Its a manual Whale Gusher. There is no way I can see to run the line so it is above the water line unless I run it up from under the dinette to somewhere in the head.
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>wrote: > I would never want an underwater bilge pump discharge. I know this from > waking up to knee-deep water in Rock Hall one night. Just Say No and run it > out a normal above-the-waterline fitting! > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > *Coquina* > > *C&C 35 MK 1* > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Russ > & Melody > *Sent:* Friday, January 17, 2014 12:28 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Thru hull and manifolds > > > > Hi Joel, > > That's not a bad idea if you can fit a float type cockpit drain in the > heads basin drain. This is from a UK supply but you get the idea. > http://www.force4.co.uk/4585/Force-4-Cockpit-Non-Return-Drain.html > > Two details of importance: > - the bilge pump goes to the large port of the Groco manifold as the > (large) primary user, the heads basin then has to go to a smaller port and > should have a screen at the basin to minimize fouling at the manifold > (shavings & other hair are very real plugging concerns with an elbow > transition to outlet. > - the bilge pump will REQUIRE a vented discharge loop to prevent siphon > when idle and the internal check valve leaks-by. > > Another idea: > My toilet intake passes under the heads basin. So I teed the basin drain > into the toilet raw water supply. It works like a charm, basin drains out > the intake trough-hull and when the toilet gets used there is good > agitation to clear the basin drain. > As an added bonus, being a salt water high organics boat area, before I > leave the boat for any length of time I close toilet supply through-hull, > half fill the basin with fresh water and pump through the toilet. When I > get back and use the boat there is no sulphur smell in initial uses of > toilet, sweet :) > > Cheers, Russ > *Sweet *35 mk-1 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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