You might have taken me wrong there Matt. I was sympathising about having to suck it out with a wet vac being a pain, but understood why you had to once you pointed out the bilge was full of, debris as well as water.
The other thought re making the engine raw water intake an optional emergency bilge pump is a recognised practice, but one which few ever take the time to set up. I thought now while in the building phase might make that a worthwhile consideration, is all...
No worries. The sentence I quoted didn't come across that way, more so argumentative than suggestive. The joys of the internet ay! ... All good tho. Hitting my thumb with the hammer may have contributed to me overly sensitive response today.
I'm in AXE's bilge at the moment. Here's a pic of the bit I haven't vacuumed yet.
Onward and upward
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