[C320-list] More Bilge Pump Questions

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy.....On #245 the bilge pump thu hull is on starboard side 
aft.....above fuel tank. Mine pumps out without needing shower pump 
on....the plumbing is straight forward, pump to hose. I bought mine just 
over 1 yr ago, and added a second, back up pump. I got a y fitting with 
one way valves, that the original 750 gph pump had difficulty pushing 
open with the weight of water behind the valve. On the hard now, and 
moved up to rule 1000 gph, hope this is stronger......Joe  



On Sun, Nov 09, 2014 at 02:24 AM, David MacKinnon wrote:

> I have not long ago purchased Hull#162 and recently have noticed about 
> 3” of water in the bilge every time we go out for a sail, which was 
> not there before.  I have checked all of the usual areas for water 
> ingress but cannot find any.
>
>  However, whilst trying to get rid of the water using the bilge pump I 
> found that the water was not being ejected from the bilge so I changed 
> the pump and tested that it was working satisfactorily.  However, 
> water was still not leaving the bilge after I tested it installed.
>
>
>  I had read on the forum that there might have been a relationship 
> between the bilge pump and the shower pump so I turned on the shower 
> pump, with the bilge pump manually activated, and most of the water 
> left the bilge.  I do not understand how the bilge pump is set up & 
> why the shower pump seems to be connected to the outlet from the bilge 
> pump, as that seems like a pretty ridiculous thing to do to me. Can 
> anyone enlighten me about how the plumbing is connected in the early 
> model 320s? I had also tried the manual pump previously but got no 
> results so I am a little concerned about the safety aspects of this.
>
>
>  As an aside to that, where is the thru the hull outlet for the bilge 
> pump? I have looked everywhere to find a schematic of the complete 
> system but I have not been able to find one.
>
>
> David MacKinnon
> Hull#162 Figment
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