Gas Repairs
Half way
across from the Cape Verdes our gas pipe failed. The cooker
connection angle was unsuitable for heavy rolling and the hose was
not up to the job. Nor was it long enough.
When the problem was spotted 3 of 4 layers on this hose had failed. Only the inner core remained intact.
As the boat rolled the cooker connection stress the hose just before the press fitted connection.
Original hose before removal.
New longer hose with a more suitable angle for the cooker connection.
Fixing the problem was not going to be easy. Gas fittings around the world are not standard and I had no hope of matching the original fittings in Brazil. A large Taxi fare and many stops produced a replacement hose (not armoured) and 4 circlips.
I had to cut the connections from the old hose and use circlips to make connections to the new. I doubt this arrangement meets GORGI standards but it definitely does not leak and I have a cooker again.
When the problem was spotted 3 of 4 layers on this hose had failed. Only the inner core remained intact.
As the boat rolled the cooker connection stress the hose just before the press fitted connection.
Original hose before removal.
New longer hose with a more suitable angle for the cooker connection.
Fixing the problem was not going to be easy. Gas fittings around the world are not standard and I had no hope of matching the original fittings in Brazil. A large Taxi fare and many stops produced a replacement hose (not armoured) and 4 circlips.
I had to cut the connections from the old hose and use circlips to make connections to the new. I doubt this arrangement meets GORGI standards but it definitely does not leak and I have a cooker again.