Or just to have a more flexible section of hose near the pickup end, that white or beige wire reinforced stuff that was used back in the day lasts a long time but it does not bend to easy
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Heaton Sent: April 18, 2013 6:31 PM To: cnc-list Subject: Re: Stus-List Bilge pump pick up hose On our boat, it was built with white plastic hose for one of the bilge pumps. The section that was down deep in the bilge became brittle, probably due to the occasional presence of a little engine oil. It became brittle enough to crack off completely. Perhaps the same thing happened to your hose and they replaced the brittle piece with rubber hose? Ken H. On 18 April 2013 18:05, TOM VINCENT <[email protected]> wrote: The other day I was at the boat and there was a little water in the bilge that was lower than the float switch. I raise the float switch by hand and it will start the pump and clean out most of the water still standing in the bilge. On this day something different happened, the water pump kicked in but the water was shooting out of the pick up hose. I pulled the hose out, the hose is mostly pvc under the floor boards, and at the end there is a piece of wire reinforced rubber hose about 8 inches long attached to the pvc pipe. I had never seen this before as it sits under the permanent section of the floor boards. There was a piece of black tape attached to the end of the rubber hose that slides over the pvc pipe. I am assuming that this is the end of the bilge pick up system. Anyone on the forum have a similar arrangement or understands why the black rubber hose? Better yet, does someone have a system that they would recommend. I was thinking of adding a plastic bilge strainer. Tom Vincent Frolic II 36' cb C&C Chesapeake City, MD _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2241 / Virus Database: 3162/5753 - Release Date: 04/18/13
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