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Hi.
I'm replacing the clamps and am checking to see if the T style hose clamps are sufficient. The heavily corroded clamps I removed looked to be left over from a previous century. Wide heavy iron bands secured with 1/2" bolts.
Thanks in advance for your recommendation.

p.s.
I haven't been on the site for a while and am finally putting the 31 in after a year on the hard while installing a new aluminum tank. Looking forward to
filling her up.

Stuart,

I've spent a ton of money replacing all of my exhaust hose clamps and dripless clamps on my B28, putting double clamps on each and every one. As far as I am concerned, the "T" bolt clamp is one of the best as long as you get them in a decent stainles alloy like 316 or even 303. Those hoses that I couldn't get "T" bolt for, I still doubled up. One can't imagine how many clamps that makes on twin engines and on all your hoses, but I've experienced some scary moments when I was a younger boat skipper that had some obscure clamp under the engine or on the outboard side give way and the bilge suddenly looks like a swimming pool.

"T" bolt clamps work for me

Dick

Check out these titanium clamps. I used them on my gen set exhaust.

http://www.ticotitanium.com/hinges.php

Now that's a clamp. Titanium stopped bullets from hitting me in the ass on a Rescue Chopper, it can damn sure stop corrosian. I'd use these for very wet areas, but I'll bet they'd be pretty pricey to do a whole boat like I've done several times. But I've put that web site in my favorites. They look awsome.

Thanks Andre

Dick

Actually, this is where I got mine and it was at the FLL boat show.

http://titan-marine-hardware.com/titani ... clamps.htm

Tico has a Titanium Anchor too!! Neat!

One of the clamps that come with the PSS seals rusted through in 15 months...all the others were OK, now all replaced but could not believe it...right at the ventilated part...rusted out. Checking them every six months from now on.

Nic

Hey Nic,

I have #331 1963, pretty cool. She is al redone I will post some pics