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| i have a 74 20' mako. my first time in the gulf the pump went out and we were taking on water. i tried to use a hand pump but with rough seas ,two motors blowing exhaust in my face plus being just a touch hung over i was feeding the fish my dinner from the night before in no time. it has a 1100 gph rule on it now. it may just be a fuse. i havent checked yet. my question is - whats the caddy of bilge pumps. i want to keep this boat as nice and up to date as the guy that i bought it from did. i may even go with a dual pump set up just to be safe. i love to over do things. thanks
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Mingo
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| Over 20 must have 2 bilges and if it was mine I would put 2 2000gph on seperate fuses and on auto switches
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zoomin-newman (7/2/2008)
Over 20 must have 2 bilges and if it was mine I would put 2 2000gph on seperate fuses and on auto switches
I agree with zoomin, my opinion is you can't have to large of a bilge pump.
Heck, I have a 1500gph on my 15' bay/flats boat.
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I have been in the same situation 40 miles offshore. Needless to say I have 2 1500 gph pumps with a float switch!!!
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I now have two pumps. One 1500 on a auto switch. The other on a manual switch. Seperate batteries. Plua a manual hand pump. If for some reason you do lose both pumps and have a wash down installed. You can close the pickup ballvalve. Cut your pickup hose and use it also to get the water out. Just remember that when you need it most there will be NO one around. Plan your trips that way and you will most likely return to port. Gene
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There were some threads on here about this previously and one of the mechanics suggested that we use smooth high quality hose instead of the cheap corrugated bilge hose. I was surprised at how much better the pumps work and how much drier the bilge stays without the water caught up in the hose corrugation. Looks cleaner too!
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