TDunn
Guru
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2015
- Messages
- 889
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Tortuga
- Vessel Make
- Nunes Brothers Raised Deck Cruiser
How often do you change the hoses on your car? In most cases they operate at higher pressure than hoses on the boat. I know that we never changed a hose on our 1998 Subaru and it was fine in 2015 when we replaced it. The same was true of my '96 F150 when I traded it in 2011. That said, I do change the hoses that carry sea water on about a 15 year schedule. I have not had one that was in poor condition. I also replaced all rubber on my engine when I had it out of the boat in 2014. That was the first hose replacement since the engine was new in 1987. A couple hoses were a bit soft, but not close to failure.