J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment stern tube hose replacement

The hose should not have been permanently glassed in. More likely over time the rubber and glass formed a chemical bond. You can clean up the external area and fair with thickened epoxy. Put wax paper around the tube before you do it so you may easily peel it off. Once cured, sand and you're ready for the new shaft seal hose.