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From: Bob Clinkenbeard (no email)
Date: Sat Nov 20 2004 - 17:03:28 EST
Sorry for the double post but I have one last thought on this dead horse.
When I have installed hoses on autos I can't remember a time when I had to
use a heat stripper gun to get the hose off or on. Usually once the
corrosion that binds the hose on a car fitting is broken, you can twist it
right off.
On my boats, the hoses are so rigid and hard, new and old, that I have had
to heat the hose to remove and install them.
A utility knife will cut right through an auto hose...try that on a marine
hose...exception: the cheap bilge pump hoses.
Common sense tells me there is a difference.
I am all about saving money, but for a few dollars difference in a hose, I
would select the marine hose for anything that could sink the boat or damage
expensive equipment.
Commonly and respectfully,
Bob Clinkenbeard
Custom 41' Trawler
"Bobbin Along"
http://www.dreamwater.org/captainbob/
> I really feel this is like so many other things. Use a little common sense
> when you select a product for an application and don't always depend on
> the labeling. These are made by a "marine hose manufacturer" but you can
> bet I'll be down at PepBoys selecting a hose for a raw water intake before
> I'll use one of em. http://www.tridentmarine.com/stage/potable.htm
> Thanks,
> Bill
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