Curiosity saved the cat. A routine check of the bilge before going for a day sail showed a bit more water than usual. Hmm.. why would normally dry aft bilge pockets be wet? Let's look under the sink:
Aha! Here is our culprit! That cheap ribbed hose from two cockpit scuppers to the under the sink thru-hull has sprained the leak. Gives me a new appreciation for the notion that all underwater hoses need to be treated the same way we treat boat hull.
Off we go to Westmarine to buy wet exhaust rated rubber hose. Now we just disconnect the old hose and use it as a messenger line to pull new one in. Right? Well, not so fast. The old hose is stuck somewhere between liner and hull or maybe zip tied to the liner where I cannot see and just would not budge. Has anybody replaced that hose? Any advice is appreciated.
Aha! Here is our culprit! That cheap ribbed hose from two cockpit scuppers to the under the sink thru-hull has sprained the leak. Gives me a new appreciation for the notion that all underwater hoses need to be treated the same way we treat boat hull.
Off we go to Westmarine to buy wet exhaust rated rubber hose. Now we just disconnect the old hose and use it as a messenger line to pull new one in. Right? Well, not so fast. The old hose is stuck somewhere between liner and hull or maybe zip tied to the liner where I cannot see and just would not budge. Has anybody replaced that hose? Any advice is appreciated.