So I have found out that the tube coming out in the cuddy cabin is for
draining out water in the cabin that could accrue from rain, wet towels,
people, etc. The bilge pump will suck on this tube to suck the water out
when I turn it on.

What is happening is, when enough water is below the engine and I havn't
been running the bilge pump, if I slow down super fast to make the nose of
the boat go way down, some of that water will make its way up the tube and
come out into the cuddy cabins floor.

If I run the bilge pump for a few seconds before doing the slow down no
water will come out into the cuddy area.

If I run the bilge pump when the water does come out into the cuddy area it
sucks it right out.

So if I ran my bilge pump all the time I would never see this water, but
sometimes there would be no water for the bilge pump to suck out and it
would be running dry. Will this hurt the pump?

I have a plug for the cuddy pipe that I could plug it with and take it out
if rain got in there but I havn't tested it out yet.

--C

So if I ran my bilge pump all the time I would never see this water, but
sometimes there would be no water for the bilge pump to suck out and it
would be running dry. Will this hurt the pump?


Yes.

You need an automatic switch for that bilge pump to turn it on and shut it off
depending on the water level.

Float switches can be a pain in the butt, and usually don't last very long.

I think my next pump switch willl be a:

www.waterwitchinc.com

Also Sprach Gould 0738 :

You need an automatic switch for that bilge pump to turn it on and shut it off
depending on the water level.

Float switches can be a pain in the butt, and usually don't last very long.

I think my next pump switch willl be a:

www.waterwitchinc.com

I had a water witch, the orange model 257 shown on the website. It
sucked. It would turn on just fine, but quite often would not turn
off. If I cleaned it well with windex, it would work for a few weeks,
then start sticking on again. I got sick of climbing in the bilge to
polish a switch, so i went back to a Rule Super Switch with the Super
Switch Guard, it's been running fine for 3 years now. Only maintainence
has been checking under the guard for stray bits of fishing line once a
year. My pop has a Rule fully automatic pump, it starts every 15 minutes
or so, and if it detects load on the pump, it runs until the water is gone
and the load goes away. Has been pretty reliable for 5 years or so, but
kind of annoying to hear the pump spin up every 15 minutes.

Dan


--
I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.

-- Dan Quayle

On Tue, 18 May 2004 08:43:17 -0500, "Ree-Yees"
wrote:

So I have found out that the tube coming out in the cuddy cabin is for
draining out water in the cabin that could accrue from rain, wet towels,
people, etc.

My boat has a similar device, sans the pump. It relies on gravity to
drain the cabin sole.

The bilge pump will suck on this tube to suck the water out
when I turn it on.

What is happening is, when enough water is below the engine and I havn't
been running the bilge pump, if I slow down super fast to make the nose of
the boat go way down, some of that water will make its way up the tube and
come out into the cuddy cabins floor.

Yup. That nasty thing called inertia.


If I run the bilge pump for a few seconds before doing the slow down no
water will come out into the cuddy area.

If I run the bilge pump when the water does come out into the cuddy area it
sucks it right out.

So if I ran my bilge pump all the time I would never see this water, but
sometimes there would be no water for the bilge pump to suck out and it
would be running dry. Will this hurt the pump?

Running a pump dry will hurt it eventually.


I have a plug for the cuddy pipe that I could plug it with and take it out
if rain got in there but I havn't tested it out yet.

That is your best bet. The drain in my boat has a threaded fitting
which the plug screws into. Since I never get water in the cabin area,
I never remove the plug.

Dave