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    TECHNICAL WHY IT’S TIME TO PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BOAT’S HOSES

    Aug 19, 2021 5 minutes

    ook in the engine compartment of your boat and you will see a network of hoses of different styles and colours. It will be much the same if you lift the boards giving access to your bilges. Boats depend on hoses not only to keep them working but also to keep them afloat, and these hoses can represent one of the most vulnerable parts of the boat. Every hose in the boat should be part of your annual inspection and you also need to think about replacing them at least every 10 years. When boats sink at their moorings it will usually be a hose failure that is to blame and think yourself lucky it happened at the mooring. Out in the ocean a hose failure can be catastrophic and few owners seem to recognise that many hoses

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