SimonD
Well-Known Member
Does exhaust hose have to be a particular length?
On my Westerly Tempest, it comes from the exhaust elbow, down into the bilge below the engine, takes a loop round and comes back up to the water trap which is directly behind the exhaust elbow, about a half a metre behind and below.
The length of the hose is 2m, but if I went direct from the elbow to the water trap, it would be about a metre long.
Because it sits in the bilge, the past 20 years or so of getting wet and a bit oily has literally rotted it away and it now has a sizable hole in it. (I suppose the good news is that I've found out now and not in two weeks time when I'll be half way across Lyme Bay!).
So, does it have to be 2m long - if so, I can raise it up on a couple of blocks to keep it out of the bilge water - or can I take the direct route, saving a bit of cash and making a neater installation?
On my Westerly Tempest, it comes from the exhaust elbow, down into the bilge below the engine, takes a loop round and comes back up to the water trap which is directly behind the exhaust elbow, about a half a metre behind and below.
The length of the hose is 2m, but if I went direct from the elbow to the water trap, it would be about a metre long.
Because it sits in the bilge, the past 20 years or so of getting wet and a bit oily has literally rotted it away and it now has a sizable hole in it. (I suppose the good news is that I've found out now and not in two weeks time when I'll be half way across Lyme Bay!).
So, does it have to be 2m long - if so, I can raise it up on a couple of blocks to keep it out of the bilge water - or can I take the direct route, saving a bit of cash and making a neater installation?