Scrunchy hose.

[capnsensible]

These have probably been around for a bit, but in all the years I owned boats and looked after others, I didn't have any idea how brilliant they are.

I got one for a friend whose yachts I do the occasional wash down on. What a bonus. Easy to rig, stow and they empty themselves! It's a revelation!

Was so impressed I went and got one for myself.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Brilliant things. The budget eBay ones don't last, but the Hozelock branded one I now have has done great service even with the colossal water pressure at the marina (which split the first ultracheap hose I bought in 10 seconds)

 

[[2574]]

My Hozelock scrunchy died recently after four years service, that’s fair enough, don’t expect it to last forever. Very handy kit for sure.

 

[capnsensible]

Got mine in a Chinese shop and it's actually Chinese manufactured. Using that, with a very, very tenuous Asian link, I'm gonna call mine Hose Chi Minh.

 

[newtothis]

Got mine in a Chinese shop and it's actually Chinese manufactured. Using that, with a very, very tenuous Asian link, I'm gonna call mine Hose Chi Minh.

Named after the Vietnamese working girl Chi Minh?

 

[capnsensible]

Named after the Vietnamese working girl Chi Minh?

Her Spanish brother.

 

[AngusMcDoon]

They often fail at the ends next to the connectors. The cheapo ones are crimped & are only for for the bin when that happens. Better ones use screw on connectors so you can chop off a bit & reconnect the end fittings.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Her Spanish brother.

Surely he's gonna be José Chi Minh

 

[capnsensible]

Surely he's gonna be José Chi Minh

That's the one!

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Just checking!

 

[RupertW]

They are totally wonderful as long as you live somewhere with lots of clouds. In sunshine they are perfect too until suddenly they are not and become garden sprinkler hoses on every single fold.

To be fair ours lasted 4 years often left connected to the dock for days on end.

 

[Robin]

wait until one blows up and bursts like in a disney cartoon , we went through 3 in 4 years, now replaced with a sturdy through reel proper hose, though we have a hozelock scrunchy as well as an extender if needed.

 

[capnsensible]

They are totally wonderful as long as you live somewhere with lots of clouds. In sunshine they are perfect too until suddenly they are not and become garden sprinkler hoses on every single fold.

To be fair ours lasted 4 years often left connected to the dock for days on end.

The one I use for the 2 yachts down the marina resides in the sink of the Sigma 33. That's for sale. Just sayin.

The one I got today for my house has house sized stowage space. Bonus.

 

[Hacker]

I’m on my third Hozelock one. Seem to have problems with the inner layer breaking down and acting as a flap which stops water flow. All replaced by them so hope this one keeps working. Other than that they are brilliant

 

[PetiteFleur]

I've got one in our motorhome, bought locally at the campsite shop and it's been fine for 4 yrs now. I have a reel up 'flat' hose on the boat which I had to buy from the local chandlery as no hoses fitted to the marina water taps - my first time in the Solent several years ago.

 

[Roberto]

Does it show any sensible residual pressure left when it's totally stretched? I bought a similar type (ok it stretched 1.5-2x the length) and if fully stretched it took ages to fill a tank, I eventually got rid of it. As soon as the tap was opened it was like having a living snake onboard.

 

[Neeves]

And having languished in The Colonies for a long time now

I have no idea what a scrunchy hose might be - so I've been reading posts avidly - to little benefit.



Jonathan

 

[capnsensible]

And having languished in The Colonies for a long time now

I have no idea what a scrunchy hose might be - so I've been reading posts avidly - to little benefit.



Jonathan

 

[mjcoon]

Ah, so it's like the opposite of a flexible hose on an upright vacuum cleaner, except that contracts when you switch it on and pulls the machine over...

 

[Neeves]

Thank you Captain for the picture

but

Now that I see what a scrunchy hose is - I'll stick to a hose on a reel. But we have plenty of storage space.

Jonathan