You might be interested in several products I recently found at
www.alamomotorsports.com/thermotec/ they seem to be extremely useful for
protecting wire, hoses, etc. from heat and chafe.
Gene
SV Sea Gypsy

"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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Hi,
I'm adding domestic hot-water heating to my new engine and it calls for
the 5/8" hoses to go from the front of the engine down and around to the
back. Normally I'd use cable-ties to hold the hoses in place, but wouldn't
the engine get too hot for the plastic? Should I use wire? Are there
things made specifically for this?

I'm concerned the vibration of the engine will eventually wear through
the hoses...

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36: http://www.user.dccnet.com/lsumpter/engine/