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bilge pump maintenance
Ringmaster wrote:
The Boob doesn't know squat. He's never right about anything. Well, sure... but then remember, he's not *really* an obnoxious twit, he's just "playing" a character. ... I don't need a electric bilge pump. I don't have shore power (although the boat was pre wired at the factory) When I leave the boat I close all thru hulls even if I'm coming back the next day. So does anyone with a lick of sense. I'm amazed at the number of people who don't close their seacocks... in fact I know a couple of boaters who don't know where all their seacocks are. Now tell me why I should fart with an electric bilge pump. To test whether it's non-sparking? Another thing I should mention, since we're on the subject: dirt & debris can and most certainly will clog a bilge pump. Earlier on this cruise, some friends with a new & fancy boat had a problem with an engine raw water line flooding their bilge. Their electric bilge pump kept up with the inflow at first, but then clogged with dust & fiberglass debris from the builders... the incoming water washed it from under a variety of inaccessible pockets & voids into the bilge sump. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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