Not sure how the mk1 bilge compares, but my mk2 has two auto bilge pumps in addition to the manual. Last winter I re worked everything as follows:
1. Manual whale gusher below engine panel in cockpit, hose led to just aft of aft-most keel stud. 2. Rule 500gph pump between keel stud #2 & 3 (from stern), activated by Johnson Controls magnetic switch between stud #1 & 2 3. Rule 2500gph pump with float switch between keel stud #3 & 4 4. In an emergency the engine raw water intake can be quickly switched to pull from the bilge, although the pump is only rated at 360gph, so it's probably not going to help a sinking ship much... Both auto pumps are wired direct to battery busbar (fused), with manual override switches on panel, and each has a check valve installed to prevent the significant water in the hose from draining back to the bilge (these can be a problem, either sticking open or closed if not kept clean). I have a T and and plug in the water tank line so it can be emptied to the bilge, which makes for a good way to check the pump operation and flush everything with fresh water. The small pump uses 3/4" hose, the larger is 1 1/4" hose, both exiting on the transom. I plan to move them to the stern counter some day to get a cleaner looking transom. Maybe overkill, but it was set up this way by a PO, and I've just tidied it up a bit and I check them regularly with the manual switches, and with the floats whenever I'm in the bilge. -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 1:27 PM Glen Eddie via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > > > I have a C&C 35 Mk I. As many know, it didn’t come with an automatic > bilge pump (just a manual whale gusher). I want to install an automatic > bilge pump this off season and would like to hear suggestions. I think the > hose should go into the bilge well below the mast step but I am wondering > to what people affixed the switch. > > > > As always, thanks in advance. > > > ------------------------------ > > *Glen Eddie* > > Tel: 416-777-5357 > > Fax: 1-888-812-2557 > > ged...@torkinmanes.com > > VCard <http://www.torkinmanes.com/vcard.aspx?ID=glen-eddie> > > *Torkin Manes LLP* > Barristers & Solicitors > > 151 Yonge Street, Suite 1500 > Toronto ON M5C 2W7 > torkinmanes.com <http://www.torkinmanes.com> > > > *Named Canada's Regional Law Firm of the Year by Chambers and Partners > Ranked the #1 Ontario Regional Law Firm by Canadian Lawyer* > > An international member of Ally Law <https://ally-law.com> > > This email message, and any attachments, is intended only for the named > recipient(s) above and may contain content that is privileged, confidential > and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received > this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this email > message. Thank you. > > > *Disclaimer* > > The information contained in this communication from the sender is > confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others > authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in > relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may > be unlawful. > > This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been > automatically archived by *Mimecast Ltd*, an innovator in Software as a > Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a *safer* and *more useful* place > for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and > compliance. To find out more Click Here > <http://www.mimecast.com/products/>. > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
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