I can get those stampers made at staples.

yep,the coast guard checks fuel hoses on a regular basis!

I think the bigger worry would be if your insurance company checked the hoses in the event of a fire. They might refuse a claim if it could be proven that non-USCG approved fuel components were used.

Does the passage in the USCG regulations specify whether rubber hose can be used on the pressure side of the fuel pump at all? I always thought that a hard line was supposed to be installed between the pump and carburetor.

i could be wrong but i don,t think my ins policy states my fuel lines must be uscg approved.i know that my fuel lines won,t matter if my boat catches fire.once all the plastic in the bilge gets burning it would be all over!

Valid point, Mike, but knowing my luck, they would somehow survive unscathed. I doubt if it is written into my policy either, but insurance companies have a habit of trying to screw people on claims, and they have plenty of lawyers at their disposal. Hopefully we will never have to find out!

On the oetiker clamps, is it possible to open them up to clamp already made hoses or do they have to be slid on prior to making the hose?

no, They have to be on hose first

Brian, what brand of push-lock fitting are you using with the Teleflex hose - will any brand work? I'm guessing you can go with anything as long as it is properly clamped, just like is commonly done on ordinary barbed fittings. Are you running the Teleflex hose all the way up to the carb?

Yes, it stipulates hard line where possible on pressure side.

The insurnace company doesn't have to call out USCG fuel hoses. Every policy I've ever read (yes, I read my policies) had a clause about maintenance to industry standards. Guess what that means?

I don't consider that screwing people - would YOU want to pay out a big claim due to some to the low grade crappy work and cludge fixes we've all seen and complained about? Or, would you rather they take that out, make it no-fault and raise your rates to cover the results of the crappy work?

Valid point regarding some of the redneck clusterfixes out there. I guess we all need to get our tubing benders out and bend up a set of solid lines running up to our Holleys! It would probably be cheaper than those pretty braided hoses and fittings.