Hi Alex,
We had the exact same problem with Expresso when we first got her and
solved the problem with a loop in the bilge pump line that entered the
transom and was routed up to just below the deck level before returning
down to the bilge pump. No more problem. No valves of any kind required.
Gary
S/V Expresso
'75 C&C 35 Mk II
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Alex Giannelia <a...@airsensing.com> wrote:
> WE had a race years ago, where we sucked water into the manual bilge pump
> going 10+ kts downwind under the kite. Had to run the electric and hand
> pump to get the water to go back out again, made me think that you might
> need one of those vacuum breaks in the bilge pump outflow. Any lister
> tried those?
>
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