Which Water Heater to Buy???84FC

[Lucas Willemse]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Lucas Willemse"
wrote:
>
> The exact replacement is made by Raritan and sold thru West Marine.
> The fittings are almost in the same place as the old heater and
take a
> little addition off fittings to make them line up. I just replaced
> ours on our 1980 FC 35, the tank had a pinhole leak just above the
hot
> water outlet. The Raritan part# is 171212, the West Marine part# is
> 256912.
>
> I had to trim the plastic mounting rim on the bottom of the new
heater
> as it goes all the way around. I set both heaters next to each
other
> and tranferred the fittings to make sure they ended up in the same
> place as the old unit. It was a bit of a struggle but it did fit
and
> works great.
>
> Lucas Willemse
> 1980 FC 35
> Los Angeles
>
The above information is wrong when I came home and checked my
records, the correct heater is A Raritan 171211, West Marine 296386
$579.99.

I should have looked it up first.

Lucas Willemse
1980 FC 35
Los Angeles