When you put the new one on, a thin coat of clear silicone caulk will help seal any imperfections, yet make the hose easy to remove later. When I bought my boat, the PO had done this, and it was amazingly easy to remove every hose.
I guess the caulk doesn't stick to metal but forms a seal. Would you use silicone caulk on fuel lines?
There is a tool called a "hose pick" that will make it easy to remove a hose without damaging it. It really works well. I have used them for several years.
My son is an auto mechaninc and he uses them all the time. I was watching him once a few years a said I have to have one of those.
They come in various sizes.
Here's a set at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-KD...UTF8&qid=1387890347&sr=8-2&keywords=hose+pick
I think Craftsman sells a 4 piece set for not much money. If you use one once you will never use a screwdriver again.
At your local big box house store they have screwdrivers that have inserts to change from small straight or Philips driver.
These handles with the bits out will fit most hex head hose clamps and are far better for tightening or adjusting .
Best $5.00 you will ever spend if the hose clamps are in a hard to reach spot.
In my opinion, I have now seen the most moronic thing done on a boat.
In my opinion, I have now seen the most moronic thing done on a boat.
Now this here is a hose clamp. I get them at a chandlery where the pro's get their stuff, not WM. Not cheap but worth the peace of mind.
I thought my raw water intake hose for the genset was looking like it needed replacing. I started to undo the hose clamp and the hose fell off the pipe nipple on the Groco! PO put a 1" hose on a 1/2" nipple! One of the nipples was wrapped in electrical tape, which was unravelling and streaming towards the genset. I only have 2 openings in the bottom of my hull, the genset intake and the fire pump and besides ruining the genset, this idiotic installation might have cost me the entire boat.
In my opinion, I have now seen the most moronic thing done on a boat.
Sounds like something my brother-in-law would do!! We were partners in a fishing venture and ran five commercial fishing boats. I had to follow him around fixing all the bailing wire and duck-tape repairs he did.I thought my raw water intake hose for the genset was looking like it needed replacing. I started to undo the hose clamp and the hose fell off the pipe nipple on the Groco! PO put a 1" hose on a 1/2" nipple! One of the nipples was wrapped in electrical tape, which was unravelling and streaming towards the genset.
In my opinion, I have now seen the most moronic thing done on a boat.
I thought my raw water intake hose for the genset was looking like it needed replacing. I started to undo the hose clamp and the hose fell off the pipe nipple on the Groco! PO put a 1" hose on a 1/2" nipple! One of the nipples was wrapped in electrical tape, which was unravelling and streaming towards the genset. I only have 2 openings in the bottom of my hull, the genset intake and the fire pump and besides ruining the genset, this idiotic installation might have cost me the entire boat.
In my opinion, I have now seen the most moronic thing done on a boat.