Concerning my Power Trim hydraulic lines, the black outside coating is completely gone on all 4 lines. They are white all over. There seems to be no physical or visual reason for replacing them. Should I be concerned?
On your trim hoses price them or watch for some for a good price and put them on a list of future to do maintenance. I think I sort of see them but my thoughts are that if they are brittle enough to have lost the outter protection they may not blow today but I'd rather have the piece of mind knowing they aren't going to let go and spoil a day on the water.
Btw go ahead and replace those hoses.... If one blows at speed your motor will suddenly drop to full down trim and may violently upset the attitude of the boat and could lead to loss of control..... The worst possible result could be a fatality.... Not worth the risk..... The hoses on my merc are in the same condition and I will be replacing them before using the boat (other than the 5 minute test ride I did before I thought about them)
