I may end up splitting the difference and just mount the pump on a box that gets it at, or slightly above, the waterline in the bilge. Problem solved.
The big roadblock right now is finding a route from the pump location to a suitable output hose connection location. Several bulkheads are in the way and I doubt I will get it as far towards the bow as I would like. So I may end up punching it out of the side of the pilothouse. Still, even to route a 3/4" I.D. hose to there is going to take some doing.
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2000 Navigator 4200 Classic
(NOT a trawler)
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