I thought this was a good moment to share my approach to removing accumulated deck water.
We've got a thread on a 22 Angler Drainage Problem and one on Jabsco Pump Failures so the timing seemed right.
As we all know, the 22s aren't self-bailing. When it rains or a wave is taken the water must be pumped out. Adeline was ordered with a bilge pump/vertical rod holder option that was standard on '89 Anglers. The pump was a 2000gph Rule that sat under a cover at the rear bulkhead.
Water settles there so the location was right but the Rule wouldn't remove ENOUGH water to keep my shoes from getting wet. The Dri-Deck Tiles were still submerged after pumping. I needed a setup that removed it all so my feet would stay dry and I wouldn't track it into the cabin(condensation). Since I wanted to continue using the cover my options were limited to pumps that were physically short. The Jabsco Water Puppy fit the bill so I installed one along with a pickup(strainer) and check valve using the original hose and Rule on/off/auto switch.
The new setup worked great and my feet stayed dry. Everything but a spongeful was evacuated!
Once I was satisfied that it worked I installed the pump and cover using nothing but Sikaflex. It's been sealed up 16 years and she's still running strong with the original impeller. It only sees the light of day because another project required its removal.
It's now been reinstalled and ready for another 16 years. This time, however, I mounted it with epoxy and threaded inserts. Pictures here!
We've got a thread on a 22 Angler Drainage Problem and one on Jabsco Pump Failures so the timing seemed right.
As we all know, the 22s aren't self-bailing. When it rains or a wave is taken the water must be pumped out. Adeline was ordered with a bilge pump/vertical rod holder option that was standard on '89 Anglers. The pump was a 2000gph Rule that sat under a cover at the rear bulkhead.
Water settles there so the location was right but the Rule wouldn't remove ENOUGH water to keep my shoes from getting wet. The Dri-Deck Tiles were still submerged after pumping. I needed a setup that removed it all so my feet would stay dry and I wouldn't track it into the cabin(condensation). Since I wanted to continue using the cover my options were limited to pumps that were physically short. The Jabsco Water Puppy fit the bill so I installed one along with a pickup(strainer) and check valve using the original hose and Rule on/off/auto switch.
The new setup worked great and my feet stayed dry. Everything but a spongeful was evacuated!
Once I was satisfied that it worked I installed the pump and cover using nothing but Sikaflex. It's been sealed up 16 years and she's still running strong with the original impeller. It only sees the light of day because another project required its removal.
It's now been reinstalled and ready for another 16 years. This time, however, I mounted it with epoxy and threaded inserts. Pictures here!
