Carpediem44DB
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- Aug 18, 2015
- 3,230
- Boat Info
- 2000 Carver 506
2006 44 DB Sedan Bridge
- Engines
- Volvo TAMD 74 P
Looks like it will need to be custom made or lengthened with something after market.
Thanks
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Pex 1/2” pipe works great. It is not 15mm hose. I replumbed the piping on the port end on my transom locker with it. The 1/2” pex spring clamps will work great on the pex but are too small for the existing hose. TTMOTT used worm gear clamps and I used spring clamps ordered from McMaster Carr. I have had no issues. I replaced about 90% of my female connectors. I used the clamps Dennis speaks of above.
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Bennett
I think the larger boats were built with ½” and the smaller boats are 15mm. I know our 280 was 15mm; I bought ½” parts to build a water heater by pass and had to send it all back and get 15.
H
BTW, I have a small supply of 15mm red and blue tubing and some misc fittings (new boat is ½" based) that is free to anyone who is willing to pay for the shipping.
Same experience I had - the solution was to heat the end of the hose with a heat gun before clamping (it will get nice and soft and conform to the fitting well with the clamp); that hose is both too large of and ID to fit the barbed fittings and too hard to squeeze down on the barb when cold. TomA little update on my buddies’ water hose repair. He bought a 90 degree female connector and a 10 inch SS flex faucet line to do the repair. The 90 to relieve the tension on the fitting and the faucet line to provide the extra length. Worked great until he left the boat over night with the water heater on to test it out. When the hose heated up it relaxed at the clamp fitting and showered his bilge and everything in it including his inverter. He now has no AC power. His $10 water leak will now cost $1500 and change!
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