Jake:
Have the same arrangement as you have....bilge pump and switch side by
side at the lowest possible point in the bilge....works fine....and logical!
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-03-22 6:50 PM, Jake Brodersen via CnC-List wrote:
Josh,
The wiring is certainly suspect at this point in the boat’s age. I
prefer to mount the pump low in the bilge because most of them push
water better than pulling it uphill. Putting it another way, they blow
better than they suck…
You’re still going to have the bilge switch in the bilge, why not
locate them together? Mine are side-by-side, which makes for shorter
wiring runs.
Jake
*Jake Brodersen*
*/“Midnight Mistress”/*
*C&C 35 Mk-III*
*Hampton VA*
*From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of
*Josh Muckley via CnC-List
*Sent:* Sunday, March 22, 2015 5:31 PM
*To:* C&C List
*Subject:* Stus-List 37+ Bildge pump
The bildge pump seems to have stopped working, again! I suspect that
it has to do with some of the older wiring becoming corroded and
causing a higher resistance. I had this happen before. I'm planning
on replacing the Rule 500 with a Whale Gulper 320. I recognize that
the capacity is probably on the low side but compared to zero, 320 is
a lot and it beats a bucket. The gusher is a single diaphragm pump,
can pass debris and has a rated suction lift of 10'. So this means I
can mount the pump above the water and have the suction hose run into
the deepest and most confined space of the bildge. Hopefully getting
the pump out of the water will help prevent corrosion.
Anybody have any thoughts or personal learnings?
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
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