[Public-List] Bilge pump question

[Gordon Laco]

Good ideas.


> 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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