David, There is an ABYC standard: Hoses that connect to underwater fittings should be manufactured to SAE J20R3 as a minimum and marked as such on the outer surface.
They are reinforced (and yes, stiff). You could use wire reinforced clear hose. Less stiff than the black or sanitation hose. Joel On Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I am wondering if there is a reason why one would need to (or want to) use > a thick, stiff hose for a sink drain connected to a seacock. It makes > bends difficult/impossible and makes it difficult to remove the hose from > the barb. It seems like overkill in a situation where there is little to > no pressure on the hose. Something like Tygon/PVC tubing would seem > adequate and much easier to work with. I would think the same would be > true for the raw water cooling hoses. Am I missing something? Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > [image: pastedGraphic.tiff] > > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal > at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are > greatly appreciated. -- Joel
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