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A kit for cleaning clogged conduits and thruhole fitting valves in water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats, yacht and small marine craft includes a hollow, substantially cylindrical male hose coupler connected to a nipple or elbow joined with the valve, and at least one of a cap and pl

A kit for cleaning clogged conduits and thruhole fitting valves in water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats, yacht and small marine craft includes a hollow, substantially cylindrical male hose coupler connected to a nipple or elbow joined with the valve, and at least one of a cap and plug having a central orifice to receive a shaft of larger diameter able to be force-fitted through the orifice, the coupler and the valve when opened, and of a strength sufficient to force-free any matter clogging the input hose to the valve from acceptable performance usage.

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1. A kit for clearing the water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats and yacht marine craft employing a nipple or elbow connection to the internal threads of a thruhole fitting valve in a water conduit leading from a source of marine water via a hose to a pump aboard the boat or craft com

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A kit for clearing the water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats and yacht marine craft employing a nipple or elbow connection to the internal threads of a thruhole fitting valve in a water conduit leading from a source of marine water via a hose to a pump aboard the boat or craft comprising: a hollow substantially cylindrical male hose coupler having external threads at a first end to connect with the internal threads of the thruhole fitting valve and having an outwardly extending flange at an opposite second end;an open-end cap to receive said second end of said coupler, and having a substantially central orifice of given diameter;a clamp to secure said cap about said extending flange; anda shaft of diameter greater than that of said orifice but able to fit therethrough, said shaft being of a length to extend through said open-end cap, said hose coupler and through said nipple or elbow beyond said thruhole fitting valve when opened; andwith said shaft being of a strength sufficient to force-free any intake conduit hose connected to said valve of clogging material therein. 2. The kit of claim 1 wherein said open-end cap is of a resilience to accept manual rotation of said shaft in and about said orifice in force-freeing of said valve in any intake conduit hose in substantially a 360° plane of rotation. 3. The kit of claim 2 wherein said shaft includes a slanted groove cut-out at a lower end and a handle at an upper end. 4. The kit of claim 2 wherein said shaft includes a slanted groove cut-out at a lower end and a substantially circular knob handle at an upper end having a flat portion in alignment with the groove cut-out at said lower end. 5. The kit of claim 2, also including a storage package for said hose coupler, said clamp, said open-end cap and said shaft. 6. A kit for clearing the water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats and yacht marine craft employing a nipple or elbow connection to the internal threads of a thruhole fitting valve in a water conduit leading from a source of marine water via a hose to a pump aboard the boat or craft comprising: a plurality of increasingly-sized hollow, substantially cylindrical male hose couplers having external threads at a first end and an outwardly extending flange at an opposite second end;a plurality of open-end caps to individually receive said second end of one of said increasingly sized hose couplers and having a substantially central orifice of given diameter;a clamp to secure a selected one of said one-end caps about the outwardly extending flange of a selected one of said hose couplers and having a substantially central orifice of given diameter;a shaft of diameter greater than that of said orifice but able to force-fit therethrough, said shaft being of a length to extend through each of said open-end caps, each of said hose couplers and through a selected one of said nipple or elbow beyond its associated thruhole fitting valve when opened;and with said shaft being of a strength sufficient to force free any intake conduit hose connected to said selected intake valve of clogging material therein. 7. The kit of claim 6 wherein each of said open-end caps is of resilience to accept manual rotation of said shaft in and about its respective orifice in force-freeing of its selected intake conduit hose and valve in substantially a 360° plane of rotation. 8. The kit of claim 7 wherein said shaft includes a slanted groove cut-out at a lower end and a handle at an upper end. 9. The kit of claim 8 wherein said shaft includes a slanted groove cut-out at a lower end and a substantially circular knob handle at an upper end having a flat portion in alignment with the groove cut-out at said lower end. 10. The kit of claim 9, also including a storage package for each of said hose couplers, each of said open-end caps, said clamp and said shaft. 11. A kit for clearing the water intake systems of pleasure boats, fishing boats and yacht marine craft employing a nipple or elbow connection to the internal threads of a thruhole fitting valve in a water conduit leading from a source of marine water via a hose to a pump aboard the boat or craft comprising: a plurality of increasingly-sized hollow, substantially cylindrical male hose couplers having external threads at a first end and an outwardly extending flange at an opposite second end;an open-end cap having a substantially central orifice of given diameter;a plurality of decreasingly sized rings for insertion into said cap to individually receive said second end of one of said increasingly sized hose couplers; anda shaft of diameter greater than that of said orifice but able to force-fit therethrough, said shaft being of a length to extend through said open-end cap, individual ones of said plurality of hose couplers and through said nipple or elbow beyond said thruhole fitting valve when opened; andwith said shaft being of a strength sufficient to force-free any intake conduit hose connected to its associated valve of clogging material therein. 12. The kit of claim 11 wherein said open-end cap is of a resilience to accept manual rotation of said shaft in and about said orifice in force-freeing of said valve in substantially a 360° plane of rotation. 13. The kit of claim 12 wherein said shaft includes a slanted groove cut-out at a lower end and a handle at an upper end. 14. The kit of claim 13 wherein said shaft includes a slanted groove cut-out at a lower end and a substantially circular knob handle at an upper end having a flat portion in alignment with the groove cut-out at said lower end. 15. The kit of claim 12, also including a storage package for each of said hose couplers, said clamp, said open-end cap, said rings, and said shaft.