Clamptite vs Hose Clamps

[marujo.sortudo]

I know this is slightly outside the usual question of rigging (more like plumbing,) but it seems a worthwhile question to ask here, given the expertise with metals and corrosion in a marine environment. I've been going through my boat and doing the usual bit of hose clamp replacement due to corrosion which inevitably effects even the best stainless hose clamps and I've been wondering about how to lessen this maintenance and improve cost/reliability. Almost all my hose clamps that show rust, have corroded the tension screw. My presumption is that this is because the screw is made of a slightly different stainless than the band (hence galvanic corrosion.) In any case, there are a lot of hose clamps on any boat and I'm trying to figure out how to lower the cost of maintenance without negatively impacting reliability. I have a couple of thoughts in this direction, but wanted to put them to the experts.

My first thought is that coating the screw with either anhydrous lanolin or Tef-gel would extend the life the hose clamp significantly.

My second thought is that using a Clamptite tool to apply an appropriately sized seizing wire of stainless or monel might last longer. I do have a couple of worries here, though. I wonder how obvious it would be to inspect, if the strength would be sufficient, or if it might cut into the hose a bit.

I welcome any thoughts on either idea, especially if anyone has any experiences to relate with these techniques.