[Rhodes22-list] Bilge pump

The Rhodes 22 Email List rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Mon Aug 31 12:17:49 EDT 2015


And the switches kick off with about a half inch left.

> On Aug 31, 2015, at 12:14 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Just remember that with a setup like this, you will always have a small
> amount of water in the bilge that has to be sponged out as it can't get
> everything up past the loop.  You can also install a check valve to keep
> back flow from coming in.  See
> http://www.westmarine.com/search?text=check+valve for some options.
> 
> Hank
> 
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:45 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
>> Here is how the bilge pump was run to my sink drain on my older Rhodes.
>> Note the loop that runs up high under the sink itself. - Rob Lowe
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> Bob,
>> 
>> I put one in when my boat was going to be sitting in a slip. The bilge is
>> bone dry, so it never has been used-- yet. She is on a lift now so it's not
>> much of an issue.
>> 
>> For the life of me, I could not figure out how to run the drain tube over
>> to the sink drain. So for now the tube goes out of the cabin sole and over
>> to the sink. I really need to figure out a better way to run the discharge.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ted
>> 
>> Sv Airpower
>> Jacksonville, Florida
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