sbmcwilliam
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I recently had my mechanic replace what I thought were all of the hose clamps in the bilge. Come to find out he missed a bunch and consequently, I've had 4 break off underway with the associated hoses falling off and cause an overheat. I'm told that stainless steel hose clamps get salt water on them, corrode and break off. So then why use stainless steel hose clamps? I'm told because that's what comes from the factory and everyone uses. This is crazy. I've researched and it appears titanium hose clamps work identically to stainless steel clamps BUT. THEY DON'T CORRODE and ultimately break off; so it is written. Does anyone have any real-life experience with replacing their stainless steel hose clamps with titanium clamps and what is their performance?