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| 725.1 | still need a drain plug?????? | HYEND::J_BORZUMATO | | Mon Jul 30 1990 13:03 | 13 |
| If they put in a bilge pump with the auto feature, why do you need
access to the drain plug.. If the pump is working fine you
won't need it...
if its not, you can remove easily and get at the plug.
Anyway, i think you'll find that a pump with a built
in switch will take up less room than one with an
externally mounted switch....
your choice..
JIm.
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| 725.2 | where does the pump output go | NAVIER::DELISLE | | Wed Aug 01 1990 16:02 | 8 |
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When the ATTWOOD pump is mounted in the 'bilge', where is the
output of the pump routed? I have a 17' whaler and have thought
about putting in a pump, but unless the output goes through the
drain, I can't see where it goes?
Steve
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| 725.3 | Anywhere but back into the boat | GOLF::WILSON | Because the Earth is 2/3 water | Wed Aug 01 1990 16:28 | 10 |
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Steve,
The bilge pump hose can be set up to exit the boat any way you want.
You can install a thru-hull fitting, or have the hose hang directly
over the side or transom. My present boat has a thru-hull fitting.
My old boat had the hose hanging over the transom and tie-wrapped in
place. It didn't look as nice but worked just as well and installation
is a lot less painful than drilling a big hole in your Whaler.
Rick
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| 725.4 | Out through the stern well | TOOK::MCINNES | | Wed Aug 01 1990 17:55 | 19 |
| I saw one installation where the hose emptied into the engine well
which in turn emptied through the transom.
The problem I noticed was that the Attwood took up the whole bilge well
and the output pipe was horizontal and right near the bottom of the
pump. The only was to route the hose was to make a right angle bend
which severely kinked the hose. You could use a couple of elbows to go
over the lip of the stern well but there was just no room for anything
but a big kink down in the bilge well. Not good!
An automatic bilge pump with either a vertical output or a horizontal
output that is about 2 inches above the base would be great. Why those
guys at Whaler didn't make the well 2 inches longer and wider is beyond
me.
Still high and dry on my trailer
Richard
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| 725.5 | This might work... | CHET::BEAUCHESNE | | Thu Aug 02 1990 18:26 | 8 |
| RE: Access to drain plug
I had the same problem with access, and opted for the screw-in type
of plug mounted on the outside. Haven't had any problems. I trailer
my boat, so I don't know what the consequences might be if it's left
in the water for a long period of time.
Moe
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| 725.6 | No problem | BROKE::THOMAS | | Tue Aug 07 1990 19:03 | 10 |
| I have a small bilge pump (ordered from Overton's -- don't remember
the model) which I've installed in the scallop in front of the plug.
I run a cut-off ordinary garden hose over the transom, tie-wrapped
to the engine wires. The pump doesn't get all of the water out, but
it keeps the water down to less than an inch around the battery.
(My 40 hp Johnson tends to weight down the stern, also.) This setup
has survived a number of tropical storms and heavy rain squalls. I
feel pretty confindent that I don't have to be nearby to bail it out.
-- Anne
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