Was out this weekend and boat power stuttered briefly, looked back and bilge was running. Found that my hose running from circulating pump to thermostat housing (J shaped hose about 12" long) had torn down by the pump. Had 3-4" of water in the bilge pretty quickly. Was able to get to the dock of a house nearby and tie up. Patched the hose with LOTS of duct tape and decided to stick to idling but made it 3-4 miles back to the ramps. Two things coming out of this.
#1 is I would suggest that you pay attention to the condition of your hoses and if things look at all bad replace them. I really thought for about 5 minutes that we were going to sink. VERY bad feeling.....
#2 I obviously need to replace the hose that burst. Boat is 13 years old with 300 hrs. I have owned it since 2013 and believe all hoses are original. Are there other hoses that I should definitely replace at this stage even if they seem to be OK? Do not want to go through this again....