[Public-List] Bilge pump question

[George Dinwiddie]

Gordon Laco wrote:
> Hi folks - 
> 
> I am kicking around the idea of having the electric pump (which I don't have
> yet) bail into the cockpit from a position over one of the drains.  I would
> put a small clamshell over the outlet to divert the water down and let it
> exit the boat through the cockpit drain.
> 
> My objectives in this line of thought are two-fold...
> 
> First - I wanted to minimize the head up which the electric pump would have
> to push the water - maximizing its performance.  I could just use the
> through hull for the manual or give it its own near the waterline but I
> would still have to give it a loop up high to inhibit syphoning.
> 
> Second - I wanted to be able to see the volume of water it was moving.  One
> problem with the pump I had in my old boat (Touch Wood) was that I could not
> easily tell if it was moving water.
> 
> Ok - let me have it with your comments...

Sounds good, Gord.  I'm not clear on how much the pump head is affected 
by altitude and how much by hose length.  Then I'm a neophyte with these 
electric pumps.

  - George

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