bilge pumps

[the Greg]

So we are at the stage of fitting some bilge pumps in the preperation for travelling down the seven eastury. Im looking for a good reliable and trustworthy bilge pump. Can anyone recommend a good pump?

 

the boat is a 68 by 10 ft X-trip boat springer that we have taken right back to bare metal and started the task of refitting everything.

 

I am planning on putting 2 at the stern of the boat one eather side of the I-beam that runs the length of the boat just before the engine room bulkhead and having hatches big enough to drop a spare pump in should the worst happen up the rest of the boat.

 

Good plan or a waste of time and money?

 

 

 

 

[smileypete]

The Johnson ones with removable pump head aren't too bad, likewise the Rule wedge shaped float switches, don't forget the recommended fuse though. I quite like the ribbed black pond hose for the outlet to skin fitting as it takes bends easily but is fairly crush resistant.

 

A forum search should turn up quite a few past discussions on them.

 

cheers, Pete.

~smpt~