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One of mine broke last season and we rigged up a custom hose because it was so hard to find the actual replacement hose. Apparently it was a hot item flying off the shelves. Long story short, the custom hose is not 100% water tight and Im looking to replace it with the actual part soon. My question is why is this thing breaking so often on the 268 Vistas? At first glance its an extremely tight fit. I would say some not so great engineering.

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2005 268 Vista

Volvo drive? I had to replace them on my OMC Cobra but it was 17 years old by then and I think it was a result of one of the hoses getting cut by marine growth (barnacles which can be really sharp)..

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

I had the same engine/drive on my '04 225 as I do on my '04 268, and have not had an issue with the trim hoses. I had to replace one on my Sea Ray 185's Mercruiser because my son inadvertantly stepped on it while swimming.

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

10 years with original hoses on our 268 with DP drive. I expect them to last another 3 or 4 years for us or the next owner.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Its good to hear some have had no issue.

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2005 268 Vista

no problem with my trim hoses on my 2004 drive ( yet!). Where did your hose fail? Both pairs on mine are held in place on the transom by metal brackets, if not constrained like they are they would move around a lot more and I imagine they could abrade on the inside of the transom shield.

Graham