Shipyards and boat builders buy valves in sets per vessel and end up with leftovers when a build is completed or a conversion changes the design. Marine service companies accumulate recovered valves from refits.
The material is bronze, cast iron, stainless and copper-nickel, often in sizes and patterns that have no industrial equivalent. That makes it a distinct market from plant surplus.
Valve mix
What turns up in marine and shipbuilding
The workhorse of every plant and terminal. Gate valves are the most common surplus item in a…
Read → Valve type Butterfly ValvesLight, cheap to replace, and produced in enormous numbers. Butterfly valves fill plant store…
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Read → Valve type Check ValvesNon-return valves are bought by the dozen and replaced by the dozen. They are small, heavy, …
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Selling into this sector
What to expect
Equipment from this sector usually arrives with a mix of documentation: some items tagged and recorded, some with nothing at all. Send what exists. A partial record is worth more than a claim that records exist.
Mixed lots are normal. We do not ask you to separate the documented items from the rest before sending a list.
Questions sellers ask
Do you buy bronze sea valves?
Yes, particularly in good condition and in sets.
Are recovered marine valves saleable?
Yes. Marine service valves are rebuilt routinely.
Can you collect from a shipyard?
Yes, across the Gulf Coast.