Quoting Carl Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > What type of electric pump do you use? Electrical bilge pumps are not > know for head discharge pressures. The resistance of the valves in the > mnaual pump may be too much for the automatic pump to overcome. > > Regards, > Carl Mitchell > Carolina Belles > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 10:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Installing an automatic bilge pump while > keeping the manual one operational > > > Hi Ted, > > My automatic bilge pump is connected INLINE with my manual bilge pump. > 1 hose from top to bottom. Neither pump stops the other from drawing > and discharging water. Give it a try with your setup and see if it > works, it should be just as simple as attaching your automatic pump to > the take up of the manual pump. > > Hope that helps, > > Larry Taborek > C27 Dixie Chicken > > > I'm looking for advice on how to install an automatic bilge pump on my > > > 82 Catalina 27. I'm still a new sailboater, having had mine less than > > 2 years now, so please forgive me if I use the wrong terms or don't > explain it > > well. My bilge is very dry and clean, but I worry about a leak when > I'm > > not around, so would like to have the automatic bilge on "stand by" > > when I'm gone. I bought a Rule-Mate 500 automated bilge pump and 3-way > lighted > > panel switch. I think I can figure out the electrical part ok. My > first > > though was that I could use the same hose from the bilge that leads to > > > the manual bilge pump in the compartment aft of the tiller and > > somehow, via a system of Y or T fittings and check valves, use the > > same thru-hull on the transom (which is above the water line). In > > other words, both manual and automatic bilge pumps would be > operational (sort of "in parallel"), using > > largely the same hoses and thru-hull. My first choice would be to > run a > > second hose out the aft of my bilge, and have a totally redundant hose > > > system, but there doesn't seem to be much room for it. I also know > > check-valves can be trouble if they fail. I've kicked it around with > > other sailboaters on my dock without complete agreement on whether it > > would work, or would one siphon the other, etc. Any advice, > pictures, > > diagrams, etc. would be appreciated. Ted Glynn Rayo de Luna 1982 > > Catalina 27 standard rig Jefferson Beach Marina, St. Clair Shores, MI > > > Dixie Chicken is FOR SALE: You can view the boat at: > http://www.taborek.net/Dixie_Chicken/For_Sale/For_Sale.shtml > > > ----------------------------------------- > Join ISP.COM today - $8.95 internet , less than 1/2 the cost of AOL Try > us out, http://www.isp.com/ > from del kleitz 3561 lone wolf ntc great lakes,il even if the bilge sys has a on/off switch in position, one pump stroke on manual pump will get water flowing.
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