[Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bilge Pump Puzzle

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Hank,
I'd be curious to see a picture of your installation.  
Art
-----Original Message-----
>From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 21, 2007 10:36 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bilge Pump Puzzle
>
>Art,
>
>Stan once told me that when he brings in a boat for recycle he always
>removes the bilge pumps and only puts a new one back if the new owner
>absolutely insists.  Now that I have solved the rain issue, I will not
>install an elec pump but will use a manual stick style pump for emergencies.
>
>Hank
>
>On 8/21/07, Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Bill,
>> You may make this more difficult without need.
>>
>> Question: Where will you carry the Laz water out of the boat.  I'd not
>> jump at that issue until you know it is necessary.  In the boat now owned by
>> John Lock the water would accumulate aft.  I would now put a washdown pump
>> (West 3.4), use it for cleanup mostly, and on occasion to void the laz
>> area.
>>
>> I would never be without the automatic bilge pump forward of the
>> centerboard trunk, although I never have had a water problem, period.
>>
>> Question: Is there some indication of hose or pipe on the front end of the
>> trunk?  That is how water is carried out of the bilge area.  I don't have a
>> picture, maybe someone does.  You can do an archive search, but it is so
>> simple to ask someone in the fleet.
>>
>> A Y connection between pumps for and aft should not be desirable or
>> needed.
>>
>> Ed is right about the subject line, just makes it simpler to keep the
>> subject chain simpler.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Art
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: bdunn1 at aol.com
>> >Sent: Aug 21, 2007 8:57 PM
>> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Buying a Rhodes
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----From: Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu>To: The Rhodes
>> >22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>Sent: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 5:24
>> >pmSubject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Buying a Rhodes
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Rob:  I am going to put a new pump in the lazarette although I agree I
>> >don't know why one was put there in the first place; as you said there
>> >are only two drain pipes from the seats to the outside and I have never
>> >seen any wetness there.  I am "probably" going to put a second pump
>> >under the floorboard if I continue to get water and "y" it into the
>> >lazarette outlet pipe.
>> >Bill
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