It’s always disconcerting to find rusted-out stainless steel hose clamps on your thruhulls. Then you start buying the good ones—the 316 stainless ones from AWAB. A few of those seem to add up to real money, fast. Especially with your new-found-vigilance of putting two on every connection, as per ABYC specs. Well, how about some that really really won’t rust? In lovely titanium. Of course, they are a little more expensive…

Link: Titanium Hose Clamps from Titan Marine Products.