Water works

I started changing the potable water lines in the boat this weekend. It is one of several jobs in the works. Just a review:

Ongoing V-drive / tranny repair.
Spice rack for galley.
Preliminary dodger review.
New splash guard for galley.

We would like to get the water lines replaced before putting water on the boat for the first time this season. That job will include plumbing the engine cooling loop to the water heater; which will require fittings and hose yet to be determined. Fun, yes? The first think I noticed when opening the box with the marine grade 5/8s tubing purchased for this job was that there is no tubing anywhere on the boat that looks like this stuff. Nothing on the boat is marine grade. That is a bit disturbing. How did all of the plumbing on the boat get replaced with sub-standard stuff?

And some of it is seriously sub-standard; simple clear plastic hose. The main pressure pump has 1/2 inch fittings so the 5/8s clear plastic was just clamped on. Ugly, ugly installation. Most of the plumbing is held in place with screwed in zip-tie clamps. (Where it IS held it place and not just lying free.) I am going to replace them with adel clamps. Also, the tubing runs are chaotic, hoses running every which way, crossed over each other, kinked around sharp corners...stupid stuff. It would be best to just start from scratch but that isn't really an option. I'm just going to make is as professional as I can while getting the boat back in service.