Steve : my pump is under my mast step. In a deep sump. My boat is of the 1979 era though and may be different than yours . The hose also goes through the bilge to the back of the boat and exits under the toe rail on the port side opposite my wheel.
Sent from Joe Bognar > On Aug 1, 2017, at 8:08 PM, Steven A. Demore via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > While we’re having so many conversations on bilge pumps, I have another > question for you. I picked up a project ’73 30’ MK 1. There is a float > switch in the bilge, right under the forward access hole. There are wires > leading forward through the bilge toward the mast, as well as a hose that > leads out of the bilge, around the head, up the wall by the holding tank, and > out through a drain at the top of the hull (I had assumed it to be a vent > previously). I have reached up through the bilge as far as I can, put a > camera in there and took some pictures, used a mirror and flashlight, > everything I could think of (I don’t have a borescope), but I can’t find the > pump or the end of the hose/wires. Does anybody know how to access the pump > and whether it is screwed down? It almost has to be forward of the mast, but > I can’t reach it. I don’t want to pull too hard on the hose, but I need to > find the pump and see what kind of shape it is in. Any ideas? > Thanks, > Steve > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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