[Public-List] Bilge pump question

Tue Apr 8 07:59:14 PDT 2008

Jonathan;
    You stated that Laughing Gull has a T "VALVE".   The danger , as I see it,  is that "Murphy" could leave the valve in the manual position and then if the electric tried to pump out your bilge,  the discharge would be blocked by the valve in the wrong position. The consequences could be most unpleasant !
Of course,  Murphy's Law says you would not be on board to change the valve when this happened.
George's description of a " T fitting " avoids this problem because both branches are open all the time.  Just be sure that the electric has some form of check valve to prevent some of the manual discharge from draining back into the bilge - unless you think you have enough vertical off the T-fitting the way George describes.

Just my 2 cents.

Cheers,    Rod

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jonathan Adams 
  To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:41 AM
  Subject: Re: [Public-List] Bilge pump question

  Laughing Gull has a T valve in the starboard cockpit locker that allows me to go from electrical to manual. I do not use it that much, but when I have it has been easy enough.

  Jonathan
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  ----- Original Message ----
  From: The Rochets <rochet at shaw.ca>
  To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
  Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 1:01:32 AM
  Subject: [Public-List] Bilge pump question

  I am planning to install an electrical bilge pump to supplement the  
  manual Whale Gusher 10 that came with the boat.

  I do not like holes in the hull (even above the waterline) and I am  
  wondering if there is any safe way to connect the electrical pump's  
  outlet hose to the manual pump's outlet hose (just above its thru- 
  hull), so I can get by with the existing thru-hull?

  Thank you for any suggestions.

  Bernard Rochet
  Sunswept 608

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