Yeah Jack! You're a little paranoid. Luv ya tho! Sent from the Mars Rover.
On Dec 4, 2012, at 11:50 AM, honeys...@aol.com wrote: > Joe is correct, > > I may be a little paranoid, but I have the following pumps on Honey for > general service as well as emergency issues: > > 2 Rule 12v 14A-6UL each at 3,700 GPH - each is run from a different battery > bank > 2 Jabsco 12v 34600 each at 10.8 GPM - one is used to pick up the normal bilge > water accumulation from the AC, ect and the other is for the shower sump but > is rigged to use as a back up bilge pump > 2 Whale Gusher 30 manual BP3000 with one mounted in the galley sink locker > with the access port on the center line within reach of the nav table and the > other mounted in the cockpit at the helm. > > All pumps have the correct strainers and are all tested at least twice a year > > When offshore or cruising beyond a weekend we carry an Edson model 165 > Portable diaphragm pump kit with the 25' extension. Works great to pump out a > hard dinghy from the deck of Honey. > > I know that the above sounds like overkill, but I haven't the boat sink yet.. > > Jack Fitzgerald > HONEY - US12788 > C&C 39TM > Savannah > > In a message dated 12/4/2012 11:33:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov writes: > IMHO every boat needs at least two bilge pumps in addition to the manual one. > You have the “routine” pumps at the low spots and the biggest one you can > afford/fit for emergencies. It does not need to be at a low point – just low > enough to do some good. 500 GPH pumps fit between my keel bolts and down the > sump, but both of them together could never keep up with one hose off a > seacock. I am rigging the ”big pump” with a loud alarm too. > > > > Joe Della Barba Coquina > > C&C 35 MK I > > = > > _______________________________________________ > 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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