On Sep 17, 2:24*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:33:19 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Bought a 3700 gph Rule pump for the Tolman just in case I take a lot
of water. *My normal bilge pump is a 750 gph one. *I intend to find
some smooth bore hose for it and some oversized wire to power it.
Downside is, it was expensive and I will probably never use it. *Might
even get a dedicated battery for it.

You should only have to match the wire guage of the leads on your pump
for your wiring.

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When you think about it, that's really only a gallon/second.

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:03:18 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

When you think about it, that's really only a gallon/second.

Yes, and the reality is more like half of that.

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:18:32 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:03:18 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

When you think about it, that's really only a gallon/second.

Yes, and the reality is more like half of that.

You could run smooth pipe straight to a seacock, no bends. Then you
wouldn't have to lift the water. It is a bad idea, of course, but you
would get more flow.

Casady

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:20:25 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

You could run smooth pipe straight to a seacock, no bends. Then you
wouldn't have to lift the water. It is a bad idea, of course, but you
would get more flow.

Yeah, I guess you could just drill a hole in the bottom of the boat
and let the water out that way.

True story, friend of mine once had a 39 ft racing sloop in Stamford,
CT and hired a local teenager to help maintain it. Friend gets a
call at the office one day:

Teen: Mr A, there was a low spot in the shower that was collecting
water so I drilled a hole to let it out.

Friend: What! That's the bottom of the boat!

Teen: Yes, I found that out. Don't worry though, I put a screw in
the hole to keep it from leaking.

We went racing that weekend, screw and all. Everyone kept a close
eye on it however.

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:03:18 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Sep 17, 2:24*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:33:19 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Bought a 3700 gph Rule pump for the Tolman just in case I take a lot
of water. *My normal bilge pump is a 750 gph one. *I intend to find
some smooth bore hose for it and some oversized wire to power it.
Downside is, it was expensive and I will probably never use it. *Might
even get a dedicated battery for it.

You should only have to match the wire guage of the leads on your pump
for your wiring.

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When you think about it, that's really only a gallon/second.

This is the one you really want:

http://www.starmarinedepot.com/Rule+Bilge+Pump+8000+Automatic+Submersible.html

I'm thinking about getting a couple of them for our trawler before we
head down to the islands next winter.

On Sep 17, 2:03*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Sep 17, 2:24*pm, wrote:





On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:33:19 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Bought a 3700 gph Rule pump for the Tolman just in case I take a lot
of water. *My normal bilge pump is a 750 gph one. *I intend to find
some smooth bore hose for it and some oversized wire to power it.
Downside is, it was expensive and I will probably never use it. *Might
even get a dedicated battery for it.

You should only have to match the wire guage of the leads on your pump
for your wiring.

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That is pretty good capacity. You can't pour it out of a milk jug that
fast.

come to think of it, you can't dump it out of a pitcher that fast.

That's a lot of water!