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Hose tail

A hose tail, also called a hose barb or hose connector, joins a flexible hose to a threaded port: the hose is pushed over the barbed end and secured with a clamp. On board it is screwed, for example, onto a seacock, a seawater strainer or a pump.

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The family includes male, female, elbow, double (hose-to-hose joiner), tee, Y and cross hose tails, in brass, bronze, 316 stainless steel, PVC or polypropylene. Threads range from DN6 to DN125. The product name gives the thread first and then the tail diameter, to be matched to the inside diameter of the hose.

On the Guidi data sheet for the male hose tail (item 1004), the thread is an ISO 228-1 parallel thread, and the manufacturer states RINA approval and compliance with UNI EN ISO 9093-1; the product names of these hose tails state PN40. For a stronger connection, the manufacturer ACE advises, for its T-bolt clamps, two clamps side by side with their heads reversed, where needed.

Below the waterline in seawater, the site's seawater intake configurator recommends bronze or stainless steel; it suggests the hose tail, hose and clamps that match the chosen through-hull and seacock.

Brands: Guidi and RPM.

47 products

Elbow hose tail

See the 11 products “Elbow hose tail”

Double hose tail

Tee, wye and cross hose tail

Female hose tail

See the 10 products “Female hose tail”

Male hose tail

Hose tail

RPMB8123

Hose tail

25 variants

from €1.08 excl. VAT

Hose tail

RPMB2123

Hose tail

23 variants

from €0.66 excl. VAT

See the 12 products “Male hose tail”