[Rhodes22-list] Bilge pump

[Rick]

Charles,

I put an Atwood pump in my bilge just before the keel trunk when I started
keeping the boat in the water.  That was 12 or so years ago and it is still
ticking.  I like the integrated float because is offers some protection
against debris.

As for size, I'd get the biggest one that will fit under the cabin sole.
The hardest part of putting in a pump is running the hose out to a
through-hull.  If you have a sink drain, that's the logical place to tie
in.  Just be sure you prevent siphoning water into the boat when the
through-hull is under water.

Rick

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> Hi Charles,
> Depends on your boat, how often you'll be checking on her, whether
> other people will pay attention etc.
>
> Fretless has been in slip for at least 10 years and we don't have a
> bilge pump. We do check her after a heavy rain. If we take more than
> a few spongefuls of water out of the bilge we know it's time to start
> rebedding things. Our goal has always been a dry bilge and we've
> achieved that probably at least half the time she's been in the slip.
> We do have a handheld manual bilge pump for times when it's really
> been an issue.
>
> There are people on the list with bilge pumps. Perhaps they'll chime in.
>
> Best,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
> At 06:51 PM 5/1/2011, you wrote:
> >Finally....... after a new bottom job. Trailerling across two
> >counties, after being in the same marina for 15 years I almost
> >forgot how to trailer this boat. And stepping a mast for the first
> >time ever with a crane on the water (last marina had a crane on the
> >ground). I am now in a wet slip for the first time... And just in
> >time to enjoy the Texas summer, maybe with a few breezes.
> >
> >Question is; I have never had or needed a bilge pump. I suspect that
> >now changes. The boat has always taken on water in rain storms so I
> >am thinking it would be wise to install a battery and bilge pump.
> >Anyone out there have information on this???
> >
> >1. Size pump?
> >2. Separate or integral float switch?
> >3. Best pump location?
> >4. How much water should I expect to have in the bilge after pump shuts
> off?
> >5. Suggestions on brand?
> >6. Etc etc etc
> >
> >Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >Charles Nieman
> >s/v Blue Feather
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