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01-18-2020, 05:39 PM
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City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
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Originally Posted by Proud Mary
What to do on a snowy, rainy and cold day? Replace hoses on the engine.
The hoses were painted and so hard some crumbled and cracked when I pulled them off. I originally thought I would buy new hoses and clamps as backups but after the first hose and second clamp crumbled I knew they all needed to be replaced.
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Who in their right mind would think, painting hoses is okay?
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01-18-2020, 05:44 PM
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#122
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City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
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Looks good. I have my port engine out right now and replacing hoses is happening along with the transmission damper. Took the old damper out and it has a couple of areas that are starting to crack so now must be the right time for replacement.
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01-18-2020, 06:54 PM
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#123
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Senior Member
City: Stafford, VA
Vessel Name: Proud Mary
Vessel Model: 29 ft Prairie Coastal Cruiser
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 134
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDan1943
Who in their right mind would think, painting hoses is okay?
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The previous owner said the prior owner had a rebuilt engine installed. It’s a 1997 engine in a 1978 boat. I guess they thought painting everything will make it appear rebuilt?
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01-18-2020, 06:56 PM
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#124
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Senior Member
City: Stafford, VA
Vessel Name: Proud Mary
Vessel Model: 29 ft Prairie Coastal Cruiser
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Comodave
Looks good. I have my port engine out right now and replacing hoses is happening along with the transmission damper. Took the old damper out and it has a couple of areas that are starting to crack so now must be the right time for replacement.
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Do all the necessary repairs and replacements now when you can get easier access to the components. I’m 6’3” and I struggle to perform unwanted yoga maneuvers to gain access to certain items.
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01-18-2020, 07:20 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
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That is what I am doing. I was going to replace the fuel tank but back issues have me working much less than i had planned on so I am just redoing everything that needs it while I have good access.
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01-19-2020, 10:08 AM
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City: Upstate,SC
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Originally Posted by Proud Mary
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It always feels good to put on fresh rubber. Disaster averted.
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What a pain in the transom.
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01-19-2020, 10:10 AM
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City: Upstate,SC
Vessel Name: Shipoopi
Vessel Model: derilic sailboat
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDan1943
Who in their right mind would think, painting hoses is okay?
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While I agree with you, many companies and re-builders paint everything. I saw a pic of the engine I am planning to buy for the boat and all the hoses on it are painted. When I briefly worked as an industrial tech, everything I touched with an engine had the hoses painted. I can't say if it helped or hurt but I'm not a fan of it.
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01-19-2020, 12:54 PM
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#128
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City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ben2go
While I agree with you, many companies and re-builders paint everything. I saw a pic of the engine I am planning to buy for the boat and all the hoses on it are painted. When I briefly worked as an industrial tech, everything I touched with an engine had the hoses painted. I can't say if it helped or hurt but I'm not a fan of it.
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Painting a hose hides any imperfection and the paint shortens the life expectancy of the hoses.
Side note; NEVER paint the rubber part of the motor mounts. Destroys the sound isolation of the motor mounts.
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02-05-2020, 07:40 PM
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#129
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Senior Member
City: Stafford, VA
Vessel Name: Proud Mary
Vessel Model: 29 ft Prairie Coastal Cruiser
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During breaks in the cold weather I did some wiring. I connected the gray water pump and hoses and made the electrical connections to the water heater.
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02-05-2020, 07:42 PM
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#130
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Senior Member
City: Stafford, VA
Vessel Name: Proud Mary
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I had to replace some of the ground wires. Then when I took this picture I realized I forgot to use heat shrink. So now I need to disconnect and make it right.
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02-05-2020, 07:44 PM
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#131
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Senior Member
City: Stafford, VA
Vessel Name: Proud Mary
Vessel Model: 29 ft Prairie Coastal Cruiser
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02-05-2020, 07:48 PM
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City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
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It is good to see you are making progress.
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02-05-2020, 09:06 PM
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#133
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City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
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Looks nice and clean and neat also.
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02-09-2020, 08:23 AM
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Member
City: Gulfport
Vessel Name: Journey
Vessel Model: 29 Prairie
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PM, are those lead ingots in the bilge? Are they for added weight down low?
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02-09-2020, 09:26 AM
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#135
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Guru
City: Southern Maine
Vessel Model: Prairie 36 Coastal Cruiser
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDan1943
Who in their right mind would think, painting hoses is okay?
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Apparently, the PO of my boat...
Yes, that's a red rubber radiator hose, painted white, which I removed from the waste line from the toilet to the holding tank.
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02-09-2020, 11:23 AM
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#136
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Senior Member
City: Stafford, VA
Vessel Name: Proud Mary
Vessel Model: 29 ft Prairie Coastal Cruiser
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Yes, those are lead ingots. They where in a box on the starboard side to counterbalance the 100 gallon diesel tank on the port side.
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02-09-2020, 11:46 AM
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#137
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City: Beaufort, NC USA
Vessel Name: Sylphide
Vessel Model: Kingston Aluminum Yacht 44' Custom
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptTom
Apparently, the PO of my boat...
Yes, that's a red rubber radiator hose, painted white, which I removed from the waste line from the toilet to the holding tank.
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I bet that smelled nice!
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02-09-2020, 11:59 AM
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#138
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Guru
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
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I have learned one or two 45s are far better than one 90.
If you have to blow out a line be it a plugged vent or drain or discharge hose or inlet hose, the 45s make it easier to blow through.
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02-10-2020, 07:58 AM
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#139
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TF Site Team
City: MX, thru Canal to Bahamas
Vessel Name: Muirgen
Vessel Model: 50' Beebe Passagemaker
Join Date: May 2019
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDan1943
Who in their right mind would think, painting hoses is okay?
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That makes the engine what is known as a "Spray Paint Rebuild!"
If I am looking at a boat and the hoses are painted, it automatically makes me suspect EVERYTHING about the boat. I would much rather look at a boat that is original paint, even if deteriorated, than a hack job with a case of spray paint.
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02-24-2020, 08:02 PM
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#140
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Senior Member
City: Stafford, VA
Vessel Name: Proud Mary
Vessel Model: 29 ft Prairie Coastal Cruiser
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I continued to work on the fresh water plumbing using Pex.
The last picture is the thermostatic mixing valve. Since we’ll have grandkids on board we wanted to make sure they don’t get scalded when they don’t know that the water can get too hot to turn all the way on.
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