Bill, I have 2 manual Whale pumps and several feed buckets for emergencies. One Whale is mounted, one is on a board with a long intake hose so it can be operated from the cockpit once it is primed.
Joel On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Bill Dakin via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Several weeks ago I read about an emergency and rescue of a couple about > 150nm off northern California. Among the multitude of issues (leading to > catastrophic results) was a companionway breach by waves. The inlet to the > bilge pump hose had clogged from cabin debris resulting in another issue > (multitudes!). Since safety includes operational redundancy, does anyone > make a practice of installing a smaller battery in a watertight but > ventilated compartment to operate a secondary pump with clog proof > screening? > > Bill Dakin > S/V Tapestry > 25-2 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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