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You're referring to SeaLand's original "OdorSafe" hose...
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Which was made in Australia. When SeaLand was bought by Dometic, they dumped (and really dumped ON!) the Aussies and introduced "OdorSafe Plus," made by an Italian company. The Aussies tried to make a market for their hose under its original name "AVS96," but were unsuccessful and finally had to discontinue it. The Italian made "OdorSafe Plus" is not as good IMO.

The best hose on the market today is Trident 101/102 (identical except for color). http://www.tridentmarine.com/stage/sanitation.htm Both are a double-walled rubber hose and the most odor resistant hose EVER...nary a single reported odor permeation failure in more than 15 years....which cannot be said for either the Aussie or the Italian hoses. It's also a little softer and therefore a good bit easier to work with than OdorSafe...and it costs less. Sailboatowners.com (the folks who own this site) online store has excellent prices and will sell you only the amount your need instead of requiring you to buy a 50' coil: http://shop.sailboatowners.com/division.htm?div=37

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