No,,,remove the intake oses etc,,,to give you a lear picture of the hose connections,,,most are low and deep...it could be as simple as tightening hose clamps...also...make sure you look at the hose connection where the hoses go into the ride plate,,they are known to leak,,,or the fitting breaks,,,its way back,,,so hardly anyone sees the leak,,,,I have a specific powerful flashlight for this procedure,,,It will be your while to have a narrow super powerful lots of lumens,,,flashlight for the deep dark crevices of a watercraft.