How To Survey A Boat - Article Showing A Basic How To

A lot of interesting stuff there.

Just had a skim through but it's interesting that the does not recommend double clipping any hoses for the reason he describes. Mine was obviously built to the spec he cites as I only have double clips on fuel lines but not on any water hoses.

Richard
 
RichardS said:
Just had a skim through but it's interesting that the does not recommend double clipping any hoses for the reason he describes. Mine was obviously built to the spec he cites as I only have double clips on fuel lines but not on any water hoses.
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When my boat was built, by Northshore mouldings, "double clamp all below waterline hoses" was an extra and cost the original purchaser £43 for all five.
 
I think double clipping is normal ... the problem in the pics was that the second clip wasn't being tightened up on the hard pipe the tube was being clipped to, thus trying to pull it off. I can't see a problem if both clips are tightened on the hard pipe underneath.
 
Quote from the link:
""Cast iron keel, stainless steel J-bolt and mild steel nut. Yes it left the factory this way ! This galvanic soup was doomed to failure the day it left the factory.

Cost to repair this 25' sailboat - $15k

Value of this sailboat in good condition - $2k

Chainsaw rental $60.00 per day

Wouldn't you be ticked off if you'd paid me $500.00 to find this for you ?""


good article.
I can also recommend reading Ian Nicholson's book on the subject, and the one by (IIRC) Thomas Ask.
 
Kingfisher 2 said:
I think double clipping is normal ... the problem in the pics was that the second clip wasn't being tightened up on the hard pipe the tube was being clipped to, thus trying to pull it off. I can't see a problem if both clips are tightened on the hard pipe underneath.
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I tend to think if one clip is not good enough, get a better clip, not more of the same.
 
lw395 said:
I tend to think if one clip is not good enough, get a better clip, not more of the same.
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Agreed. Have there been a significant number of cases caused by single hose clips giving way? All mine are still double clipped, as the boat came, but in the cases when I have removed hoses it has been a real struggle to do so, even with both clips removed.

Des Sleightholme once referred in an Old Harry story to "A Westerly from Grimsby, all double-clipped hoses and radar reflector the right way up". I know just what he meant.
 
lw395 said:
"Cast iron keel, stainless steel J-bolt and mild steel nut. Yes it left the factory this way ! This galvanic soup was doomed to failure the day it left the factory.

Cost to repair this 25' sailboat - $15k

Value of this sailboat in good condition - $2k

Chainsaw rental $60.00 per day

Wouldn't you be ticked off if you'd paid me $500.00 to find this for you ?"
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In that case I can't help wondering why it would cost $15,000 to replace the keel nuts. Perhaps there were other problems too.
 
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