The traditional bilge pump for a Catalina, well almost any keel boat, is a diaphragm pump. A diaphragm pump is installed away from the bilge and is capable of starting dry and lifting water to the pump. Also inherent to its design are check valves which prevent backflow when the pump cuts off or water entering back through the pump to the bilge. It's this nature of this type of pump that makes a dry bilge possible.
Wing Tip has been known to have dust bunnies in her bilge but I attribute this to poor house keeping. :-) Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] auto bilge pump I am considering installing an auto bilge pump on our 82. I would like to leave the existing manual pump in place and operable. Any suggestions on pump make model, install and maximum uses of existing plumbing? Ted Pinelli Andiamo, Keuka Lake NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
