Since purchasing this Enterprise about 10 years ago, I’ve gone through several automatic bilge pumps. Either the motor fails, never stops running or the float switch gets jammed. I’ve tried both the float switch and the automatic versions.
I liked the idea of an automatic, especially if you have worries about through-hulls or stuffing boxes and don’t want to see your boat become a liquid asset, but that gets replaced with worries on if the pump is working correctly or is not always working and draining your battery system. And then I thought back to when I had the 1978 C&C 34 (the Enterprise-A). When I got on board, I did my usual pre-check of all systems which included checking the bilge. If I saw water, I turned the pump on. When I heard air-sucking noises, I turned it off. Easier. Much easier. So last year, I just got rid of the automatic. I get on board, I check, I pump. Honestly, I like it much better. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Mar 23, 2015, at 12:35 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I replaced my troublesome automatic Rule pump with Johnson 750 or 1000 gph / > Water Witch switch combo. ( > https://www.waterwitchinc.com/new/SiteElements/Pages/SecondaryPages/Products/BilgeSwitches.html > > <https://www.waterwitchinc.com/new/SiteElements/Pages/SecondaryPages/Products/BilgeSwitches.html>) > Like yours. the way my sump is designed only the smaller pumps fit. The > Rule pump had the stupid system that measures impeller resistance and with > slightest amount of crap in the water, the impeller got fouled and made the > pump run 24 / 7. > > The Water Witch is fool proof so far and the pump works fine. > > The only thing is: With the long run to the stern discharge the pump would > not prime with the joker valve so I have to do without and a couple cups of > water regurgitates in the sump after pumping.. The nice thing is with that > sump design the rest of the bilge is bone dry and since we sail pretty often > all year long, the water does not stay there long enough to smell. > Eventually I'll get a little wet / dry vac to suck it up before we close the > boat on Sunday night. > > Regards > > -Francois > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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