In my opinion guys (for what it is worth) The minimal cost of the extra 10' of hose and clamps it is a good idea to run a hose strictly dedicated to the electric pump. Even better with a auto switch .You can thread the hose into the rear hatch and let it run out near the center scupper and not even have to do any drilling!
Enjoy!!! John Presler Hull#93 Kewadinquay ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, August 23, 2010 12:21:09 PM Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: Bilge Pump / furling sail Harry, I am ready to install an electric pump as well. Can you tell me exactly where and how you tapped into the existing manual hose? Ted Pinelli -----Original Message----- From: harrybauersfeld <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, Aug 16, 2010 8:19 am Subject: [IC27A] Re: Bilge Pump / furling sail I installed an electric bilge pump to the end of the existing maunual pump tubing and it works fine. The auto bilge pump will pump through the manual pump and you can still use te manual pump if needed. --- In [email protected], "timyoung3333" <try4...@...> wrote: > > Hi folks. I will apologize in advance for the newbie questions. I just bought > a >c27 last week. I'm a dinghy sailor that is new to keel boats. > > The bilge pump on my boat is manual - no electric pump, let alone automated >switch. There is only one tube, for the hand pump, running from the bilge out >the back of the boat. Can I simply add an electric bilge pump in the bilge? >Will >the electric and manual pump be fighting each other on the same line? If so, >any >suggestions for capacity, brand, or features to look for? > > Also, the rigging includes a roller furling. I have a basic jib, storm jib, > and >a 170% genoa. Only the base jib is setup for the furling, the others have >hanks. >The 170 looks like it has hardly been used. Is it worth getting this sail >converted to use the furling? Can I use it as the primary sail on the furling >and just pull out only the amount of sail I need for the conditions? > > Thanks! > Tim Young >
