Hi all, just picked up a 96 GTX on what I think was a good deal. Took it out and it ran great, but was taking on a lot of water, got it back on the lift and drained it. When i lowered it, I could see water coming in through what appeared to be the thru hull exhaust port. The hose clamp felt loose, so I took the hose off to inspect it. I believe that this was the problem, but now I cant get the hose re installed for the life of me. I can only get it to slide on about an inch and a half, and looking at the hose that appears to be correct but just doesnt seem like its far enough. Im also having trouble getting any screwdriver in there to tighten it down. Does anyone have any advice to make this easier? And is the hose supposed to only slide on that amount? My intuition tells me it should be flush with the hull when slid onto the fitting but I could be wrong. Thanks in advance!


