Why Should You Choose Marine Wet Exhaust Hoses for Your Sailboat?

How do they work?
These wet exhaust system work by pumping water from the engine intake strainer and seacock. This water passes through a heat exchanger before it finally gets dumped through the wet exhaust hose out the stern. The silicone wet exhaust hoses are not prone to corrosion and are highly flexible.

They can also bear very high temperature fluid passing through them without reacting to it. It can bear up to 500°F and silicone hoses are the only hoses that can be used at this temperature. Other rubber hoses tend to crack or leak under these temperatures. 

They also don’t bulge or crack under pressure, since they are manufactured to withstand extreme pressures. The wet exhaust hose absorbs the sound of the engine’s movement, its vibration and its noise.
Benefits

Marine wet exhaust hose systems have become much more popular than the dry exhaust systems. The have so many benefits as compared to the older dry exhaust systems. Here is a list of their benefits and why you should choose them:
• Marine wet exhaust hose systems are cleaner, cooler and quieter.

• They don’t pose any fir hazard since it eliminates the need for insulating them after the water injection point.

• Sailboats and yachts with inboard engines commonly use marine wet exhaust hose
Types

Here are the different types of marine wet exhaust hoses:

• Softwall hoses are reinforced with strong reinforcement fabrics. These are best used in places where wire support isn’t a requirement. These hoses are mostly used in heat exchangers, discharge lines and engine water circulations.

• Hardwall hoses are also made from strong reinforcement fabrics, but they are also reinforced with a helical steel wire. These are mostly used in heat exchangers, discharge lines and engine water circulations.

• 4684CF hoses are the most flexible kind of hoses. They are mostly used in general applications where there are a lot of sharp bends are required.