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rrick
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Initially Posted - 09/24/2012 :  15:25:52  Show Profile
What is the worst that could happen? I have an impeller pump normally serving bilge duty, but it would be nice to have an exit with a protruding garden hose fitting so I can wash down if I connect the water puppy to a below the water line through hull.
Molly Brown: 1967 Grand Banks 32-#34. Bronze, mahogany, teak, oak, with 120hp diesel to push all 10 tons. Currently an abuser of the bilge pump. Also... The Tall Rig Spirit: 1978, #973, Cast Fe Fin Keel on a Trailer
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 09/24/2012 :  18:45:10  Show Profile
Rrick
So are you saying you want to take one of your through hull openings, connect a pump to it and turn that into a washdown hose for your boat?
It would be good to have a seacock to turn it off when you didn't need it, you should use doubled up SS hose clamps, and make sure that the pump is located above waterline so if the body should crack, you won't get flooded.
Might just work. Are you in fresh water or salt/brackish?
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rrick
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Response Posted - 09/24/2012 :  19:28:20  Show Profile
Exactly. I have the through hull already on the starboard side under a seat. Fresh water now, but I always build for saltwater. I'm not too worried about the pump body cracking. The rubber impeller or motor would burn out before the cast bronze housing fails.
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redviking
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Response Posted - 09/25/2012 :  06:13:46  Show Profile
Very nice trick/mod. Nothing beats bowing down the hook, and you can wash the decks too, or clean fish, or leave it on during the Xmas parade like I do!

Do it!

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Response Posted - 09/25/2012 :  06:57:53  Show Profile
So you'll change the input hose and the output hose on the pump every time you want to wash down, and then change them back when you're done, for bilge duty? I think I'd buy another pump.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 09/25/2012 :  08:27:31  Show Profile
A two position valve on the pump intake would work, but I think I would just go with a second pump and preserve my bilge pump.
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Response Posted - 09/25/2012 :  08:31:43  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Dave5041</i>
<br />A two position valve on the pump intake would work,...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">and output side--one to the bilge pump thru-hull, and one to the wash-down fitting. (?)
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Response Posted - 09/25/2012 :  10:04:18  Show Profile
For years I have had a pump hooked to the INTAKE through hull for the head. I am in fresh water and this serves as a deck wash down. There is a shut off which is only open when in use. The pump is also reversible, so if needed it could be used to assist my electric bilge pump (two separate items)
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rrick
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Response Posted - 09/25/2012 :  13:58:14  Show Profile
Just one exit for bilge and hose fitting. Perko makes a protruding male garden hose nipple, I'll just leave the cap off, remember to remove the hose, and also return the y-valve.

Question, the drain hole in the anchor locker is small, in a bilge flood emergency the locker will fill and flow out onto the deck. Why is that hole so small? If it could be enlarged to fit a garden hose, a small hose section could bridge the locker and drain directly overboard. And yes, this could be fun having a bow mounted water spout.

Bilge pump budget is used up on this pump. I wanted something that could handle the wood chips and fiberglass shards in my dirty bilge.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 09/25/2012 :  15:00:31  Show Profile
Check Pastmember's project photos.
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