Bilge pump hose replacement

[Phrancus]

tight spaces.... tell me about it and I have a 26 (later named 28 )

good work, it pays (in the longer term) to invest the time and effort to get to the bottom of it. To not wing it by using a non-stainless screw or the not-so-waterproof caulk or a quick route over an edge so a hose never drains completely in fall.

Not that I haven't take shortcuts over time after working, grinding, hauling, pulling and tearing stuff that was not supposed to be there and should not be there were it not for that PO who took the easy way or designers even earlier on in the life of this particular vessel. Karma will get me for sure, if I don't get there first to put right where I did wrong (for the time 'till next moment of karma )

I hate those zip ties in places where you cannot see nor touch them. Good that you have one of those scopes to investigate.

well done on this job, on to the next...

[BarryK]

Source of the post Good job

The 120 is a good choice. It can be a pain to work with though especially in applications where you need to remove the hose often such as winterizing up north but that won't be an issue in this particular application until the pump fails. A little heat helps with install and removal.

Would the 141 Multiflex work also or is the 120 preferred? I'm worried about the 120 since it became brittle with age. But I guess at 30 years it was beyond end of life. I think the Multiflex is on the smaller discharge pump from the shower drain. The stern bilge pump has the 120. The hoses have to be flexible for the tight loops near the through hull fittings.

Thanks,
Barry

[Viper]

Source of the post Good job

The 120 is a good choice. It can be a pain to work with though especially in applications where you need to remove the hose often such as winterizing up north but that won't be an issue in this particular application until the pump fails. A little heat helps with install and removal.

Sorry for the confusion, the 141 is what I meant to say in the previous post. It's a better hose IMO, but as mentioned, hard to work with. The 120 type of hoses do tend to crack over time.