bilge pump which one?

Forgot to mention the motor well. The wick approach works great there. If you want to have some fun, let about one foot of wick dangle down outside the boat, and watch gravity do it's work. That wick will suck the well bone dry in no time at all. After a while, the wicks get black with mold, at which point you just pitch them, and insert another.


Let me know how it works for you.
 
I just found a little 3 gpm Shurflo diaphragm pump for about $80 at www.northerntool.com . Of course, it wouldn't be of much help if one took a wave over the stern, but I'm just looking for something to vacuum up what little water usually collects in the aft sump. The inlet and outlet are only 1/2" diameter. But I like the idea of a diaphragm pump to limit the amount of back drainage that occurs with a conventional centrifugal bilge pump.
Al
 
What I do for that little bit that is always at the bottom....is we use a kids toy water gusher with a tube stuck in the small end..... that way it sucks up all the water from the bottom of the sump and ya just squirt it over the side..... costs just a few dollars.. and is still useable as a squirter if your neighbors get rowdy.

Joel
SEA3PO
 
Joel,

I do a similar thing - I use a manual bilge pump for the last few drops. The manual bilge pump costs a bit more than a squirt toy boy is also useful if I lose electrical power AND is useful for drawing raw water for cleanups too.
 
I've been thinking about using a diaphragm pump and a water witch
switch http://www.waterwitchinc.com/product_sheet/bilge_switchsheet.html

I'll probably use a bronze pickup and of course the pump will be mounted
higher.

I will mount this in the little galley 'bildge' area.

The Rule "automatic" pumps just don't hold up, and then there is
that little start every few minutes. Actually, I shouldn't say the
Rule doesn't hold up. The previous owner replaced the pump, but
not the bottom. So, they never really fit together well, and crap got
into the pump. Didn't realize that until it burned up. But, pumps
are not supposed to burn up.

A CD-22 doesn't seem to generally take on water, so if I do take a
wave over the stern, I'm thinking I'm going to use the trash can as
pump! I also have a decent manual pump on board.

Aft canvas keeps the rain out while in the slip.

Mike
 
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