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Old 01-30-2016, 01:22 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by FF View Post

Fuses are far easier to match to the pump load than CB.
Probably why they were chosen over CB.
Fuses may well be easier to match, but, according to Bertram (RIP), that was not why they chose fuses over breakers for the bilge pumps - and located them in the engine room not on the panel in the saloon. It was to prevent people from turning off the bilge pumps unless they really intended to do so. The shaft seals in several older Bertrams of my acquaintance leaked a lot making it really important that the pump circuits stayed live when the boat was left unattended.
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