[Public-List] Automatic bilge pumps

[John Flanders]

I would like to thank everyone for their advise on automatic bulge  
pumps. Most replies made me glad that I wasn't in the bilge-pump  
manufacturing business. Why bother with additional pumps? After all,  
my boat had survived 30 years with only the manual Whale pump in the  
cockpit.
As the result of the feedback I have received from this positing I  
will probably instal a Y or T valve that will enable me to switch from  
the engine cooling water intake to the bilge. This arrangement has the  
added benefit of making winterization that much easier. I will likely  
use the seacock and ball valve to make the more robust arrangement  
suggested by Michael Grosh.
In addition, I may instal a Jabsco Water Puppy at a later date.
Any further comments would be welcomed.
Thanks,
John
#624

On 5-Jan-09, at 4:41 PM, John Flanders wrote:

> I want to instal an automatic bilge pump this spring. My Alberg 30  
> in a model with a liner. I would appreciate suggestions as to type,  
> location and installation of an automatic pump, with notes on best  
> practices and pitfalls to avoid. Photographs would be appreciated if  
> available.
> Thanks,
> John,
> A30 # 624
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