The exhaust hoses from snail to thru-hull on my float are old and a real pain to remove and re-install..... Yesterday one started leaking..tried to stop it by swapping ends .... Spinning it etc .. But the rubber is so hard  (and even with the wider T style clamp)  I cannot get it to stop..... That would NOT be cool for it to come apart out on the lake.

I guess I should have replaced them when I had everything apart but...... 

Sigh...

  How about some opinions ( I KNOW there's a couple out there ) on what is a good hose to use.  I have looked online and there are a lot of different kinds, wire type... non wire....including pure silicone.  The silicone are pricy, do they last?  I see them used in automobile Turbo set ups... They are heat resistant, but how about in the long haul??? Do they stand up? To Oil gas etc??? 

Standing by:

I double clamp on both sides just in case...

The back hose with the green stripes is from Gates., pretty cool stuff. Not cheap but cheaper than silicone. Works great

More and more of us up here are going with some stainless tubing with a couple of silicone couplers on each end.   Another option for you

That too is an option.

A friend used silicone and melted right through it.

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Its really not a place you wanna have questionable materials.   

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A friend used silicone and melted right through it.

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I always thought, and have read, where Silicone is good for upwards of 500 degrees plus....the water/exhaust coming out of my logs is that not that HOT...  I can hold my hand in front of the exhaust when its running and it IS hot....but I also know  its significantly cooler than a dry header system.......

 Sure I'd like 'simple and easy' to attach to the thru hull ..... Those thick azz hoses i have now are difficult to install.....that being said,  That's a big ole hole below the waterline that I want sealed correctly.

FYI: I bought my 4" silicone hose from McMaster-Carr years ago.  I think you can buy it any length you want.  Sorry, no part #.

OK...here's the final product. 

It was much easier to install the new hose than to remove the old hose...( petrified... rock hard....leaking )
 It was a great price too... less than $40.00 bucks including shipping ( I ordered 3 feet and got just shy of 4')

I also tossed the old worm drive clamps for stainless "T" style clamps I bought at Fastenal.


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