if you don't mind sharing what did that job cost? think I want to do those and the main fresh water system linesSearch the forum - others have done it. I had my marina do mine last year and I replaced the hoses too -- worth doing because if those hoses leak it can sink your boat. My marina ended up cutting two access holes on the transom and putting pie plates in. I think some others may have managed with the existing access, but it didn't sound easy.
I just did mine. I replaced with the exact same ones that were in it. Not a bad job on the 33. I did it on my marlin way more difficult.
have any pictures?Nope crawled down in the bilge and got to it. I’m not a fan of cutting holes if I don’t have to.
rather than fight to get the old floor drains out I just snapped them off . I used a heat gun to warm up the pieces and the broke fitting came right out . I installed the new floor drains I had access to the proper adjustable wrench to tighten. Again warmed up the hose and it slid right on. You are correct on the battery side. I just removed the screws from the switch panel and was able to move it out if the way.
One thing I have learned from doing this is to not fight the fittings gettting them out. They are brittle just snap them off.
I looked for awhile and couldn’t find a drain I liked so I just put back what was already there. They lasted 17 years and that’s probably longer than I have left so next guy can worry with them.
Well, I've got one hose sitting on my patio now so I can at least give this a shot with the heat gun and see how it goes first. My hoses were in pretty rough shape on the battery side, and to be honest, given the fight I was having trying to work in front of the battery area - it was practically easier to replace the whole thing vs trying to get the plastic fitting out. That's the side with the 330 list so I feel a lot better about having it completely replaced.I used a heat gun to get the barbs out. They are plastic heat them up and shove a flat blade screwdriver in there and pry them out. A very little heat applied to the hose and shove it in the fitting after the fitting is in place. Make sure your clamps are slid on the hose and in the correct orientation before you put the hose on.
My 33 is an 03 and I did not cut any hose. Use the HEAT gun the fitting will come out. I didn’t cut any access holes.
No worries, I follow you 100%. I strategically didn't silicone in the inner fitting so I could try this again. If I could have found my heat gun in the half hour I dug through my tools this am I would have given it a shot. Previous comments in other threads about removing the plastic fittings by cutting the deck flanges with an oscillating saw were spot on - I made four cuts, whacked with a hammer and screwdriver, and the fittings fell right apart. Just looking for anything to make the job easier.I’m not trying to beat you up just saying heat is your friend when dealing with plastic. I have heated the end of a screw driver to cut through plastic to remove it if I have to .
I think on the starboard side I removed both and replaced the outside fitting first. The inside one is going to be in your way. With it removed the outside one was just close enough to work with getting the fitting out.
I have to ask, what are your physical dimensions? And does your grady have the diesel generator and fuel tank?Nope crawled down in the bilge and got to it. I’m not a fan of cutting holes if I don’t have to.
rather than fight to get the old floor drains out I just snapped them off . I used a heat gun to warm up the pieces and the broke fitting came right out . I installed the new floor drains I had access to the proper adjustable wrench to tighten. Again warmed up the hose and it slid right on. You are correct on the battery side. I just removed the screws from the switch panel and was able to move it out if the way.
One thing I have learned from doing this is to not fight the fittings gettting them out. They are brittle just snap them off.
I looked for awhile and couldn’t find a drain I liked so I just put back what was already there. They lasted 17 years and that’s probably longer than I have left so next guy can worry with them.
At the time I did this I was 5’7” 210 . I have the 5 kw kohler gas generator so no fuel tank. Believe me I crawled down in there and changed them bas@$&ds . It was not fun but I got it done.I have to ask, what are your physical dimensions? And does your grady have the diesel generator and fuel tank?
I am about to attempt this and see no way to fit a body into the bilge.