Over the Memorial Day weekend we were on a five-day outing. On day three I was looking over the engine and became curious about the way the engine waterheater lines (two) were secured to the alternator mount. They were secured with an electrical tie that pulled the lines tight up against the alternator mount. I pulled the hot water lines away to check them and noticed one had nearly chaffed clear through. The engine only had 40 hours on it. I cut the eletrical tie off and duct taped the chaffed line in an attempt to prevent failure. I padded the lines and resecured them to the alternator mount, but this time with padding between the lines and the mount. We made it back home (about 40 miles) without incident. If your hot water heater lines are secured in similar matter, you may want to check them closely. I believe we caught ours in the nick of time. We will doing a more permanent repair later this week.
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Thanks for the info
It's input like yours that makes this forum extremely valuable. I'll check our lines today.
It's input like yours that makes this forum extremely valuable. I'll check our lines today.
waterheater lines
My passage 42 is 10 years old (NOT original owner) and I noticed that also. So they have been doing this for awhile. hose does need some kind of buffer guard
My passage 42 is 10 years old (NOT original owner) and I noticed that also. So they have been doing this for awhile. hose does need some kind of buffer guard
This was reported
Yes I did report it to Hunter through the dealer where I bought the boat. They are fixing the chaffed line as part of the warranty repairs. All warranty work has to be reported to Hunter in order to recieve payment.
Yes I did report it to Hunter through the dealer where I bought the boat. They are fixing the chaffed line as part of the warranty repairs. All warranty work has to be reported to Hunter in order to recieve payment.
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