Two bildge pumps

[willy]

You guys that have a second bildge pump, how did you plumb it. Do you have another thru hull you installed to do it or did you plumb into the existing thru hull some how. Been thinking about upgrading Old School to a two pump system and not sure how to do it?

[Airslot]

Second thru hull is the proper way to do it. If you try to push it out of one discharge you won't gain anything. Just think of two pumps trying to push water out of one hole...


Airslot

[EngstromNK]

My V20 is a '91 and already had a bilge pump for the fish box. They discharge thru seperate hoses. I have two thru hull fittings at the starboard rear.

Keith

[Stinky_Hooker]

I agree that two holes is the way to go. Think about it for a minute....

Why would you need a second bilge pump anyways? In case of an emergency or the first one failing right? Yes. Well what happens when the failure on the first is a busted or cracked hose or fitting? You are screwed and could still sink a boat with two pumps. My opinion is that everything should be separate on it to eliminate some variables. After all we all know that whatever worse case scenario that can happen, WILL happen on a board. Wire it separate, plumb it separate, EVERYTHING. ;)

[willy]

Thats what I was thinking to, I''ve never made a thru hull in a fiberglass boat so it will be a learning experience.

[Skools Out]

just drill ya a hole and put a thru hull in lol. When you think 1 pump is enough add another. Set the pumps at same level in the bilge but set your float switch's at 2 different levels. set one on floor of bilge and set other on a 1/2" piece of plywood so that the second pump is a back up in the case your primary one can't keep up. that way it won't kill your battery when docked with 2 pumps running together.

[willy]

Thanks Skools :-*

[racerx]

i also run a second thru hull. my main pump has a float and manual switched at the dash. my second has a man switch at the dash and and a float wired directly to the battery. i just tried to cover all the bases.

[Skools Out]

While on this subject what size pumps are you all running? *:-/ I'm running 2 Rule 1750 Pumps with the layout as above listed. I've got 3 Rule 2200 pumps in the Wellcraft 248 hope they work, 2 in the back and 1 up front for the boat. It's a deck drain so i should be ok.

[macojoe]

I don't run any!! :o

[bigshrimpin]

I've got two Rule 1500's in my bilge. They are plumbed out two different thru-hulls.

You could install check valves before y-connector and then discharge out through 1 thru-hull.

[racerx]

the one thrue hull would prob work fine. but since i cant swim........

[sfprovyn]

racerex: Learn to swim . Bilge pumps will remove nusance water but a fist sized hole its going down.pull out the bilge plug and head for shore fast if its cold water and run it aground . If its warm put on your vest and stay on top of the boat...Been there and done that,, Frank

[racerx]

i can swim dude, its just that i only have one leg and one arm. so i just swim around in circles like a freakin idiot. in the special olympics i tryed for the swim team but, i kept swimming into the next lane. afterr the race i had to beat two retarted kids with my prosthetic arm. then the cops came and the dumb buttt tryed to hand cuff me, moron. i woulda kicked him in the nuts and ran away but, ya know....



naahhh dude, i swim fine. look, just dont believe anything i say. i am full of it 90 percent of the time!

[Skools Out]

lmfao

[Airslot]

DO NOT rig 2 pumps through 1 outlet. Yes it can be done with check valves. Bilge pumps lose efficiency fast with any backpressure. If you NEED those pumps moving water you want two outlets.

Airslot

[reelapeelin]

racer, that's just about as funny as he!!... ;D ;D LMFAOFF...

[willy]

Got you Air, that is what I will do, I have both arms and legs and can swim but don't like bobbing in the water in the land of the great white hatchery I fish in :o