DANO Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Ok, so I have a 2001 Pathfinder and last weekend the bilge pump was turning on way to many time for my liking, after further inspection I realized that my deck drains had finally corroded away and water from the deck was leaking into the bilge(quickly!). I was able to remove the old hose and purchase a new thru hull drain and hose but for the live of me I cannot figure out a good was to secure the fitting into the hole. there is no way , other than cutting an access hole, to secure the nut to the back of the fitting. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My current approach is to just 4200 the heck out of it but I have some reservations🤨 thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGolz Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 I see you never got a response on this, which *** because I am having the same problem. I recall seeing a thread somewhere about someone replacing these with SS fittings. I need to see if I can find that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadd Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Here are pics of my "fix",Photos To get the the backs of the drains I went thru holes in the top of the back deck where there were seat bases already (enlarged and covered with bigger bases.... I would think put some hatches in the back wall to get access. The 2001 hoses from factory were crushed between the deck and the hull stringer and are were pretty poor quality to start with. I couldn't find any SS with flat bottoms at the time so I just ground down one side and replace with much better hoses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANO Posted July 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 hours ago, DANO said: Great job! ditto..been there in the bilge way too many hours... dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin-addict Posted July 27, 2022 Report Share Posted July 27, 2022 I lucked out. Mine has the ss fittings. Have only seen them on a few sleds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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