bilge pump
 

been reading up in here, hoping to find my answer without having to post the question. anyway, my question is this.

i recently purchased a 88 v20. this is my first boat. every thing on the boat works fine. only there is not a bilge pump on the boat. the guy i purchased the boat from says this is a self bailing hull and i dont need one if i will be trailering the boat. my boyfriend (thats right, i'm a girl) says that anyone that runs a boat this size without a bilge pump is stupid. he is a fairly intelegent guy. but, has never owned a boat iether that i know of.

i will be running my boat in the lake till i get better at handling it. so, do i need a bilge pump on this boat? if so what kind? do i need it for the lake or just when i get ready for the gulf?thanks, and if someone responds to this question inaccurately (i read the admins post) i promise not to take legal action,lol. gotta love those admin ;) ;)

bilge pump
 

been reading up in here, hoping to find my answer without having to post the question. anyway, my question is this.

i recently purchased a 88 v20. this is my first boat. every thing on the boat works fine. only there is not a bilge pump on the boat. the guy i purchased the boat from says this is a self bailing hull and i dont need one if i will be trailering the boat. my boyfriend (thats right, i'm a girl) says that anyone that runs a boat this size without a bilge pump is stupid. he is a fairly intelegent guy. but, has never owned a boat iether that i know of.

i will be running my boat in the lake till i get better at handling it. so, do i need a bilge pump on this boat? if so what kind? do i need it for the lake or just when i get ready for the gulf?thanks, and if someone responds to this question inaccurately (i read the admins post) i promise not to take legal action,lol. gotta love those admin ;) ;)

Re: bilge pump
 

Welcome!
If tou could give a littl more information it would help. Center Console, Cuddy, outboard or I/O - It probably wouldn't hurt to add a bilge pump with an automatic switch. Usually you would never need one unless you
a) forget to put the garboard drain plug it the transom before launch, b) You took a bit of water over the transom, c) if it was left tied to a dock and it rained real hard.

No bilge pump will help if you punch a hole in it or get swamped.

Re: bilge pump
 

Welcome!
If tou could give a littl more information it would help. Center Console, Cuddy, outboard or I/O - It probably wouldn't hurt to add a bilge pump with an automatic switch. Usually you would never need one unless you
a) forget to put the garboard drain plug it the transom before launch, b) You took a bit of water over the transom, c) if it was left tied to a dock and it rained real hard.

No bilge pump will help if you punch a hole in it or get swamped.

Re: bilge pump
 

Parrot, welcome and what water you have the boat in makes no difference. The self bailing hull refers to the boats ability to drain water that comes on deck from waves rain swimmers dripping etc. But there are numerous ways water gets below the cockpit floor under normal conditions and in a collision with an object, floating log rock dead terrorist some V20 snagger left behind or other problems such as a thru hull breaking etc. will cause your boat to flood out and sink or at the very least cause it to roll or make handling the boat to safe waters hard or impossible.
Whether or not you are trailering or keeping the boat in a wet slip you should have a bildge pump installed. In fact it is the considered opinion of many boaters that there should be two installed on every boat. Each tied to a different battery, oh yea you should have two battery system also for redundant safety just like the two pumps.
Some guys here who I respect very much don't even have a pump on their boats and run off shore all the time. But as much as I love em they are tempting fate and living dangerously in my opinion. And I wish they would change it. I don't want to mention any names but one in particular talks with the wind and has a velour decorated cuddy with handcuffs attached to the starboard bulkhead.
Go with the pumps it is for your safety and they work, in fact often times you may find out you have a problem going on you did not realize because you noticed your bildge is pumping out the side for some reason.
JMHO

Re: bilge pump
 

Parrot, welcome and what water you have the boat in makes no difference. The self bailing hull refers to the boats ability to drain water that comes on deck from waves rain swimmers dripping etc. But there are numerous ways water gets below the cockpit floor under normal conditions and in a collision with an object, floating log rock dead terrorist some V20 snagger left behind or other problems such as a thru hull breaking etc. will cause your boat to flood out and sink or at the very least cause it to roll or make handling the boat to safe waters hard or impossible.
Whether or not you are trailering or keeping the boat in a wet slip you should have a bildge pump installed. In fact it is the considered opinion of many boaters that there should be two installed on every boat. Each tied to a different battery, oh yea you should have two battery system also for redundant safety just like the two pumps.
Some guys here who I respect very much don't even have a pump on their boats and run off shore all the time. But as much as I love em they are tempting fate and living dangerously in my opinion. And I wish they would change it. I don't want to mention any names but one in particular talks with the wind and has a velour decorated cuddy with handcuffs attached to the starboard bulkhead.
Go with the pumps it is for your safety and they work, in fact often times you may find out you have a problem going on you did not realize because you noticed your bildge is pumping out the side for some reason.
JMHO

Re: bilge pump
 

very well put Willy ---every boat should have a pump

Re: bilge pump
 

very well put Willy ---every boat should have a pump

Re: bilge pump
 

welcome to the forum.....this is the place for v20 knowledge! .....definetly get a bilge pump....one for sure...2 if have time and $ to add it.


oh yea...there is a unwritten rule here.....you must post pictures of your v20 as soon as possible ;D

Re: bilge pump
 

welcome to the forum.....this is the place for v20 knowledge! .....definetly get a bilge pump....one for sure...2 if have time and $ to add it.


oh yea...there is a unwritten rule here.....you must post pictures of your v20 as soon as possible ;D