First off, Thank you Ward. You called it.
My curiosity got the best of me and I managed to remove the six screws holding the access board to the steering gear and hoses on the back wall if the aft berth, with my good hand! There is no rudder stuffing box on my '97. However, after further examination, Lo and behold, herein lies the source of all this hair pulling. In the attached photo, you will see the compromised exhaust hose where it attaches to the through hull.
Since I will be changing out my patched up muffler later on, I am assuming since the hose is shot, I will change this as well.
Questions are:
Will a patch job on this hose get me through the next 6 to 8 weeks, so I can get a bit of sailing in?
Does anyone know how long this hose is, so I can order one?
Thank you all for your thoughts and suggestions.
Happy sailing,
Ralph
My curiosity got the best of me and I managed to remove the six screws holding the access board to the steering gear and hoses on the back wall if the aft berth, with my good hand! There is no rudder stuffing box on my '97. However, after further examination, Lo and behold, herein lies the source of all this hair pulling. In the attached photo, you will see the compromised exhaust hose where it attaches to the through hull.
Since I will be changing out my patched up muffler later on, I am assuming since the hose is shot, I will change this as well.
Questions are:
Will a patch job on this hose get me through the next 6 to 8 weeks, so I can get a bit of sailing in?
Does anyone know how long this hose is, so I can order one?
Thank you all for your thoughts and suggestions.
Happy sailing,
Ralph
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