Replace your fuel fill hose. I hadn't thought about doing that until one day when I was working in a locker, brushed up against the fuel fill hose and noticed cracks. I replaced it immediately, and then went about replacing all of my hoses.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk iii Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 4:30 AM, Nauset Beach via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Is there a method to test the condition of a diesel fill hose? Something > similar to wrapping a warm wet rag around an old sanitation hose? As > diesel is not as volatile as gas would guess hoses carrying diesel would > last longer… ?? And it is not like the fuel was sitting in the hose as the > route from deck fill to tank is nearly vertical. > > > > AFAIK - The diesel fill hose on my boat is original. The exterior “looks” > old but there are no cracks or any surface damage visible. I have to > replace the deck fill fitting this spring, but would rather not play with > the fill hose to the tank if I do not have to. Its path behind cabinetry > makes it a royal PITA to access, and appears to require taking too much of > the cabinetry apart. > > > > Thanks, > > Brian > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis > C. via CnC-List > *Sent:* Saturday, February 17, 2018 4:42 PM > *To:* CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List PSS shaft seal - now hoses > > > > Hear! Hear! High on my list! In the 1st 4 months I had Touche' I > replaced all the thru hull hoses, the alcohol stove hose, and all the > engine hoses. The two I didn't think about were the fuel fill hose and > shaft log hose. I was painfully reminded of the former after filling the > tank one day and smelling gasoline throughout the boat. The inner and > outer layers of the old hose had separated allowing gasoline to find its > way between the layers. The vapors seeped out of the outer layer. > Replaced it promptly. > > > > I replaced the shaft log hose during the diesel re-power process a couple > years later. > > > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA > > > > On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 3:31 PM, Len Mitchell via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > BUT many of us have 30+ year old boats with the original rubber stuffing > box hose plus other old hoses. You have to ask yourself do you trust $5 > worth of old rubber hose to hold the water out? *Crazy Legs* has 3 sink > drains, 2 sea water intakes plus the stuffing box. Don’t forget the old > rubber poo hose and fuel hose! Put your hand up if you have original rubber > hose somewhere! Check yours out, mine had cracks along the surface of the > hoses and I wasn’t comfortable leaving it that way. > > > > Len Mitchell > > SV *Crazy Legs* > > 1989 37 + > > Midland On > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://urldefense.proofpoint. > com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c= > clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r= > 9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m= > HMm6cFdstL5DIHm263BA7Ez0icjS5QtX8cp2Ehgu_Ms&s= > DHNTEWeso9YNzD66DelSRtUYKs8IrH0gn8qqHSpsBcg&e= > > >
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