Bilge pump mounting

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I have a flat plate right in front of my drain plug that I mounted mine to. I would use screws to mount both *because you do not want to take a chance of them comming loose. I would wire directly to the battery and to a switch on you dash. If you leave the boat in the water you may want to add a second float as a back up. My boat sank years back because the float switch failed in a day of very heavy rain and I was out of town. I also agree with others and go with a min. of 1500.