Flexible Exhaust hose?
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Flexible Exhaust hose?
Swapped a 502 for a 496, the risers are about 1 1/2" higher. First time out melted holes in the tops of my exhaust hoses due to a tweak in the top of the hose causing a spot of no water flow and gasses directly on the rubber. Is there flexible hose out there. I've got a 15" run from the riser to the tip and need to to make a very slight S-bend to drop the 1 1/2". Any sugggestions would be appreciated.
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Re: Flexible Exhaust hose?
Yes there is a wet exhaust silicone hose "blue in color" that is very soft and pliable relevant to the thicker more rigid common black hose. I recently installed my own silent-choice and discovered not only is the 496Ho wider than the 502 to Y-pipe setup, but those pre-made short hoses to the Y-pipes were just too short. So anyway, a marine mech friend of mine turned me on to the blue silicone stuff and I cut my own to length and it was a dream to use.
He has a couple of suppliers but I can't recall the name of the company. I'm sure if you called your local marine shop and described the hose, they would know as a lot are going to them more and more.
He has a couple of suppliers but I can't recall the name of the company. I'm sure if you called your local marine shop and described the hose, they would know as a lot are going to them more and more.
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Re: Flexible Exhaust hose?
http://www.tridentmarine.com/stage/wetex_hose.htm
Check out this link for the newer more improved exhaust hose that exceeds the standard black hose parameters...
Check out this link for the newer more improved exhaust hose that exceeds the standard black hose parameters...