[Public-List] Bilge pump question

[Jay Davenport]

Gordon,
   
  I think that the hose from the pump would have to loop up above the "T" fitting, and then back down to it to avoid a back flow. I am thinking about doing this to my boat because my deck drains are no longer tied into the cockpit drain hoses, so I have an easily available fitting to connect the bilge hose to. I may include a pump cycle counter so I will know how often the pump works.
   
  Jay 
  

Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
  Good morning Jay,

I thought about that...but the cockpit sole is so close to the waterline
that with a few people in there I would be pretty much guarranteed to back
flood.... And of course it would be tough to see the volume of water the
pump was moving. 

G


> How about a "T" connection into the hose from the cockpit drain to the
> thru-hull seacock? This would lower the head and eliminate the problem of an
> oily cockpit.
> 
> Jay Davenport
> Revolution, A30 #526
> 
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