On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:00:26 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

http://www.boattest.com/Resources/vi...px?NewsID=3766

Not much to do about the whales, but the diverter valves to the bilge
are sure a good idea.
Never heard of that before and never even thought about it.
Seems I should have, since I was damage control (HT) when I did a USNR
stint.
But even my can in the regular Navy didn't have diverters on the
fireroom steam fire pumps (I knew about every square inch of the
bilges, and all piping runs/valving.) Would make a huge difference in
dewatering.
A strainer and minimal maintenance are a requirement.
Fast access to the diverter valve is another requirement.
Anybody have diverters to suck the bilge on their engine and genset
water intakes?

As a secondary device, I could see it, but your not going to get a lot
of pump out power through an engine water pump - what, maybe 20/25
gallons a minute? If that?

If you are going to go to the extent of retrofitting, why not just get
a big honkin' pump and run it off the gear box or engine front end?