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Old 01 July 2010, 20:44   #1
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got kink

have a kink in my hydraulic teleflex hose,i know i will replace it at end of season but bit worried about failure,(it was sticking on cleat ) any info ?
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Old 01 July 2010, 21:27   #2
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For what they cost, I'd change them now.
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This is another one of those thread titles that turns out to be less exciting than it first appears......
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Old 01 July 2010, 22:00   #4
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if you replace it now, no need to worry....but if in doubt read,

http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources...l%20report.pdf

is it worth not replacing it now?

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if its seastar/teleflex i still have spare one i think seastar only sell pairs
originally offered on bits and pieces
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Old 06 July 2010, 10:24   #6
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if you replace it now, no need to worry....but if in doubt read,

http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources...l%20report.pdf

is it worth not replacing it now?

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Just read all 38 pages - makes you think
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Old 06 July 2010, 21:16   #7
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Yep I agree ... I was about to post a pic of a Rib net member in a gimp mask and see if anyone could identify, Him/Her/willk .. just to liven things up a bit
Go for it... has to be better than reading 38 pages of an accident report


(I don't mean that to sound flippant, I do read them, but most of the bad ones can be summed up by 'incident pit - lifejacket - killcord - behave sensibly').
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