[C320-list] Potable Water filter and Bilge Pump

[Troy Dunn]

For the municipal water supply, are you just filling the tanks or does your
boat have a connection for water at the dock.  I ask because if you are
just filling your tanks and want to filter the water from the dock supply
there is a filter you can buy to attach to the hose that does a good job of
filtering potable water that just tastes bad.   It's basically just a
charcoal filter.   Works reasonably well from what I hear.   We don’t need
one so I can’t comment beyond knowing that is what other folks have done
for that issue.  Folks also install under cabinet filters in the galley
which is a bit more involved and probably not necessary unless using the
hose thing isn’t an option for you.  One caveat, we don’t drink for the
tap.  All our water for drinking and cooking comes aboard as provisions.
It sounds like a pain but really isn’t and freezing two or three gallons
helps relieve the load on the fridge at least for the first three or four
days.

As for the bilge pump.  Yep..it makes quite a racket when running dry and
just a tad less noise when it’s actually pumping.   The float switch in the
bilge can get stuck if there is crud and or other boat bits and bobs that
have found their way to the bilge stuck in there.   Reach into the bilge
and flip the float completely open and clean out anything you find there.
Give the bilge a seriously good cleaning and see if that solves the
problem.   If that doesn’t solve the problem then it’s an electrical
problem with the switch that should be easy to troubleshoot.

Troy Dunn
Hull #514