Best material for bilge pump hose?
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 11:53 am
All of the bilge pump, sink drain, and scupper drain hoses on my boat are in need of replacement this spring.
Anyone have a material that they like better than the typical corrugated plastic hose? All of my current bilge pump hoses are of this material and I found cracks in several places.
I feel like the braided/reinforced vinyl tubing available at most hardware stores might be a better choice. Thoughts?
Anyone have a material that they like better than the typical corrugated plastic hose? All of my current bilge pump hoses are of this material and I found cracks in several places.
I feel like the braided/reinforced vinyl tubing available at most hardware stores might be a better choice. Thoughts?
). What bothered me, both with the reinforced and what I perceived would be even a greater potential for non-braided/reinforced hose, was the fact that the hose seemed to flatten as it made a bend near the hull's fitting. I opted to use a couple of pieces of 3/4" plastic Schedule 40 pipe glued (welded?) into a 45 degree female fitting. This gave me the opportunity to use a long enough section of pipe on both ends to double clamp the hose to the pipe. Ensures there won't be a slip off of the hose and having the bilge pump just pump water back into the bilge.