ockmel and his bilges:


-o Bilge pumps can & should be run whenever needed, whether underway, engine
on, or engine off.
o If you trailer the boat or otherwise take if out of the water when it's not
in use, a simple pump with an On/Off switch that you manually control is
sufficient.
o If the boat stays in the water unattended it's better to have a system that
can come on by itself. The two ways most common to do that is a float switch
that turns the pump on or one of the "computer" controlled pumps that come on
every 20 seconds or so and then stay on if they sense they are pumping water.
o Either way, if you have a pump like the above, wire it direct to the batter
with an in-line fuse. In other words, by-pass any main ON/OFF or A/B/ALL switch
you have. This way even if you shut off the main switch the pump still works.
o Don't forget the in-line fuse if you wire direct to the battery.
o I also like to use di-electric grease when wiring to prevent corrosion.
They should be wired "direct" to the battery, with an in-line fuse-jabadoodle


Bilge-All good advice above, to which I'd add that if you store your boat
"wet", it'd behoove you to also install an audio-visual alarm on a timer...you
want to attract attention to your unattended boat if your bilge pump runs too
long...it's sinking, y'know?

Hopefully, your marina will have an electric or even air powered submersible
pump or eductor.

Regards;
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