[alberg30] bfilge pump

[TheBlancs at cs.com]

From: TheBlancs at cs.com

I'll bet lots of folks have done this one...

I put mine on the starboard side aft of the cockpit locker, on the vertical surface of the seat (if this were a stair, I'd call it the riser). It was fairly simple: cut a slot for the pump handle, paint/gook up its edges with calk, drill four mounting bolts to mount the pump, cut a hole in the hull well above the waterline for the exhaust through-hull. I can't remember the pump I used - a Gusher something I think... it has a faceplate which is used as the template for cutting slot/drilling the mounting holes.  
I'd only advise that you think about serviceability when you purchase and mount the pump. One reputable company claims that its pump can be completely torn down to clear clogs without the use of hand tools. I've taken mine apart just once, but it would've been nice to be able to do it without tools. 

Using a smooth-wall tube may increase pumping efficiency a little. And don't forget to get a check valve to mount somewhere near (but above the "highwater" mark of) the bilge. Otherwise you'll pump more to prime it than to rid the bilge of water. I've often thought about trying a sump pump check valve from Home Depot instead of a "Marinized" version...

 Instead of buying a bilge strainer I put a piece of NPT galvie pipe nipple at the bottom of the hose to weigh it down, then drilled a bunch of holes in a PVC NPT pipe cap which threaded right on the pipe nipple. Cheap and works just fine. It's positioned right so I can get all but the bottom 1/4 inch or so clear of water.

Kevin Blanc
Terrapin #254


alberg30 at onelist.com wrote:
>
> From: "dan walker" <dsail at gte.net>
> 
> hello all,
> rascal has a manual bilge pump in the starboard cockpit locker. it is a bicycle type pump which requires the locker be open to pump. it leaks. i would like to replace it with something new that can be pumped from the cockpit without lockers being open. i assume someone on the list has done this. any info will be appreciated
> dan 
> 

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