Capt Kangeroo
Senior Member
Hi Guys, hoping I can get some advice here. After moving some stuff in the engine room I noticed my starboard exhaust hose has what appears to be a rotten spot on the bottom where it sags about 4 feet from the riser. After this rotten spot the hose gently rises about a foot and heads off toward the back of the boat. The spot is only on the bottom about 8 inches square. It does not leak but I can peel off the thick black rubber coating exposing what appears to be cloth underneath.
Other than this spot, the hose looks ok. This is a massive hose, the black wire reinforced corrugated type, 6 inch diameter I believe, total length about 25ft from riser to back of boat. (Hoses are approx 20 yrs old)
The price of the hose would pale in comparison to the labour costs of tearing apart the boat to replace the whole hose.
Question: Can I just cut the existing hose downstream of the bad spot and splice in a new piece from here to the riser? Any ideas where one could find a suitable coupler of this size?
Appreciate any advice / guidance.
Other than this spot, the hose looks ok. This is a massive hose, the black wire reinforced corrugated type, 6 inch diameter I believe, total length about 25ft from riser to back of boat. (Hoses are approx 20 yrs old)
The price of the hose would pale in comparison to the labour costs of tearing apart the boat to replace the whole hose.
Question: Can I just cut the existing hose downstream of the bad spot and splice in a new piece from here to the riser? Any ideas where one could find a suitable coupler of this size?
Appreciate any advice / guidance.