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> BTW, I just bought a high water alarm built primarily for detecting water
> in your basement, but it runs on a 9V battery, has low battery warning,
and
> hopefully is loud enough to hear at the helm. Cost, under $10. I'll let
> you know how it works.
>
> Stan,
> S/V Seabird V
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Stan and all,
I have used one of these from Home D and it is useful although it did sound
the alarm when condensation in my previous steel hull boat developed on the
contact surface. That only happened once and now that it is in my
fiberglass boat with a positive bilge ventilation system that I installed,
it has not tripped falsely again. It is very loud and has an extension wire
attached to the contact. I keep the alarm part by the helm and I am sure it
would wake me if it sounded. The battery has lasted for over two years but
since it doesn't have a low battery warning beep, I test it occasionally
when I make my bilge inspection.
Another handy gadget, and it has been mentioned here before....hence I have
one.....is the lawn watering cut off switch that you can dial the amount of
gallons of water to flow before it shuts off the water. I installed mine at
the point of connection to my boat, which is at the transom, and I dial a
couple of hundred gallons and don't worry about boat plumbing failing and
sinking the boat while I am away. When I leave the boat for a length of
time I turn off the water supply but you never know when someone may
accidentally turn your water on...it happened to me when the neighbor used
my washdown hose and turned both on and left them on while I was away. The
watering device at the transom didn't allow any water to enter the boat
system and could have saved the boat if a line had burst while I was away.
:>) I know the sure way is to disconnect the hose from the boat but that is
a pain and I would eventually forget anyway.
Bob Clinkenbeard
Aboard "Bobbin Along"
Ortega River
Jacksonville, Florida
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