3" Exhaust Hose Not Bending

Well, I have had trouble with everything else in my stringer rebuild, I don't see why the exhaust system should be any different.

I was going to put the exhaust hoses and straight pipe back in the boat and then install the floor. Well, the short 3" wire reinforced exhaust hose will not bend down at the right angle I need in the short distance it has before it attaches to the metal straight pipe. If it were at the right angle, I could attach all the hoses and clamps and everything would lay virtualy flat in the trough underneath the floor like before the rebuild but it aint happening now. I don't know why it is not working now because it worked before I started the rebuild but that's the way everything has been lately.

I am thinking about getting up early in the morning and driving 35 miles to a large marina with all my measurements and see what I can do. I don't really have a choice. I can assure you I am at maximum frustration and starting to envy anyone who has a woring boat.


Again, any advice out there for poor pittiful me?

scott

It's that wire reinforced black $15-$20/ft. stuff 3" in diameter.

Thanks for the motivation. I am going to whip that thing in to submission this week

DrCC,

I'm sorry I did not explain it better. I did not buy anything, yet. I simply can't get back on what I took off. The problem is when the male exhaust flange comes out of the back of the boat, the short piece of female hose goes over it. I have always had the spiral type heavy duty with a thick wire running through it in the 3" size. Anyway, the hose needs to come off the flange and bend downwards in order for it to lay flat in the trough connected to both ends of the straight metal exhaust pipe before going up to the engine connections which are not the problem.

Bottom line is I need a slight bend in the back before the connection to the exhaust straight pipe. I am going to try something that was suggested in this thread today and see what happens.

thanks,

scott

You must have had a video camera yesterday while I was doing the very same thing. I had everything connected and was standing on the copper tube/hose intersection near the gas tank and seeing if the floor would push it down. You are verifying your "Dr." name......

And yes, I have 8 clamps per side. Can I ask what the piece of carpet does? Seems like its just taking up more precious space between the bottom of the floor and the hull. Thanks.

scott

I had to replace one of these 3" hoses off the manifold a couple years ago. It was a severe PITA to get the hose to bend the right way, and to get it to go onto the manifold.

think your miss quoting.

79nautique wrote: think your miss quoting.

Sorry Chris if it works you could have been the hero and if it fails we all know it was Doc-   After looking forever I could not find the post describing the method and thought it was you.

It was Doc and here is the original post

Stringer Questions 73 Skier
Posted: 16-February-2010 at 12:59pm
Exhaust hose1/3 of the way up, on the exposed.Tie it back to the lift ring.All that's left to muscle, is the pushing down to line-up.Loosen the line to push on.

Also any hose connections below the waterline. "Double Clamp"

DrCC wrote: Scott,    That's normal!    You don't make the bend. The rear floor section does.

This is also how I solved it on the Mustang. Total PITA.

BTW, my problem is not at the exhaust end but the flange ends beneath the gas tank.

I decided to go ahead and replace a piece that did not look all that great. I went to a local repair shop and he had a 20" piece of this 3" wire reinforced hose and he sold it to me for $20. I think it would have cost $15-$20/ft. plus shipping ordering it online.

I also got a piece of fuel hose that goes between the gas tank and the spout on the back of the boat. He gave me this piece for FREE!! Now I have all new fuel lines.

There you go. Just a little patience. BKH