Transom washdown hose

[Thalasso]

Could not understand why transom washdown hose was so short. While doing a inspection i noticed that the hose was underneath steering linkage and inside gimble housing. The only thing i can figure by looking at this is it was installed this way at FourWinns (V288). I have owened the boat from day one and never had the outdrives or gimble housing off. Does anyone have a resonable solution to this delimma.I don't use it,but it drives the girlfriend crazy.(Getting tired of hearing it). I tried snakeing it back through the gimble housing but it won't budge. I wouldn't think this is the correct routing.

[dingbat]

Just cut it off at the end and put it out. A new host cost less than $20

[JoLin]

Are you talking about a transom shower hose? If so, the hose unscrews from the fittings at either end- shower head or plumbing. You shouldn't need to cut anything. I just replaced mine with an RV shower hose- same material, same size fittings, 1/3 the price of 'marine'.

[Thalasso]

I understand that,but the transom shower hose is run under steering linkage and routed into the gimble housing. I can't seem to pull it through. there is nothing wrong with hose other then it is 2ft or more short.

[JoLin]

Okay, gotcha. Sounds like somebody really screwed the pooch when that bit was assembled.

[dsiekman]

splice in another 2'

[Thalasso]

Yea. thats what i thought about. Just thought someone might have run into something simular.
Thanks.