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, [email protected] 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 [email protected]
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