Jealous boat?

[Wind dog]

Hi all!
So the last few mounths my lill' tiny has been parked under my carport, I have been fishing / working on a friends "new old" boat so have not used mine. Sunday I hooked her up & my son and I went down to a little bass lake to do some fishing. I pulled & pulled on my OB for a while & it would not start (thought it was flooded) so I dropped the trolling motor & went on electric power. Once we got to a place my son could fish I went back to messing with my OB, pull & pull & it would not start, finaly pulled the cowling & see that the hose from the fuel pump to carperator was pissing fuel through a split in the hose. The funny thing is I replaced this hose last year when I was doing something else to the motor (the old hose looked pretty bad.so I replaced it) I might add she ran fine the last time I used her.
Me thinks she's a bit jealous, maybe a nice wash job will improve her mood?

 

[Another retired guy]

Re: Jealous boat?

Yup - they get quite cranky when they're ignored

 

[jigngrub]

Re: Jealous boat?

I think she's being a little neglected and is starting to show signs of it.

 

[Wind dog]

Re: Jealous boat?

I think she's being a little neglected and is starting to show signs of it.

Maybe unused, never neglected.

 

[foodfisher]

Re: Jealous boat?

Use it or lose it?

 

[Wind dog]

Re: Jealous boat?

A serious question, This is on a Mercury 110 9.8hp, ser#3181453, the line is part#32 39485 (http://www.usboatsupply.com/Mercury_Mercruiser_Parts_Catalog3a.php?mc=01&ms=1550&si=453 item#15 ) I would not think this line should have failed so soon, do I have an ethanol problem? should I replace this line with hose barb / line & hose clamp?

 

[Another retired guy]

Re: Jealous boat?

Unlikely to be an ethanol problem. Probably just a bad hose ( old stock?) or it was damaged somehow during installation.
I've had brand new water hoses (for a classic car) fail immediately due to bad ( read cheap ) manufacturing!!

 

[Wind dog]

Re: Jealous boat?

Unlikely to be an ethanol problem. Probably just a bad hose ( old stock?) or it was damaged somehow during installation.
I've had brand new water hoses (for a classic car) fail immediately due to bad ( read cheap ) manufacturing!!

I'm guessing "old stock" too, I'm allso guessing the replacement assembly will be "old stock" too. That's why I'm considering the hose barb / hose clamp method.

 

[halfmoa]

Re: Jealous boat?

I'm guessing "old stock" too, I'm allso guessing the replacement assembly will be "old stock" too. That's why I'm considering the hose barb / hose clamp method.

That's what I'd go with.

 

[Wind dog]

Re: Jealous boat?

All better! Purchased 90 degree hose barbs, fuel line, & clamps $36.00 from a agriculture hydraulics supply house, auto parts store might have these items but I was sure the ag outfit did.