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Old 09-23-2015, 10:52 PM   #17
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JW, get the highest capacity pump you can for the existing hose.
If I remember correctly that's going to be about 750 gph for a 3/4" hose, 2000 gph for an 1-1/8" hose and 3500 gph for 1-1/2" hose.

Of course it's not hard to install a bigger hose and thru-hull.

I had the same thing happen recently when I relied on my pumps to stay ahead of a leaky rudder post. I knew the auto switch on my big backup pump was bad but it was a slow leak and both of the small pumps were working fine. A couple of weeks went by before I got back to the boat and both of the small pumps were out and the water was over my starter solenoid. That's what inspired me to pull my engine, clean up the bilge and make the pumps easier to get to.
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