I replaced my drain hose (P19) shortly after I bought my 1990 in 1996. It was
leaking into the bilge. I expect to replace it with a bigger hose when I get a
"round tuit".
Ted
SolarFry@aol.com wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> Anybody experiencing this problem... Could you let me know age of boat at
> death of drain? We could start a maintenance schedule by keeping tab of age
> when parts fail...
>
> How old was that bilge drain?
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> SolarFry
> P19 #1028, "Elusive"
> Cypress Creek
> Pompano Beach, FL
>
> In a message dated 98-10-08 09:13:46 EDT, jrgribsk@ingr.com (Gribskov, Jon R)
> writes:
>
> << Subj: RE: Help with Drain Tube
>
> I just finished repairing mine this weekend. I found that both plastic
> thruhulls and the hose were cracked, and water was indeed getting into the
> bilge. Worse, water could have been penetrating into the wood in the
> transom and the cockpit deck, which could eventually have caused local
> delamination in those areas.
>
> Here's what I used, all purchased from West Marine:
> 1" Wood Bit(The one-inch holes in hull and transom need to be reamed
> slightly for the thruhulls I used. A 1-1/16" or 1-1/8" bit would have worked
> better.)
>
> 3/4" Bronze Mushroom Head--Barbed Thruhull, West Marine part number 356453,
> Perko 350005PLB, Quantity 2 required. I could have used a 90 degree barbed
> thruhull on the cockpit end, and that would have kept the hose run
> straighter.
>
> Series 148 Heavy-Duty Vinyl Hose. Get 2 feet to start and cut to fit. Use
> enough hose to bend in a big S-Curve. I don't think the original hose
> (Bilgeflex hose) was adequate to the task, and the reinforced clear PVC
> tubing, which I also tried, collapses if forced into a bend. The heavy-duty
> hose is slightly smaller in diameter, and I had to lubricate (soap) and heat
> the ends of the hose(used a heat gun) to get it on the thruhulls.
>
> 4 Hose Clamps (The stern fitting is under water when the boat is in motion,
> so I use double hose clamps at each end.
>
> Sikaflex Polysulfide Bedding Compound
>
> I think my repair will be permanent, more durable, and with better drainage
> than the original. Overkill? Probably.
>
>
> Jon R. Gribskov
> P-19 #233, 'DC Blues'
> Washington Sailing Marina (Potomac River)
> Arlington, VA
> >>
>
> Anybody experiencing this problem... Could you let me know age of boat at
> death of drain? We could start a maintenance schedule...
>
> How old was that bilge drain?
>
> SolarFry
> P19 #1028, "Elusive"
> Cypress Creek
> Pompano Beach, FL