[C320-list] Exhaust hose?

[Graeme Clark]

Rod

My boat is 21 this year and I have done the same as you. The exhaust hose is not too expensive (although it varies, I found suppliers charging anything from the equivalent of $7 a foot to $20 a foot) so as I thought i’d just fit new throughout and be done with it

Graeme

> On 24 Feb 2017, at 22:21, Rod Boer <rod.boer1 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> 
> 
> This is the 17th year for my muffler and I thought it might be a good idea
> to get a spare so there is no downtime if it starts leaking.  I removed the
> muffler to make it easier to get the measurements for the replacement
> muffler.  During this process I buggered the intake and exhaust hoses. Is
> anyone aware of any data as to how often these hoses need replacement?  The
> exhaust hose showed signs of cracking but the intake didn't look too bad but
> I may have replaced that when I replaced the mixing elbow five or six years
> ago.
> 
> 
> 
> Rod Boer
> 
> Odyssey, #688 
> 

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