Bilge Pumps

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Heres a friendly reminder to everyone to check the operation/condition of your bilge pump and hose.

I replaced mine over the weekend (lots of bending and squeezing, but easy after doing deck drain hoses). The pump didnt work and there was a tear in the thin corrugated hose, double failure. i got the new 1200 gph pump, hose, and ss hose clamps for a total of $200. in the big picture, its a small price to pay for the needed security it provides.
 
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The white Rule float in a cage has a knob to lift up the float to check it's and the attached pump function.
Another thing to check is the float every now and then, but particularly after the storage season as debris may fallen in the bilge and block the float render it useless.
Chris
 
Great reminder! I keep my boat on a trailer, but that is a MUST pre launch checklist item for me.
 
Sdfish said:
Not overkill in my opinion!
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I am not sure if that approach actually give real peace of mind if both are non monitored pumps. A high water alarm would tell you if the bilge were filling. If for whatever reason your bilge is filling with water and depending on how fast it is filling, a second pump may not make a big difference. Getting an early high water alarm may give you enough time to get to a safe haven ot do a temp repair.

The main reason for a second pump is in the case where there is slow water ingress into the bilge and you don't check your bilge regularly. In that case water will build up over time (often rain water for various reasons) and due to a failed pump, flood the bilge. Again , a high water alarm would have alerted you; assuming you were there to see the alarm:)
 
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Seasick - 100% agree! I have 2 bilge pumps and a highwater alarm. 2nd pump is located a few inches higher in my bilge. I also have separate hoses and thru hulls, 1 for for each pump. I check both pumps before I leave the dock.
 
Sdfish said:
Seasick - 100% agree! I have 2 bilge pumps and a highwater alarm. 2nd pump is located a few inches higher in my bilge. I also have separate hoses and thru hulls, 1 for for each pump. I check both pumps before I leave the dock.
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I like the separate thrus. It makes it easier to determine what each pump is doing.
 
Anyone with a Marlin get regular fresh water sitting in forward bilge? Think this may be from the cupholders on the transom that just have hoses that go down to the bilge... Also noticed the other day when I was filling my water tank and it started to overflow, that some water was coming out of the top of the aft end of the water tank, looked to be a black piece on top of the tank it was coming out of, need to look into this more, not sure if there is a leak on top or if the tank itself has an overflow?
 
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Anyone with a Marlin get regular fresh water sitting in forward bilge? Think this may be from the cupholders on the transom that just have hoses that go down to the bilge... Also noticed the other day when I was filling my water tank and it started to overflow, that some water was coming out of the top of the aft end of the water tank, looked to be a black piece on top of the tank it was coming out of, need to look into this more, not sure if there is a leak on top or if the tank itself has an overflow?
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I wouldn't expect an overflow into the bilge. There probably is a vent though and that might be on the outside of the hull
 
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