So; you always have 1/4” of water surrounding the plywood base?
Also, how do you get such a contraption in/out? Do you have the shower sump in there?
On 4/9/08 7:54 AM, Jonathan Titus wrote :
The bilge pump was screwed to a piece of plywood that rested on the floor of the bilge ( a float switch was screwed to the same piece of plywood, adjacent). A plumbing flange held a piece of plastic pipe (one and a half inch) which rose vertically to within a few inches of the cabin sole. On this vertical pipe was clamped an electrical bus (near the top) for quick disconnect of all the wires for the sump and the switch and the bilge alarm. The bilge high water alarm was clamped to the vertical pipe about two feet above the bilge floor. There is a single bolt that secures the entire apparatus to a shelf forward (that supports a holding tank)
The beauty is that you can lift the entire apparatus out ( disconnect the exhaust hose after lifting the apparatus a couple of feet vertically). So all repairs, wiring cleaning etc happens comfortably up inside the boat. (no standing on your head)
I can’t send pictures because I am in Maryland and the boat is in Maine.
Also, the removal of the pump and associated stuff lets you get to the bottom of the bilge ( where I installed a garboard drain (essential if you ever winter over in a freezing climate))
BTW, for what its worth, I would never ever fill up the bilge.
Jon
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