Many a boat finished the Bermuda Race with dead batteries back in the day. Electric pumps are not emergency pumps for the rules.
Joe Della Barba From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 12:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List 35/3 bilge pump I agree it makes sense, but I find it remarkable that there is no capacity requirement for the electric pump. BTW, its 70 degrees out. What the hell am I doing at work? I should be aboard The Office! Joel 35/3 The Office Annapolis On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Della Barba, Joe <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: There is good reason for that - you may have to be below or have to NOT be below when the boat needs pumping. When we woke up to water about an inch from the bunks last spring, the manual pump - with a motivated operator LOL - pumped more water than the 2 electrics combined. Joe Della Barba From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 11:39 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List 35/3 bilge pump ISAF require 2 manual pumps, one of which must be operable from the cabin. I don't know how long I could last operating either of my manual pumps! They have NO specs on the electric. Go figure! On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Della Barba, Joe <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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]<mailto:[email protected]> -- Joel 301 541 8551<tel:301%20541%208551> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -- Joel 301 541 8551
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