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Old 10-03-2014, 09:51 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by hmason View Post
Unless your bilge pump can pump the water overboard and then shutdown, jump off its mount and sponge up any residue, you will never have a perfectly dry bilge. When the pump shuts down, some small amount of water always flows back out of the pump. This is perfectly normal.
Agreed that a bilge pump cannot remove all the water, but:
1) There should be enough ventilation that unless new water is coming into the bilge the residual water will evaporate. If it isn't evaporating, that humidity is not good for equipment.
2) No water should be entering the bilge in the first place. No hoses should be leaking, shaft seals should not drip, and the cockpit should be 100% self bailing. And the shower should drain into a sump that automatically pumps overboard. The only water I get on my boat is condensation from the ice maker, and I intend to rig up a sump to deal with that.
The pride and joy of having a dry and clean bilge cannot be overstated.
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