WaIIy wrote in
:

If one of those hoses went and I didn't know it, I think that would be
all she wrote.



All the more reason for bilge pumps....more bilge pumps.

The boat should always have more bilge pump capacity than any cooling hose
could ingest into the hull. You should be able to pull a hose off any
thru-hull fitting and NOT sink. Bilge pumps are so cheap.

When you install them, hook them straight to the battery through a fuse at
the battery, itself, that's twice what the bilge pump draws under a heavy
load. Never hook a bilge pump through any kind of switch or breaker panel
someone can get to to shut it off. I think that's stupid to put switches
in them.

Well, I can see you're on your way to the boat store. C'ya later...(c;

--
Larry