Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-13 Thread SteveW
That's waay to much to think about, Ben g! Besides, given the size of our boats compared to Norm's, I'm sure you couldn't fit a milk jug float into your bilge as I certainly couldn't! S Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY All outgoing

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-13 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:10:51AM -0400, SteveW wrote: That's waay to much to think about, Ben g! Besides, given the size of our boats compared to Norm's, I'm sure you couldn't fit a milk jug float into your bilge as I certainly couldn't! Sorry, I should have been clearer. What I

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-13 Thread SteveW
I think you might be one or two emails behind on this, Norm grins. My concept was something powerful enough to push enough air through the hose to completely eliminate any residual water in the hose which could backflow into the sump or bilge. In a perfect world, the float switch would come on

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-13 Thread SteveW
Thanks, Ben. I think I'll stay with the standard set up I've got and then use the wet/dry vac if I really want to get totally anal and clean and paint the bilge g! I'll be adding a high water sensor in the bilge when I get around to it this summer but the system works okay as is. Or putting

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-13 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 06:05:42PM -0400, SteveW wrote: Thanks, Ben. I think I'll stay with the standard set up I've got and then use the wet/dry vac if I really want to get totally anal and clean and paint the bilge g! Heh. That's my standard procedure, too. I'll be adding a high water

Re: [Liveaboard] How often do you clean your shower sump...

2012-04-13 Thread SteveW
live-aboards tend to have stuff like that on our lists... maybe because we don't like waking up with water lapping at our toes??? Just a thought. :) Water, no. Puppies and..oh, never mind. Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY All