Blocked hose for scuppers

[jac]

I have a couple of hoses that lead from scuppers through a locker and then exit about 2 feet above the waterline. On visiting the boat today I found standing water suggesting the hoses are blocked.

This is most likely to be organic matter - leaves etc I suspect.

What is likely to be the easiest wY to unblock.

The boat is ashore and the bottom of the hoses are buried a bit but basically accessible.

I was thinking of using something like a chemical plug unblocker - a la Mr Muscle.

Is this a bad idea - anyone got any better suggestions? (And not keen on spending a day fixing this issue!)

 

[Chalker]

Try a water jet going backwards up the outlet.

 

[prv]

Try a water jet going backwards up the outlet.

Or a dinghy pump similarly - but in both cases expect a fountain of muck at the top end

Pete

 

[wazza]

I had exactly the same problem last year and pressure water hose from underneath worked a treat...

 

[bikedaft]

Coat hanger, or thick wire

 

[VicS]

Coat hanger, or thick wire

+1 In fact I thought I'd already said that ... Dunno where that post went! Must have been pulled

 

[sipsiwn]

+1 In fact I thought I'd already said that ... Dunno where that post went! Must have been pulled

It probably went with my 'Firearms aboard' post..I was notified..'post to be examined by the Mods'. Both posts probably fell off the examination table and got swept up and thrown in the bin...

 

[vyv_cox]

Coat hanger, or thick wire

I carry a length of old 7 mm shroud wire, about 3 metres long. It is amazingly useful for all types of jobs such as this one, strong enough not to buckle but flexible enough to go around bends in hoses.

 

[JumbleDuck]

I have a couple of hoses that lead from scuppers through a locker and then exit about 2 feet above the waterline. On visiting the boat today I found standing water suggesting the hoses are blocked.

This is most likely to be organic matter - leaves etc I suspect.

What is likely to be the easiest wY to unblock..

Sink plunger.

 

[jac]

Coat hanger, or thick wire

I carry a coat hanger on board for a variety of jobs oddly. Hose is a bit bendy for that but is otherwise excellent suggestion.