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On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:51:52 -0700, "Mr Wizzard"
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 22:08:41 -0700, "Mr Wizzard"
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On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 04:35:26 GMT, "Stanley Barthfarkle"

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Need to remove that plug after every trip to drain any water left
in
the
bilge. Leave it out if left outside, even if covered, since if you
have a
leak in your cover, or if it collapses, it will be able to drain.
Letting
even a little water sit in the bilge for days at a time will create
big
problems down the road.

Pre-launch, make it a habit to install the plug when you remove the
rear
tiedowns. Remove the plug when you fasten the tiedowns after
loading
the
boat onto the trailer.


Good advice. It doesn't hurt to carry a backup screw type rubber
expansion
drain plug that can be put in from the inside of the boat. I still
carry 2
on board.

I was smart enough to buy 2 of the rubber plugs
when I got the boat, and carry them in my boat
box. The original has a teather, but if when I
went in, the plug was gone for some reason,
I'd have to get back in the boat, get the plug,
and dive back in the water - would have costed
me another minute or so.

For those of us that have water inlets, like for the head, tapered
dowel rods should also be carried.

Can you explain this to me? - why would you
need tapered dowel rods ?


Be happy to. If for instance the seacock on the through hole on the
bottom
of the boat were to break, I could break away the seacock (mine happens
to
be some type of polymer) and pound the tapered dowel rod into the
through
hole stopping the water from coming in. Forgot to mention I carry a
hammer
and a complete tool set on board. Sometimes I am 15 or 20 miles from
the
nearest shore. Too far out to get help quickly so I try to be prepared.

Best wishes to you

So what exactally are you calling a seacock?
The threaded plug, or the threaded female ring
that the plug screws into ? So more on my incident:
I got to reading some stuff on the web, and I
scared myself. Being newly single, I go out on
tje boat a lot by myself, and sometimes on the
big waters. (and at night). So did you know that
a 1-inch hole 5 inched below the water line will
let in 44 galons/min ? ****, a 1-inch hole is nothing.
If you hit a log, or dead head, you'd get a hole
bigger than 1-inch. Scares the **** out of me.
Also did research on why my bilage pump took
so long to clear out the motor compartment.
Not good. The cheesy pump on the Bayliner
is WAY too small according to recomendations.
They say that you need about 2500 Gal/Hour
worth of bilage pump on 17-18 foot boats. And,
they say to do it with multiple pumps to protect
against failure. Every boater should read this! :

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/bilge_pumps.htm

Thanks for all of your advose/help.

Your bilge pump has a hose connected to it that in turn is connected to a
thru-hull fitting above the water line. The thru-hull fitting is in the
hole
in the side of your boat that the bilge pump hose connects to.

A seacock is nothing more than a valve. I have thru-hull fitting on the
bottom odf my boat. Attached to the thru-hull is the seacock (fancy name
for a valve) which in turn has a high strength braided hose coupled to it
that goes to the head. What I intended to say was I could break off the
leaking seacock and pound a wooden tapered dowel into the hole of the
thru-hull fitting stopping the inrushing water.

In the spring, the waters I boat in have more than their fair share of
floating logs and whole trees from the heavy spring rains and flooding as
a
result of melting snow.

I spend weekends on the boat and when under way at night, keep the speed
at
idle. Over the years I have hit a couple of floating trees, but I was
going
slow enough, so no damage was done. Fortunately, the smaller lake waters I
boat in have no concrete or rock deadheads more than a hundred yards from
the shoreline.

As for Lake Erie, I know the entrance to the harbor. On one side is a
lighthouse, the other a breakwall. Both side are well marked with lights
at
night. (Though every year or so, someone manages to run into them,
sometimes
at high speed)

You are correct on the pump sizes. Bigger is better. The problem is the
size
of the exit hose that the water will be ejected from the boat through. A
small diameter exit hose won't let the 2500 gal/hr pump run at its rated
capacity.

Bigger is better.......but more than one is even better..........



Gotta run off to work. have a nice day.

Regards,
roadburner