Bilge Pump Cycle Counter, Switches & Alarms
Our boat came with two electric bilge one manual bilge pumps. The small electric pump is located at the bottom of the bilge and the larger electric pump (a Rule 3700) was located higher in the bilge near the middle of the boat in front of the old water tank. We decided to revamp the […]
Cockpit Bilge Pump
A few years ago I read somewhere about why it’s a good idea to have a manual bilge pump in the cockpit. I haven’t thought about it in a while, but it’s been on our to-do list since I read about it. It makes sense really. First, redundancy is key on a sailboat. Since we […]
Rebuilding the Bilge Pump
Several years ago we took the very large manual bilge pump out of the bilge so we could clean and paint the bilge. Then we forgot about it, as it was tucked away in the shop. Last April I decided it was time to take it apart and clean it up. Bilge Pump Rebuild We […]