On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 04:01:56 +0000, Peggie Hall wrote:

Well, I CAN'T really get at it to work on it: only about 1/4 of it. I
tried heating it with a steam-cleaner (Now it's Really Clean...), and as I
felt it getting cold again almost immediately, I realized (duh!) it's full
of water, which is at least thermally connected to the ocean through the
bronze thruhull! No way I'm getting this baby hot!

Why would it be full of water before you ever use it????

Sorry, I'm not making myself clear. I have two problems: getting a hose
ON, and getting a hose OFF. Your advice solved the first problem, I'm now
working on the second.

This hose hasn't been taken off in at least 15 years, and is diesel-filler
hose (red, maybe rubber?). It's full of water because it's the hose going
from the suction-break (4ft above the hull) to the thru-hull (basically at
the hull), and either it or the thruhull is clogged (and the boat is in
the water and the thruhull is below the waterline, so how do you drain
it?)

So it's full of water. AND I'll never use this hose again, I just have to
get it off so I can clear the clog and replace the hose with proper sewage
hose. I don't care if I ruin the hose, as long as I can re-use the
fitting.

Lloyd