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See I get how it works I just don't understand why, and maybe I won't ever.
I get auto from my float, manual from my standard on-off switch, and no ambiguous middle ground where it won't even turn on if I am sinking. -Svence
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05-19-2008, 03:14 PM
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Some people do it for trailering purposes. Ever seen a bilge pump come on in a boat on a trailer at a red light? With a convertabile sitting next to the bilge outlet?
 for you, not so funny to them .
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05-19-2008, 08:40 PM
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So you are saying that you only have a on/off switch in your dash and the float wired straight to a hot.
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1984 V-20 Center Console 1985 90 hp Merc. American by birth, Southern by the grace of GOD. Never let your hobby become a job but rather let you job become your hobby. http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/turbine_doc_84_cc
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05-19-2008, 08:58 PM
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2011 SUNDANCE B20CCR SKIFF, 2011 YAMAHA 90HP 4 STROKE, 2011 KARAVAN SINGLE AXLE ALUMINUM TRAILER, LOWRANCE ELITE-7 HDI, MINN KOTA RIPTIDE TROLLING MOTOR 2000CC HYDRA-SPORT 225+HP EVINRUDE SOLD AND THE PINK JEEP!!!! R.I.P. http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ad.php?t=11664
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05-20-2008, 06:21 AM
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-Svence
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05-20-2008, 06:51 AM
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If that works for you then everything is fine except you dont have a means to stop the pump if the float gets hung up or burns closed keeping the pump running. I have heard some pumps can run dry with out damage so that may not be an issue either.
I prefer mine wired where I can choose auto/off/manual. 
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1984 V-20 Center Console 1985 90 hp Merc. American by birth, Southern by the grace of GOD. Never let your hobby become a job but rather let you job become your hobby. http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/turbine_doc_84_cc
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05-20-2008, 07:03 AM
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had a surveyer rasie a stink about a three position switch once, he said the auto portion should be wired hot all the time per code(don't know which code he was quoting). I would have to say, the majority of the boats I see with the three positon switch, the switch is left in the off position allmost all the time. I have two 2000 gph pumps in my V, each one plumbed with smooth wall 1 1/4 hose, each one with its own dedicated ground wire, float switch, inline fuse for the switch(may be changing to a breaker), and a separate line and power supply for the dash mounted switch. I keep a spare pump with aligator clips and 10' feet of hose in the cuddy for jic!
BTW, we've done the auto switch at the stop light before with a 34 Searay, it dumped about 10 gal of bilge water into a Chyrsler convertable at the light. At least it got here off the cell phone
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