Inquisitor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:29 am Just think... in a pinch you could intentionally hole the boat and use them as propulsion to get home in case your engine dies.
Modification to Preemptively Add Bilge Pumps to a MAC26X
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dlandersson
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Re: Modification to Preemptively Add Bilge Pumps to a MAC26X
Always good to have a Plan C
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Jimmyt
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Re: Modification to Preemptively Add Bilge Pumps to a MAC26X
that reminds me of something....
Jimmyt
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Re: Modification to Preemptively Add Bilge Pumps to a MAC26X
I got one on the port side (on/off ) and one on starboard side (on/auto/off).
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Starscream
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Re: Modification to Preemptively Add Bilge Pumps to a MAC26X
On our recent trip, the original bilge pump that I installed maybe 10 years ago failed its evening check. Dead. Wires looked good, just no motor.
It was nice to have a second indeoendent one ready as a backup. With the "thru hulls" consistently under water, I feel under constant threat.
I just finished replacing the faulty pump, with a low profile model wedged under the battery mounting plate. I tested it in a bucket, with a hose on full inside the bucket. There is a straight rise from the pump, through the duck-bill anti-backflow valve, no loops or vents or anything. The pump shot the water straight out the side of the boat (discharge is under the galley), across my driveway onto my neighbor's lawn. Drained the bucket in seconds even with the hose on.
I feel better now. Another trip coming up this Thursday, not as far or as long, but still.
The other pump is also a low profile model, mounted in the bilge under the rear berth, and discharging out the opposite side under the head sink.
I feel like two is a good number for bilge pumps. Three would be even better, I guess, but the effort/safety ratio motivation diminishes fast.
It was nice to have a second indeoendent one ready as a backup. With the "thru hulls" consistently under water, I feel under constant threat.
I just finished replacing the faulty pump, with a low profile model wedged under the battery mounting plate. I tested it in a bucket, with a hose on full inside the bucket. There is a straight rise from the pump, through the duck-bill anti-backflow valve, no loops or vents or anything. The pump shot the water straight out the side of the boat (discharge is under the galley), across my driveway onto my neighbor's lawn. Drained the bucket in seconds even with the hose on.
I feel better now. Another trip coming up this Thursday, not as far or as long, but still.
The other pump is also a low profile model, mounted in the bilge under the rear berth, and discharging out the opposite side under the head sink.
I feel like two is a good number for bilge pumps. Three would be even better, I guess, but the effort/safety ratio motivation diminishes fast.
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OverEasy
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Re: Modification to Preemptively Add Bilge Pumps to a MAC26X
Nice test!
We were similarly pleasantly surprised when we tested ours! Though we didn’t get the neighbor wet…..
It’s nice to know that any one of our bilge pumps can easily beat manually bailing with a bucket or hand pump (which we also carry) while trying to operate, navigate and mitigate where water might be coming in from.
Glad you found out that the pump needed to be replaced via your preventative maintenance checks!
We do the same every time as part of our checklist before leaving the slip.
Have a great time this summer!
Best Regards,
Over Easy
We were similarly pleasantly surprised when we tested ours! Though we didn’t get the neighbor wet…..
It’s nice to know that any one of our bilge pumps can easily beat manually bailing with a bucket or hand pump (which we also carry) while trying to operate, navigate and mitigate where water might be coming in from.
Glad you found out that the pump needed to be replaced via your preventative maintenance checks!
We do the same every time as part of our checklist before leaving the slip.
Have a great time this summer!
Best Regards,
Over Easy
