aft bilge access???

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Hello,

I have a 2001 396 ACMY. The hose that leads from our aft head holding tank to the deck fitting pumpout has a hole in it and it's leaking into our aft bilge. Of course it's not the part of the hose that we can easily access under the bed or through the closet access panel. So does anyone know how on earth we can access the hose in the aft bilge area without a saw??
 
Damn, what a $h!tty problem to have! Just kidding, couldn't resist...

I noticed no one else has chimed in here as of yet. I don't have anything constructive to add, but perhaps one of the other recent threads that talks about accessing items in the aft cabins can be of some use???? Anyone else have any ideas???

There's also a "Sanitation" forum here on Boater Ed that might be of assistance also...
 
Don't have the advantage of an aft cabin, but I had a thought. If you have access to each end of the hose, you might want to try this. Using the appropriate knot (timber hitch?), tie some twine to one end of the hose. Pull the other end of the hose out until you get to the part that needs repaired. Repair it. Use the twine to pull the hose back into position. (or pull the entire hose out, tie the twine to a new hose and pull the new hose back through)

Just fishing for an answer.
 
I have a different model but I find that a lot of built in furniture can be disassembled to gain access to stuff.
 
Tom, if Carver is anything like Stingray (whom I deal with regularly) your approach will literally hit a snag - somewhere there's going to be a hold so tight that the hose barely fits through or has a deep bend in it, and the damn thing will get stuck. We have a model that has the sanitation hose running under the mid cabin and its the proverbial b!tch to get that hose out of there, as one of my customers found out to his chagrin recently...
 
Tom,
I feel your pain. I have changed out the entire tank and hose system in my 36 85 mariner.. This is not going to be fun.. As a guy in previous thread said.. you will hit a snag.. If its not a bend of something it will be the load of sylicone they used to vibration proof everything. I put a rubber cork in each end of my hose and began to tug. I eventualy got mine out but it was very opainful.. In retrospect this is something I will hire done if need arises again.
 
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