Listees,
With the boat back within driving distance I have begun to formulate a few
projects. One is to put in large secondary bilge pumps of 3500 GPH plus in
the bow (Skooch sinks by the bow . . Don't ask how I know) and on the port
and Stb bilge areas. The list has mentioned a few times the benefits of
having these second line of defense pumps placed 6-8 inches above the
standard bilge pumps. If the standards cannot keep up these will kick in
and assist.
They are easy to buy and fairly straight forward to wire up, but how do you
run the overboard hose? Do I cut another hole in the side to go with the 14
other drain holes above the waterline. Do I put in a Y connection to the
existing bilge pump hose? Will that handel the big pump and the smaller one?
Has anyone heard about making a fairly large manifold which would in turn
drain over the side via one large hole. On the Stb side of Skooch's bow
there are five little holes all in row, why not put one big hole and pipe
all the drains to it thru a collection manifold. You would also only need
one anti-syphon valve and then plug all the drains into the manifold and
not have to worry about any back flows.
Any ideas out there.
Skooch - Hatteras 42 LRC
Worton Creek MD
David Stahl
Kennett Internet Services, 112 S. Union Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-9008 Visit our web site at http://www.kennett.net
Listees,
With the boat back within driving distance I have begun to formulate a few
projects. One is to put in large secondary bilge pumps of 3500 GPH plus in
the bow (Skooch sinks by the bow . . Don't ask how I know) and on the port
and Stb bilge areas. The list has mentioned a few times the benefits of
having these second line of defense pumps placed 6-8 inches above the
standard bilge pumps. If the standards cannot keep up these will kick in
and assist.
They are easy to buy and fairly straight forward to wire up, but how do you
run the overboard hose? Do I cut another hole in the side to go with the 14
other drain holes above the waterline. Do I put in a Y connection to the
existing bilge pump hose? Will that handel the big pump and the smaller one?
Has anyone heard about making a fairly large manifold which would in turn
drain over the side via one large hole. On the Stb side of Skooch's bow
there are five little holes all in row, why not put one big hole and pipe
all the drains to it thru a collection manifold. You would also only need
one anti-syphon valve and then plug all the drains into the manifold and
not have to worry about any back flows.
Any ideas out there.
Skooch - Hatteras 42 LRC
Worton Creek MD
David Stahl
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Kennett Internet Services, 112 S. Union Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
610-444-9008 Visit our web site at http://www.kennett.net
