Help with mid 90's sailfish freshwater system

dtsherry

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South Florida Mid-90's sailfish27 owner here.
Went out to troll for some of the tuna that are passing by last weekend. Was with the wife and kids. After a few hours we decided to check into a spot on the beach and chill for a while. I noticed my freshwater was not pumping with much pressure. What's more I could hear the pump running while all the valves were closed. I figured something came loose. I opened the back panel behind the mid berth and tugged gently on each of the T'd hoses from the freshwater pump. Sure enough the one going to the galley sink came right out with the hose clamp and all on it. It had separated causing the pump to flow continuously. I basically put a stopper on it so all the other outlets would work but my question is this:

How do I get that hose back up to the galley sink and reattach it? There does not appear to be any access whatsoever. Does the sink fixture remove? I was able to take only part of the faucet off. The cabin stairs are in the way and so it seems is the fridge. Does anyone have any advice? Please help.
 
From looking at mine ('98 272) it appears as though the only way to access that area is to slide the refrigerator out. I looked at mine for a while and that was the only way I could see to do it. I did not try to remove the faucet, but if you are able to do that from the top that would certainly be a better solution, I just don't see how to do it.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
 
On my '98 I removed the faucet.
There are 4 plastic caps covering the screws. Close the sink stopper first because they have a tendency to fly as you pry them out.
My pump was cycling a while back so I tightened every clamp I could find.
Still cycled but far less often.
Found the added pressure found a clamp that wasn't tightened enough and was slow dripping there.
Tightened that one & problem solved.
There was a post a while ago about a leak at a cracked fitting, so check those too.