bilge pump placement.

[jurgenscraft]

The boat I have consists of the hull having 4 seperate compartments each interconnected by a 25mm hole drilled through each compartments allowing water to flow through to the drain plugs at the back of the boat, each compartment is fitted with a hatch so as to gain access, and for general inspections of the hull from the inside, <br />The question I need to ask is "where should I mount the bilge pump" (front, middle, rear)<br />kind regads.<br />William Wright.<br /><br />n

 

[cuzner]

Re: bilge pump placement.

Depending on the size of your boat, you may need 2. If you only have a smaller boat, the water should always make its way to the stern.If you instal 1 it should be mounted as close to the v in bottom as possible,less than a meter from the transome. This gives you room to place where you can get to it.if you have an i/o (maybe placed under engine). Some boats have a second pump towards the bow. If you have a cooler or anything else that drains into bilge this is a good idea. Inspect the holes between compartments every now and then to make sure they don't get pluged up.<br /><br /><br /> Jim