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

[Lowe, Rob]

Greg,
Here is my bilge pump setup.  Note how the drain line loops high above the sink connection and thru hull.  Keeps water from backing up into the line. - rob

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> 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?
>
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> Greg PA
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> 79 Rhodes 22
> North East MD
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