I leave my bilge system on 24/7/365. My Rule bilge float switch failed last year. I wanted to replace it with an Ultra Safety Systems switch. That switch had a week delivery time. I bought and installed another Rule as a temporary measure. Then when the USS switch came in, I drove 8 hours round trip to swap switches. That’s how serious I am about having an active bilge pump system on Touché.
Even though I never expect the USS switch to fail, I keep the Rule as a spare. Dennis C. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 13, 2020, at 2:46 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Jeeze Charlie, > > This really surprises me. If I thought I had forgotten to leave my bilge > pump on, I wouldn’t be able to sleep till’ I got up and went down and turned > it on! > Couldn’t you just check all your electrical connections to the pump, make > sure it is fused properly, and whatever else would make you feel comfortable? > I have never heard of a bilge pump causing a fire, but I know Boat US states > that around 70 to 80 % of their major claims come from a boat sinking or > flooding at the dock or on mooring. > > I have had the PYI system for 23 years, and can’t imagine going back to a > dripping seal . . . > > Bill Coleman > Erie PA > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Charlie > Nelson via CnC-List > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2020 10:27 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: cenel...@aol.com > Subject: Stus-List Stuffing box leak rates > > My stuffing box leaks at the dock about one 'drop' per ~ 18 seconds. > > For fire safety reasons, I never leave my bilge pump on when I am away from > the boat so this leak rate plus possible other leaks lets water accumulate in > the bilge. > > What do the listers consider an acceptable leak rate when at the dock? > > None at all, 1 drop per minute, etc. ? > > Thanks, > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
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