Obviously all 'Steam' men at heart.Chris W wrote: Because of her steam plant and size, Medea gets a visit from the CG every year and for some reason known only to them she is treated as if she were a T boat. They have joked that she is the most inspected uninspected vessel they work with.
The simple expediant of bringing the pipe above the waterline in metal and then fitting the flexible will solve most of that problem; assuming there is room of course.