original manufacturer of the faucet but for $9.00 each I decided to try the valves and they fit and worked perfect. The only problem was the old handle and screws did not fit the new cartridge valve. Andrew helped me get the part numbers for the matching Trinidad handles, screws and blue/red caps. Great service from Ambassador Marine!  Some of the parts are not available to order on the website so call directly. 

It is confusing because they have two websites... One lists all their products: https://www.ambassadormarine.com/ and the other is used to order products & parts: http://ambassadorfaucets.com/

I made a YouTube video of the repair: https://youtu.be/T5Sm2LyVvOE

Link to faucet drawing PDF with a parts list: https://downloads.ambassador-amc.com/parts/marine/133-/133-0202-xx_RevB.pdf

Here are the parts I used:

  • E-507176N – Ceramic disk cartridge for Cold
  • E-507175N – Ceramic disk cartridge for Hot
  • E-029124 – Trinidad handle x2
  • E-008154 – Screw x2
  • E-028109H – Red cap
  • E-028109C – Blue cap
New ceramic disk cartridge (top) - Original stem valve (bottom):

New handles installed on my galley sink with the new cartridge valves:


2008 Sea Ray 38 Sundancer (previous: 2006 Rinker 342 EC)
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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hi there Needmo, welcome to the forum!!! Great write up, thank you. I know that the faucet on my 342 was hard to stop dripping so this is a great mod. Beautiful boat!!! :)
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    miss my 342 already.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well Chris, Needmo bought my 342 from me and I spent Sunday afternoon sitting on it watching the football game on the cockpit TV mod I did years ago. So I know the feeling!!!! 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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  • LaReaLaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,066 mod
    @needmotools that was an excellent first post!  
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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,419 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Amazing, I need to fix this - what was the cost to repair?
    2006 390 EC
    2008 350 EC
    Georgian Bay
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2020
    I second that notion, didn't even notice at was his 1st post. Kotos
    Welcome to the Forum 
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,924 mod
    Great post and welcome to the forum!👍

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,776 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome! Looks like you will fit right in!!
    2008 330EC
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,614 admin
    Welcome to the RBOC

    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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  • needmotoolsneedmotools Member Posts: 12 ✭
    Thanks for the nice welcome. I’ve been benefiting from the site all season and figured it was finally time to create an account and give back. Really appreciate all the great info on this site and I look forward to contributing more. 
    2008 Sea Ray 38 Sundancer (previous: 2006 Rinker 342 EC)
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  • TonyG13TonyG13 Member Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭✭
    Hey @raybo3 - Have you noticed a spike in new forum members correlating with all the new boat buyers out there this season? I think as long as they join here, they will at least get good, reliable advice.  :)
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,614 admin
    @TonyG13 it has been steady. The forum now has over 8000 members 
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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  • needmotoolsneedmotools Member Posts: 12 ✭
    @YYZRC The cartridge valves were $9 each and the handles were $12 each. The shipping was expensive though. If you are interested then I suggest calling them because the handles, screws and caps are not listed as spare parts on the website. The phone number was 1-800-270-4262. I spoke with Andrew at x205 and he was really helpful.
    2008 Sea Ray 38 Sundancer (previous: 2006 Rinker 342 EC)
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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,419 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome, thanks!  I emailed them yesterday but haven't heard back yet.
    2006 390 EC
    2008 350 EC
    Georgian Bay
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