FWIW, Harbor Freight sells cheap hose remover tools. They look like a screw driver with a hooked end. Work great to work the hose loose from a barbed fitting and then pull it off. You have to buy a set, but you wind up with different sizes and styles you can divide between the boat, the car, and the garage shop. Chuck S
> On 04/11/2025 5:33 PM EDT Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > I have been using Silicone Radiator Hose for some of these hoses. > While I realise that they may not be Approved, as Joel notes, where I need to > remove these occasionally these are a godsend. Like me, they have no memory, > and are simple to remove. With that in mind, I always use two good quality SS > Clamps on them. For me, the only downside is that they are pricey, but there > is a local Hose Vendor that has pretty good prices. I wouldn't use these > for a major suction purpose. > > Bill Coleman > Erie > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM David Knecht via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hi Dave- Thanks for you message and I like your suggestion. I did not know > > there was a more flexible version of non-collapsing hose. I thought about > > using reinforced PVC and did not realize it might kink so you saved me from > > that mistake. Have you tried to get the softball hose off and on a barb > > yet? If it is easier to remove, that would solve my problem. Have you > > considered using grease to help? Dave > > > > S/V Aries > > 1990 C&C 34+ > > New London, CT > > > > [pastedGraphic.tiff] > > > > > > > On Apr 10, 2025, at 3:39 PM, Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > Anywhere there’s vaccuum (I.e. cooling intake) for sure you’d want a > > > non-collapsing hose. (Negative pressure more an issue than positive > > > pressure) > > > > > > I had a fibre reinfoced clear pvc reinf sink drain hose kink at a bend > > > point and replaced it with MPI series 110 hose, which was much easier to > > > work with than the stiff Lloyd’s approved stuff I had used elsewhere. > > > I’ll use it to replace the clear stuff on other through-hulls in future. > > > > > > <110-Softwall-Water-Cut-Away.jpg> > > > > > > Series 110 https://marinehose.com/product/series-110/ > > > marinehose.com https://marinehose.com/product/series-110/ > > > > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 10, 2025, at 12:17 PM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List > > > > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 mailto: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 > > > > > > > > > > > > <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 > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > 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. > > > 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. >
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