[Rhodes22-list] bilge pump

[Michael Meltzer]

Thier is also on more path, wind driven rain. what happen if the wind is right it force the rain water over the lip, can build up
every fast.

MJM
----- Original Message -----
From: "brad haslett" <flybrad@yahoo.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:21 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] bilge pump


> Everyone is partially right.  Water can flow from the
> seat area into the lazaret area (tried it with a
> garden hose)or at least it can on the trailer.  At
> least one of my seat area drains was probably leaking.
>  The hose was partially restricted and was so hard and
> brittle it couldn't be opened up.  I suspect it
> trapped some water during a previous winter and
> cracked the plastic part of the drain.  Both times
> I've had to "de-water" I used the smallest of bilge
> pumps and it took less than ten minutes. Just to be on
> the safe side I want to be prepared by keeping a bilge
> pump in the bilge inspection area and manually
> connecting it to a DC source while hanging the
> discharge hose over the side as necessary.  This may
> be a bit "Jed Clampett goes yachting" but it works. (I
> was a boy scout once, you know the motto). Replacing
> the drain hoses and broken fittings should solve the
> mystery water problems so I can enjoy a dry boat like
> the rest of you.  On the other hand, I still haven't
> abandoned installing a turbine powered dual discharge
> pump from a salvage fire-truck.  What's the point of
> owning a boat if you can't personalize it?
>
> Brad Haslett
> "CoraShen"
>
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