My son and I came up with a fix that I think will actually work. What it involves is a much more flexible "bilge pump hose" sold at Lowe's in 6 foot lengths and two reducer type hose clamps and two regular hose clamps. I'll post pictures now that we have a workable fix. My son's a mechanical engineer and he said that he thought the flexibility of the bilge pump hose was important along with the reducers and the hose clamps. I hope this is the fix that lasts!
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