[Alberg30] Bilge pump?

[Guy Lalonde]

Randy.

On #466, the electric bilge pump and the manual pump both drain to a
thru-hull that is above the waterline in the lazarette on the starboard
side.

Cheers.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Katz" <randyk at bertschi.org>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 8:14 PM
Subject: [Alberg30] Bilge pump?


>     Well, after last week's rain I see that it's time to install an
electric
> bilge pump.  Sheesh.  I'm considering a Rule 2000 or 3700.
Recommendations
> on either of those?  The smaller one's less expensive, but I don't
> necessarily want to cut corners on this particular project.
>
>     A bigger question is where should it drain to?  Do people run it in a
> high loop to the scuppers drains? (No, I would guess.)  Oversides
amidships
> just below the gunnels?  I understand it should come out well above the
> water line, and the manual pump (a Whale in the std. lazarette) dumps out
> std. sort of  above the exhaust port aft.
>
>     Took our first sail in this vessel, under about a 100% jib (main is
> coming next week).  A great day-- sunny, a bit breezy, and Mt. Rainier
> majestically benevolent to the east.  Quite beautiful.  It was a good day
to
> begin tuning the mast.... remembered the member describing the widely
> varying shroud/stay tensions he  found, so I figure I can't go too wrong.
> Procedural it's just like tuning the Lightning, but with a little heavier
> hardware.
>
>     Cheers,
>
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