FWIW I agree with Peter Bennett's answer, the three way switch


Larry W4CSC wrote:
EXCELLENT....Turning off a bilge pump is the stupidest thing I see....

Depends on the boat & the circumstances.



"Oh, you animal! You're pumping a tiny bit of oil and crap overboard!",
they shout at you....

"Yeah, lady, but that beats the hell out of the 90 gallons of diesel fuel,
6 gallons of lube oil, 20 gallons of other dangerous crap stored aboard and
the **** in the holding tank when she SINKS BECAUSE SOME GREENIE MADE ME
TURN OFF THE BILGE PUMP!".....I retort....(c;

Or you could take the radical step of fixing your oil leaks and cleaning
out your bilge. Some people actually do this, the same as some people
actually keep their houses clean.

Frankly, I think that if you pump any oil (or other undesirable fluid
such as antifreeze, sewage, etc etc) you should 1- have to pay the max
fine and 2- go for a mandatory swim right in the middle of the gunk you
pumped.

Why should other people have to put up with your oil & ****?

Doug King

DSK wrote in
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Why should other people have to put up with your oil & ****?

Doug King



Most commendable, Doug, most commendable. A round of applause, everyone!

Why should other people have to put up with your oil & ****?



Larry W4CSC wrote:
Most commendable, Doug, most commendable. A round of applause, everyone!


Is that your final answer?

Should we assume that you like for other people to dump their trash &
noxious wastes in your yard, and thus you feel free to dump yours
anywhere you want?

Those "greenies" sure are a PITA aren't they Larry?

DSK

DSK wrote in
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Is that your final answer?


Yep....You're lookin' for a sandbox to fight in and I'm not buyin....

Outside of a new Beneteau in the parking lot noone has had to sea, I don't
know of a single boat that doesn't leak something, somewhere....

You need to drop down into the bilge on a containership and get an
appreciation for what THEY routinely pump overboard. The whole marina
doesn't have THAT much diesel fuel in their bilges.....

Larry W4CSC wrote:
Yep....You're lookin' for a sandbox to fight in and I'm not buyin....

Not at all. I'm saying that boat owners should not expect to pump all
kinds of gunk from their bilge into the water around them, just because
it's there.

I have nothing against people living like pigs, but I don't allow them
to do it near me.



Outside of a new Beneteau in the parking lot noone has had to sea, I don't
know of a single boat that doesn't leak something, somewhere....


I do. It's not difficult. But it does take some diligence.

You need to drop down into the bilge on a containership and get an
appreciation for what THEY routinely pump overboard. The whole marina
doesn't have THAT much diesel fuel in their bilges.....


I was in the Navy and worked on commercial ships for many years. You
need to drop the condescending attitude and remember what cleanliness is
supposed to be next to.

"They do it worse" is a ****-poor excuse whether you're talking politics
or boats. And it won't get you out of a ticket.

DSK