[Rhodes22-list] Water in bilge from line w/o check valve?

[Rick]

Greg,

An easy fix is to put a PVC hand turned shutoff valve in the bilge pump
hose.  Just be sure to turn off the pump when you close the valve.

Rick

On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Greg PA <baywindgroup at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> I have gotten water in the bilge since I got the boat. I ruled out rain,
> and
> always thought the CB cap was the problem. After Earl I think I found the
> problem. I am at a mooring in the Upper Chesapeake and get a ton of
> rocking.
> I don't have a check valve in my bilge and think that might be the cause.
> The boat rocks and when the through hull goes underwater it sends it back
> to
> the bilge. This taxes the battery and eventually kills it, then the bilge
> fills with water and the lower it sits compounds the problem.
> Does everyone have a check valve for the bilge?
>
> -----
> Greg PA
> s/v SERENITY
> 79 Rhodes 22
> North East MD
>
> --
> View this message in context:
> http://old.nabble.com/Water-in-bilge-from-line-w-o-check-valve--tp29634520p29634520.html
> Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
>
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go
> to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
>