Cracking Hoses on Fairly New Boat? Anyone have an actual Failure?

[Time To Relax]

Has anyone had an actual hose failure on some of these bilge hoses that are around 5 years old? or are these cracks superficial. Any and all comments appreciated. Thanks

 

[alnav]

I had a pinhole leak in a hose from the head to the vacuum tank; maddening to troubleshoot but an easy replacement. There have been lots of comments here about Sea Ray using a bad lot of hoses in the mid-2000s.

 

[CAMELLA]

Has anyone had an actual hose failure on some of these bilge hoses that are around 5 years old? or are these cracks superficial. Any and all comments appreciated. Thanks

Sea Ray had some issues with defective sanitation hoses in 2007-2008. They replaced some at no charge if found early enough, you still might be lucky. I am in the process of replacing all mine, the hose manufacture is supplying replacement hose at no charge but I am paying the labor to have it replaced.

 

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Any water carrying hose that looks iffy should probably be replaced. It's much cheaper than salvaging your boat after it sinks. Waste hoses aren't critical for the same reason, but I wouldn't want to have a leak there, either.