[Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bilge Pump Puzzle

[Hank]

Art,

Not much to see.  It is all below the foam flotation that is under the
cockpit.

Hank

On 8/21/07, Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> 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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