Full Circle now has more bilge pumps than anchors.

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Following the sinking debacle in December, and the pathetic performance of the electric bilge pump fitted as standard, it can now be reported that the Full Circle water location system has just grown substantially.
We now have the Whale Gusher electric pump (standard, poxy) on the switch panel (cant leave it on all the time)
The Plastimo manual bilge pump by the helm (surprisingly good)
2 Attwood 1250 electric submersibles, one for port tack, and one for starboard with separate float switches. These needed me to fit new auto/manual bilge switches and a circuit, fed by a dedicated 120Ah battery, live all the time.
1 Rule 750 electric for the engine compartment, manually switched.
1 Henderson stirrup manual
I also have another Plasatimo manual yet to be fitted for down below.

Pah! Aint gonna do no more sinkin'. Rassum Fassum.

Gonna test it all out next weekend when I steam clean the bilges out to get rid of the unwanted quantity of Essex currently qualifying for an EU Agricultural Grant in my bilges.

Anyone got a cheap coupla tins of White Danboline?
 
Great to see you at the yard yesterday Jim. I would have gone for a supersize bucket myself.

Went sailing today on John Lang.'s boat. Never seen a white out on the Crouch before.
 
That all has to be good news Jim !!. Where have you got them all pumping out to ?. Struggling to find suitable exit points on Pdream so thinking of lashing a temporary fix together that will work, but will not be pretty. Any suggestions on a postcard ................... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Excellent news by the sound of it Jim, also same questions as Neil and Alan. I have to fit a pump in the cabin bilges and only have the two cockpit drain pipes which run straight through to below water line in the cabin, so I'm thinking about cutting into one of these and lashing the pipe from the electric pump to that. Sound about right ? or any better ideas. Please don't suggest I drill any more holes, it was bad enough fitting the depth transducer
 
My manual and auto bilge pumps both have exits above the waterline - almost up near the toe rail. If you need to shift a serious amount of water you will need a dedicated outlet and pushing it out below the waterline into the sea will slow the flow considerably IMO.

My hoses run under the engine and into the cockpit locker and out with a separate plastic skinfitting for each.I only had the auto go off once shortly after I was back in the marina. Thought someone was peeing over the side /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif 750 gallons an hour, dream on /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Good thinking Roger, I can run one through to the transom above water level and have a flat surface to seal on too, that makes me feel better anyway /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Do you have a auto in the bow ?

Kmow one volume manufacture that fitted two pumps as standard, mid and engineroom, had to start fitting 3 as they had a new boat slowly sink by the bow.

All pumps in freash air.

Brian
 
Hoping a single electric with a manual back up mounted in the cockpit will suffice for my baby, but yes, each will have its own skin fitting after the advice from Roger.
 
t25 im thinking of something similar but i was going to "t" into an existing pipe but use a non return valve in the sett up as opposed to sea cocks
 
I'll leave any comment about that idea to the more experienced on here, but I like the thinking of single pump, single pipe, single outlet, with non return valve close to the pump. No need for sea cock if I keep the outlet above the water level and non return stops anything getting back into the bilges. Cockpit drains are already through below water level with sea cocks so I don't think it's worth changing that. If wrong, I hope someone speaks up
 
Following the launch on Sat I know my auto bilge pump is working - at intervals of just over an hour for about 12 seconds, every time. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

How long should I allow for a GRP boats to 'take up' after launching? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I thought I had found the source of my leak - after 3 years - but no. It is definately not coming from the engine space or from fwd water tank so it has got to be somewhere in the aft end of the hollow keel. I think next weekend I shall dry out, fill the keel with water and see if I can see where it come out. But if the boat is sitting on the keel will this close the leak? Where is Miss Marple when you need her!
 
Im not sure if saily boats are made the same way as mobo's but Sealine eventually discovered the top and bottom halves of the boat were not sealed properly allowing water to get in via join....for me its along the rubbing strake....cure was remove the rubber and fitting, reseal and hey ho no more leaks.
 
Check when you are afloat because that's when it leaks!

Dry out the bilges - bone dry if you can. Spread some talc about and you should see a trail where the leak is.

Chanel smells nicer than Superdrug.
 
The new pumps look great and will be a valuable aid.

Me, I think a bucket and scared man works better than a bilge pump when you need one. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif



An auto
 
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Check when you are afloat because that's when it leaks!

Dry out the bilges - bone dry if you can. Spread some talc about and you should see a trail where the leak is.

Chanel smells nicer than Superdrug.

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Preferr paco rabane myself
 
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