Im thinking you are right. The metal tank has been fibreglassed (and not a
very professional job)in place and is more than likely covering the original
well hole you are talking about.
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Most outboard designs I'm familiar with have a well back there. Or at
least some way to get to the bottom of the transom (inside). Is your
fuel tank intalled at floor level over the well? (essentially hiding
the well) Personally, I would find some other place to mount the tank
if that's the case. Access to that well could be important some day.

On Sun, 25 May 08 "Jim Swope jr" wrote:
I guess this must be a really old pump or for somthing else because it
does
have an inlet hose and an outlet. I see the new pumps are pretty much like
a
sump pump with only an outlet.
And i guess I cant find any way to get the pump hose, let alone a newer
type pump body down into the transom area unless I remove the fuel tank. I
will dig around some more to see if I can find access to where the pump
needs to be.

PhantMan wrote
I'm not sure I'm following what you're saying. First, the boat's drain
plug is usually thru the bottom of the transom. When the bow of the
boat is tilted up, the bilge water runs aft where it either drains out
the transom hole (when it's on the trailer) or is picked up by the
bilge pump (when the transom plug is in) which is located just forward
of the transom, usually right in front of the drain hole. A bilge
pump's hose is usually for outflow. It's not a pickup hose. Water is
picked up directly by the pump housing itself which can happily
operate under water.
Is that not the way your boat is set up?

On Sat, 24 May 08, "Jim Swope jr" wrote:
bilge pump wasnt pumping any water from under
the main deck where the plug hole is located. I cant see anyplace to put
the
pump hose through the deck. There is a twelve gallon gas tank that
blocks
most of the area. Did Glastron put a hole in the top deck anywhere for a
bilge pump ? Or do I need to drill a hole of my own near the back
somewhere
to insert a one inch hose to the bottom of the boat for pumping ?