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Old 05-04-2021, 09:34 AM   #20
rslifkin
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Originally Posted by Hermchet View Post
Tusen Takk

Thanks ! My GB-49 is exactly the same ! The pickup hose from the manual pump is just laying open ended in the bilge near the well, there are some broken plastic pieces screwed into the edge of the well, perhaps originally intended to hold the pickup hose from the manual pump ?

I like your idea of converting to an automatic electric.


On my GB-49 I also have what they are calling a 110 volt bilge pump. Several horsepower electric motor/pump mounted on starboard side engine room wall well above the water line, connected with metal pipes which I still have to trace. There is what appears to be push button switch for it at lower helm station.

Anyone familiar with the purpose of this apparently manual controlled 110 volt bilge pump /

Thanks
The 110v pump is likely a large capacity emergency pump meant to be powered from the generator. That's basically a last resort to buy more time to resolve a major flooding incident.
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