Bob
Understand....water doesn't normally get into my bilge over the
winter....lucky that way.
If water were to get into Dwight's bilge over the winter, which I think
it did, not sure, I believe Dwight installed a garboard drain to deal
with that. However, if the garboard drain doesn't mean a totally ice
free bilge, I'd want my pump out of harm's way too.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 -84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-03-23 3:34 PM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List wrote:
The C&C Landfall 38 came from the factory with two mid-ship deck
drains that drained into the bilge--the other two (aft) deck drains
drained overboard. During the winter, these two midship deck drains
can accumulate a lot of water in the bilge. So, not all C&C's can
simply use manually operated bilge pumps (unless you are living aboard
and pay close attention to the bilge level). Also, any antifreeze
mixture in the bilge will get diluted quite quickly.
Bob
On Mar 23, 2015, at 2:16 PM, robert via CnC-List wrote:
Dwight:
I don't remove the bilge pump and switch during winter
storage...what's the point when you winterize it/flush/fill it, and
the line, with antifreeze and then "above the floor boards"
...."leave the bottom end of the pump submerged in the same mix"?
Mine is submerged in the antifreeze in the bilge without removing it.
Actually, that is not true......my bilge is mostly dry....there is
the occasional backflow of antifreeze from the line but that I
sometimes soak up with a paper towel.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-03-23 9:26 AM, dwight veinot via CnC-List wrote:
One additional thing that I do; remove my bilge pump and switch to
above the floor boards during winter storage and flush the pump with
a 50/50 mix of ethylene gycol and water and leave the bottom end of
the pump submerged in the same mix...I think that helps to keep the
pump in good shape for next season
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, */Alianna/*
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
d.ve...@bellaliant.net <mailto:d.ve...@bellaliant.net>
On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
Thoughts on bilge pumps.
First, I'm rewiring a boat that has one of those auto switch
pumps. Every 5 minutes or so it whirs and stops. Drives me
nuts. Can't imagine sleeping on a boat with one of those installed.
How I wire a bilge pump. First, install a Rule 43 3 way bilge
switch in a convenient and protected location. Power it from
one of the battery connections on the back side of your main
battery switch. I usually connect it to the house bank. If you
can find it, Ancor make some nice 14/3 AWG bilge pump cable.
Run that or two positives and a single negative to the bilge.
Use a round Rule pump of your choice and strap an Ultra Safety
Systems Mini Bilge Pump switch to it.
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Safety-Systems-Switch-UPS-06-12/dp/B00CGJS4PQ
You will have a very nice and very reliable bilge pump system.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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