[Rhodes22-list] Bilge Pumps

[Rob Lowe]

Tom,
this has been covered in detail in the past, but don't fret, the same
questions come up from time to time.  I have a "toy" bilge pump (I like that
description Bill) and they won't pump the bilge dry nor will they help you
with a serious leak.  Rummy will tell you a sponge works just fine.  Any
more than a sponge or Bill's hand pump and you need to do some leak
investigation.  A little water is not going to hurt you anyway, it is a
bilge! - Rob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bilge Pumps


> I keep a small hand operated bilge pump in the compartment under the
> settee seat.  10 pumps into the sink and the bilge is empty.  There is
> always a little water in the bilge for one reason or another, it can get
> there from many places.  It rarely comes from the water you are floating
in.
>
> I think toy bilge pumps that will fit in our bilge are a joke.  They
> don't have the capacity to deal with serious leaks, and will drain the
> battery trying.
> There has never been an R-22 sunk for want of an automatic bilge pump.
>
> Bill Effros
>
>
> There has never been an
>
> Tatflies at cs.com wrote:
> > I opened a small hatch in the floor of my new boat yesterday to discover
some
> > water in the bilge and no bilge pump! How do you guys deal with this
issue?
> >
> > Tom T.
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