Hose clamp cuts
 

Think I set a record for getting hose clamp cuts this weekend winterizing the engines, fingers, wrists, arm and one good gash on the back of one hand. Bleed all over the place. Sure wish drain plugs and some hoses were easier to access and remove.
ed

Sorry. That sucks. But Your not doing it right. Or You don't have a Cig. Sorry I'm still trying to cheer My self up. Doin't meen to do it Your cost. Hope Your not really hurt. :party-smiley-004: Artie

Didn't cut myself up like you did, just a couple very minor scrapes during the winterization process over the weekend. Still sux though. Not getting any younger and accessing some things in the bilge is getting to be a f'n PIA. After reading your post and re-living the fun of winterizing, wonder if it would be worth replacing the block drains with fittings, and putting a foot or so of hose on them, and block/plug the other end of the hose. When it's time to drain the block just unplug the hoses and let'r rip. Be easy to do.

Yeah yeah, some may boo hoo over blowing some bling under the hatch by adding more hoses.... tough schidt LOL

You must get some of these.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...inyl+Tail+Tips

fixx
 

i guess your are missing the rubber ends..put some silicone across the tip of the cutting edge of the hose clamp and you wont have any problems next year..

FIRM GRIP GLOVES!!Ouch!!

Winterizing??????? What is that?

:angry-smiley-038: :lolhit:

Zip tie cuts are worse!!! I have scars all over my arms to prove it.

Hose clamp cut on the bottom of the foot for the win! Stupid sea strainers...

A pair of flush cut pliers are worth the cost many times over. As for the hose clamps, yea, the vinyl tips are great until they fall off.



http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...&hvrand=691330

Yea, hose clamps are like razor blades ... especially when you are changing water pump impellers on twins - you're reaching in pretty much blind. I winterized my boat this past weekend and the vinyl tips are on all of the hose clamps ... except one ... and I found it with with the back of my arm, just above my elbow, reaching for the block drain on the port side of the engine - it was one on the cooling hose for the exhaust. Nice gash, blood dripping off my elbow, everywhere :picard1:

I have a 6" scar on the inside of my forearm from a hose clamp. Laid me open like a fillet knife.
Now I use Clamp Aids on all my hose clamps. Cheap and no chance out cutting myself open and bleeding all over the place again.

http://clamp-aid.com/Packaging%20options%20page.htm

They also have them for the T bolt clamps too.

PS, you can get them on eBay for about 4 bucks for 20 of them.

Yep. Same problem here. I wan't I boat. I really don't know how y'all do it up there. From the hart. Artie

Geeze what I'd of done to know about these the past 3 or 4 years! Do they come in different size widths as well?

I actually custom tailored all the clamps in my Scarab when i had the motors out. Trimmed them with a sharp pair of sheers and chamfered the corners off. Each clamp only has a few of the screw holes of the worm gear left showing when installed and before i put them on i pre bent them a bit so that when tight the ends actually follow the radius of the clamp and are out tucked of the way. I also clock them to not point into open spaces.

Just the one size. I wish they made them for the 1/4" also.

time to upgrade the hose clamps to T-clamps :whistle:

Been there done that and finally found the rubber protectors they are scar savers.

Brilliant. Thanks,
ed

What do you mean "doing it wrong ?"
Sticking your arm down between two BBC is like pregnancy testing a cow. You can't see anything, you just feel.
ed

I can't tell you how many cuts and burns I get per day during shrink wrap/winterizing season. Hose clamps, razor blades, smashing your head/arms off crap, zip tied electric wires, the damn lower unit bolt that's always frozen until your hand is in the perfect position to smash your fist. I could go on for days..

That's the key thing, especially whenever you have things apart for a big job.