How do you know what GPH pump you need?
I inadvertently tested earlier this year that my 2000gal/h is correctly sized
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And for us, two more further up with float switches at different heightsSimple for me, the biggest you can afford that will fit in the space.
Sooo, tell us about the 'inadvertently"????
Yup, centrifugal bilge pumps are pretty good at sucking but the discharging can be a problem.... That is why I had suggested, if you put in a second bilge pump, discharge it to the opposite side. Seldom do boats sink 'flat' when underway.
To make it short first thing I did when I notice the 2 feet of water in the ER is to force the main pump on and turn back to the dock. The pump was strong enough to keep up with the flow of water coming in while we were underway.
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2 feet of water? You ER must be bigger than mine. 2ft of water in my ER would be catastrophic. It would overtop the bilge pump.
What diameter a hose was it?
Good thing is that it cleaned my engine bottom and ER lol Better laugh about it now!
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I think the hose size is 2 inches and yes the pump was submerged water was half way the engine and I took it at the right moment few inches more and it would have reached the air filter
Good thing is that it cleaned my engine bottom and ER lol Better laugh about it now!
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Mainship 30 pilot came with 3 sump pumps - forward, mid, and aft. Plus a 4000 gph emergency pump.
And lots of fresh water used to hose out the salt too.
That is one way to clean the bilge but, I would not recommend it.
Glad you were able to recover.
Scary and no fun at all.
But you had what I knew in the USCG as a self correcting sinking.
When the engine quits, the inflow of water most of the time stops too.
Respnded to several vessels where just that happened.
Not a good way to save the boat....
Well last spring when we departed from our dock for a 1 month trip we had a "little incident", the main raw water hose connected to the exhaust manifold popped out and the engine was pumping water in the ER directly.
To make it short first thing I did when I notice the 2 feet of water in the ER is to force the main pump on and turn back to the dock. The pump was strong enough to keep up with the flow of water coming in while we were underway. ( before any comment yes I could have reconnected the hose and solve the issue but under the stress of the situation I did not notice the disconnected hose and was just thinking not to sink in the middle of the river )
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