The Trident VAC XHD is a 1-1/8 inch black bilge and live well hose in 50 foot lengths, with a hard PVC helix.
The helix is a rigid PVC spiral molded into the wall, and it exists to stop the hose collapsing under suction. A bilge pump or a live well pump pulls a vacuum, and a plain wall hose flattens shut. That is why suction hose and discharge hose are not interchangeable, even at the same diameter.
A helical wall also gives a tighter bend radius without kinking, which matters when routing through a bilge around stringers and bulkheads. At 1-1/8 inch this suits medium bilge pumps and live well plumbing rather than the largest discharge runs. Explore more marine water and bilge hose.
- Hard PVC helix stops the hose collapsing under suction
- A plain wall hose flattens shut on a pump inlet
- Tighter bend radius without kinking
- 1-1/8 inch, in 50 foot lengths
