rgano
Guru
- Joined
- Oct 8, 2007
- Messages
- 4,995
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- FROLIC
- Vessel Make
- Mainship 30 Pilot II since 2015. GB-42 1986-2015. Former Unlimited Tonnage Master
That is ridiculous engineering which puts a critical item like a bilge pump so inaccessible. I'd fix that. How would one get to the pump to make sure it has not tried to swallow an inadvertently misplaced wipe rag while the bilge continues to fill with water from an unknown source? I have seen bilge pumps and their float switch mounted onto elongated "L" shaped aluminum plate and even bent plexiglass to provide easy access the pumps in weird places. The pump and sensor sit horizontally on the short part of the ell while the long leg extends upward to a place where a couple of screws securing the rig can be easily removed allowing the rig to be lifted for maintenance or emergency. Extra wiring is of course de rigueur.