Airstream345
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- Kadey Krogen 54-8
I've been tackling the punch list from our survey and though I'd knock out an easy one: "generator exhaust hoses must be double clamped". I love crossing things off a list so this was a super easy win right?
Not. So. Fast.
It initially appeared like one of the clamps had "just slipped" down. I soon realized the second clamp on the exhaust elbow didn't slip - it didn't fit. There wasn't enough hose seated on the exhaust elbow outlet for the second clamp to have enough hose to "bite". The hose was just over the barb, almost sitting up on it. I tried to re-seat it but after about 30 minutes of pushing, soap, more pushing. Nothing.
I pulled off the entire hose and quickly figured out someone had installed 1.5" hose (which fits at the water muffler) on a 1.75" elbow. The hose was severely stretched out and starting to show signs of tearing.
After a few trips to the chandlery, a trip home to pick up pipe wrenches and a hack saw I finally had the tools and fittings fittings and hoses I needed to reduce from one side to the other (1.75" barbed fitting into a coupling with a 1.5" barbed fitting on the other side along with new 1.5" and 1.75" wired hoses and 8 new clamps).
I'm realizing quickly how a "5 minute boat fix" turns into half your day.
Not. So. Fast.
It initially appeared like one of the clamps had "just slipped" down. I soon realized the second clamp on the exhaust elbow didn't slip - it didn't fit. There wasn't enough hose seated on the exhaust elbow outlet for the second clamp to have enough hose to "bite". The hose was just over the barb, almost sitting up on it. I tried to re-seat it but after about 30 minutes of pushing, soap, more pushing. Nothing.
I pulled off the entire hose and quickly figured out someone had installed 1.5" hose (which fits at the water muffler) on a 1.75" elbow. The hose was severely stretched out and starting to show signs of tearing.
After a few trips to the chandlery, a trip home to pick up pipe wrenches and a hack saw I finally had the tools and fittings fittings and hoses I needed to reduce from one side to the other (1.75" barbed fitting into a coupling with a 1.5" barbed fitting on the other side along with new 1.5" and 1.75" wired hoses and 8 new clamps).
I'm realizing quickly how a "5 minute boat fix" turns into half your day.