[Public-list] Fw: Electric Bilge Pump Installation

[George Dinwiddie]

cathie & john coultis wrote:
> Thanks for responding to our email George.
> Can you give us some details such as how and where you mounted the bilge
> pump and where the check valves are located.

I've mounted a board running from just in front of the engine intake (in 
the battery compartment) diagonally down under the engine.  The pump is 
mounted on a bracket at the bottom.

The hose is reduced down to 1/2" so that there's less water to flow back 
when it shuts off.  I don't have a check valve.  I ran the hose up to 
the lazarette and teed off the through-hull for the manual bilge pump.

> the holding tank in our 1971 Alberg 30 is a part of the cabin sole
> liner.

I think that may be why Whitby designed the liner.  As far as I can 
tell, only boats delivered to the Great Lakes have used the compartment 
under the sole as a holding tank.  I don't much like the idea. 
Polyester resin is much too porous for that.

You might want to poke around in 
http://alberg30.org/maintenance/disorganized/head/ and 
http://alberg30.org/maintenance/disorganized/head/under-sole/

  - George

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