[Public-List] Automatic Bilge Pump

[Gordon Laco]

That's very interesting Andrew,


Switching the engine cooling intake to the bilge is one of the cards to play
in our emergency procedure list.  The way I would have done it is to shut
the sea cock and remove the hose.  I think a Y valve is much better.  It
would be quicker and perhaps most importantly, you could have a filter on
the end. That would prevent loose junk that might be in the bilge from
choking the impellor or jamming in the engine block.  Great advice, I am
going to do it.

Gord #426


On 1/5/09 6:28 PM, "laserandy at aol.com" <laserandy at aol.com> wrote:

> A couple thoughts/observations.? I too am without a working electric bilge
> pump.? Oh, the pump is down there alright, but I've found since it burned out
> it makes a great gauge to tell if the water level is rising between visits to
> the boat (if the pump is covered, it's time for me to pump it out by hand).?
> 
> Shortly after burning out the electric pump, I started using the Whale in the
> cockpit locker.? After using it for a couple weeks, I started getting a
> trickle of water down my hand when using it, very nasty stuff.? I decided to
> rebuild it to keep my hands clean (sometimes I visit the boat before work).?
> When I did, I found it was fairly well shot and wouldn't have done much good
> in any sort of emergency.? I'd be willing to bet most of you who are using an
> electric pump haven't torn down the Whale in years, if so, now is probably a
> good time.
> 
> Now, on the subject of emergency pumping capacity, has anyone installed a
> raw-water diversion valve in order to use the engine pickup to drain the
> boat?? Other than the obvious need to have someone in the cabin to shift
> between raw and bilge as the engine pumps the boat dry, does anyone have any
> issues or concerns with this arrangement??
> 
> Andrew
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