Thread: type of hose to use

i would go to lowes and ask to see the new type water lines they are putting in homes now. they say it will not burst when it freezes so it would be much tougher than regular hose. my friend put it in his new house and it seems stiff enough to "push" where ever you need to push it.

hey oldduckhunter how did he connect that new type hose that stuff is pretty stiff.hey I have a problem tried to stop all the ports in the transom up to make sure the pumbing is the cause for my water in the floor I took piceces of styrofoam an put them in the holes but this did not work any Ideas on how to temp the holes up to see

you know i didn't look to see how they connected it to fittings. lowes would know. really any good hose would work and probably be easier to work with and not knowing what you are talking about "ports" i don't know. you talking about holes from the water side of the transom into the boat?

yes sir. sorry for that you know where the live well drains an intake are,the hull look fine maybe one spotnot to good . just trying to find water leak before cold weather thanks

i'd bet you are leaking around the plug hole or the hole that drains the livewell. i would take the best silicone i could find and dry the area about both inside and out and silicone both inside around the openings and the outside on the transom. if it's not there then a line is busted somewhere.

before you pull the old hose out, attach a heavy cord to it, then use the cord to pull the new hose into place........good luck!!

the cord idea is agood deal thanks.i have a live well up front an never use it so thinking of just not plumbing it back more storage plus im thankin its the problem . would yall take the drain out of the transom or just plug the hose on the inside.I know im asking alot of stuff an thank all yall

if you remove the drain hose make sure that you disable the water pump! If it got turned on by accident you'd have a boat full of water with no place to go except in the bilge

Originally Posted by PUMKIN HEAD

the cord idea is agood deal thanks.i have a live well up front an never use it so thinking of just not plumbing it back more storage plus im thankin its the problem . would yall take the drain out of the transom or just plug the hose on the inside.I know im asking alot of stuff an thank all yall