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Which Bilge Pump?
When the batteries are dead, all of the electric pumps deliver 0 gph at
best, so don't neglect a manual pump that is big enough to deal with a real leak. Edson pumps are excellent but overkill for a smaller boat. The lager Whale pumps are good. A bucket or two and a cheap plastic piston type pump are good insurance. "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:44:29 -0800, Evan Gatehouse wrote: Lew did you perhaps mean the Rule 2000? I agree that it's the smallest Rule pump that isn't affected as badly by 6' of head when pumping (only drops off to about 1500 GPH) ==================================== I believe the Rule 2000 is more than 4 or 5 inches high, which is all the bilge space claimed by the original post. That's not very much room to work with in my experience, and will probably require either a small pump, or a larger pump external to the bilge with a pickup hose. Pumps with a pickup hose are considerably more expensive because of the need for valves, self priming capability, etc. The other issue that I've seen with shallow bilges is the need for a pump on both sides. Otherwise you can't get water out when the boat is heeled over. |
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