Any chance someone here has replaced the bilge hose from the electric bilge pump?
I recently replaced the pump and the hose is showing its age.
I recently replaced the pump and the hose is showing its age.
O'Day 40 Bilge Hose
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Will it be easy? Probably not. It's likely routed up, down and around several items. Do you have a specific question regarding replacement on your boat?
Yes, I'm hoping someone else has done it already on an O'Day 39 or 40. (Should have made that clear)
It follows a convoluted path and is either fastened or stuck.
It follows a convoluted path and is either fastened or stuck.
Dig into the spaces and you'll probably find where it's hung up. Most boats are built by hand so there will be variations from boat to boat of the same year and model
I haven't fully replaced mine, although I did replace a section of it where the hose attaches to the pump on my 39. When I purchased the boat, there were two pumps float switches located in the bilge directly forward of the companionway, and two hoses that run to port through a hole, under the cabin sole and into the port aft cabin locker where they discharge. It would be tricky to access a large portion of the run, the best solution I can think of would be to utilize a messenger line pulled through by the old hose to pull a new hose through.
Thanks, but those are older pictures. This is what the bilge looked like when I put the boat away in 2025;
The keel was dropped and the keel bolts replaced in 2010.
This is why;
The keel was rebedded with 5200, and then the yard put a layer of fiberglass cloth around the joint.
- Pic. from when I had the bottom soda-blasted in 2013
Every couple of years I remove the keel bolts, polish them with a toothbrush (the red handle), put a light coat of Tef-Gel on them, then re-torque them as tight as I can get them with a ½" 18" breaker bar (the silver handle).
Pics. from 2025 haulout.
I have also added G10 Backing Plates under the original 304 Stainless Backing Plates to keep them out of any water that finds its way to the bilge. The original 304 backing plates were drilled out when the keel was dropped to accommodate the larger keel bolts.
NO leaks.
PSS Shaft Seal.
Pic from 2025 haulout.
Battery operated shop vac. I have the older version of this, which I keep on board;
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