[Rhodes22-list] One month & two days

[John Lock]

There are lots of ways water can get in your boat.  If it doesn't come  
with a bilge pump, tell Stan you want one with the 3-way switch: ON- 
OFF-AUTO.  The pump itself should have a check valve to prevent  
cycling.  The Rule-brand pumps have always been cheap and reliable.   
As your boat ages, water will find its way in and it's better to get  
it pumped out immediately (and automatically), rather than come out to  
go sailing and find the floorboards awash.  Think of it as cheap  
insurance.

Cheers!
John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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On Jun 24, 2010, at 15:15, Joe Camp wrote:
> Hey Guys and Gals:
>      I am one month from retirement after thirty-seven years in  
> police work; I suppose that is significant in some ways. More  
> importantly,I am one month, one day and fifteen hours  
> (approximately) from taking delivery of my recycled 1987 Rhodes 22.   
> To hell with retirement, because I want to get out on the water. Let  
> me ask a question (as usual).
>      The bilge: damp, drippy, even wet sometimes.  I've read lots of  
> commentary here about the bilge pump.  Is there a bilge pump that  
> comes with the Rhodes package, or do I need to pick up something?   
> I'd go with a simple manual deal, were there no reason to go  
> electric. I am not adverse to manual labor (at least at times when  
> my lovely wife hasn't thought it up for me).  So, please give me the  
> low-down on this vexing topic, which will either send me to K Mart  
> or keep me home watching the Phillies.
> No poem this time,
> Joe
>
>
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