You have many choices: Our bilge pumps are plumbed separately to thru hulls all above the waterline. The manual bilge pump is operated in the cockpit and goes to a thru hull on the transom. The big electric 2000Gph goes to a thru hull on the transom. This one comes on auto by floatswitch. A small electric 800Gph lowest in the bilge is what I run manually to pump out the bilge. I discharges to a thru hull near the toe rail on the Starboard quarter.
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Collins" <gcoll...@hfx.eastlink.ca> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 2:39:11 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Bilge Pumps Hello Ron It sounds like every boat is different so far. I've got two pumps, one inside and one in the cockpit. They are plumbed separately, so two pickups in the bilge and two through-hulls. The only thing about your setup that might worry me is that a failure in one pump might defeat the use of the other - the water could leak back through. But would it worry me enough that I'd install another through-hull fitting? Depends where I'm going with the boat. To your question, air doesn't suck in from the other pump when not in use because the pump will act like a one way valve. If I were you I would verify what is going on in the bilge though, I would hope there are two intakes. regards, Graham Collins Secret Plans C&C 35-3 Ronald Casciato wrote: > > Watching the thread on bilge pumps, I have a related question. > > My '77 38MKII has two Whale Gusher manual pumps; one mounted next to > the galley foot pump and one mounted in the side of the port cockpit > coaming between the seat and the rear corner seat. > > There is only one exit for both pumps????? It used to be hooked up > when i bought the boat in 1977, however, after several interior > changes and a re-powering project with a saildrive unit 5 years ago, > the original hoses don't make sense. > > Do both pumps actually pull on one suction hose from the bilge? Why > doesn't air suck in from the other pump when not in use? > > Does anyone else have this arrangement and can you give me a simple > description of how the plumbing goes for these two pumps. There is a > "y" fitting along side the motor???which seems to run to the thru- > hull fitting. > > Sorry if this sounds confusing, but I"m confused now as well. > > Thanks, Ron Casciato > Impromptu > C&C 38MKIIC '77 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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