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Originally Posted by Pau Hana
... worst case is that a connection/hose breaks, 400 gallons go into the bilge and are pumped overboard....
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Exactly what happened to us, cruising offshore. I could not hear water pressure pump,or bilge pump running, over the engines etc, until we entered harbour. Lost a lot of water,quite inconvenient. A while back posters disagreed with indicator lights for bilge pump running,it would have helped in this case. Now, I leave the pump off at the breaker; easily turned on when/if needed while cruising. I turn it, and everything except bilge pumps off, on leaving the boat for extended time.