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I am searching for the right 1-5/8" ID hose to connect the stuffing box to the stern tube on our C&C 27. Non-wire, appropriate 4 or 5 ply rubber hose. The shaft is 7/8". Any suggestions for a source? Been looking through suppliers all winter, but that ID hose is very rare. Thanks.
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1974 Mark II C&C 27
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Hey Windy,
Your needs should be met by "Shields 200 Softwall Exhaust Hose", which is available with a 1-5/8 inch inner diameter. Their website is supposed to be at www.shieldshose.com, but I have not been able to get any response at that address. Here in Canada, the Western Marine Company (NOT the other West company) is a distributor for Shields hoses and they do have it in stock. Your local chandler can order it from them. A quick search via Google reveals all sorts of vendors for Shields Hose products, so somebody should be able to help you get it. Have you hired a contortionist to work in the lockers? Replaced my water pump impeller yesterday and I don't think that my back and hips will forgive me for at least a week.
Marcus from Carriden
Mk III, Hull #847
Oakville, Ontario
P.S. Just checked the 2009 Holland Marine Products catalog and they carry 1-5/8 " softwall exhaust hose. The distinction between "softwall" and "hardwall" is a matter of whether or not there is wire reinforcement embedded in the rubber layers.
Last edited by (2009-04-28 01:13:23)
Marcus Opitz,
Formerly from Carriden, Mk III, Hull #847,
now skippering "Everdina," a 1975 Ontario 32
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Marcus, thanks for the tip. A supplier found me some yesterday at a Dartmouth source, but I will follow up on your lead too.
I have just finished rewiring the engine and am fitting the new FWC system hoses, rebuilt exhaust, revised fuel distribution, etc. Getting in and out of the lockers over the past year of this refit has actually fixed my back pain!
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1974 Mark II C&C 27
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