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From: Pascal Gademer (no email)
Date: Sun Feb 03 2008 - 20:33:11 EST
check valves on bilge pumps are a disaster waiting to happen.. they are
submerged, why do you want to worry about priming them.
Like most, I will NEVER put a checkvalve on a bilge pump...
i also don't understand why you'd want syphon breaks for bilge pumps on a
trwaler. on a sail, boat, I can understand because of extreme healing but
not on a power boat. the discharge should be hugh enough that it can't get
submerged... ex. 12" abouve water line with a riser loop.
pascal
miami, fl
70 hatteras 53MY
live helmcam @ www.sandbarhopper.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: T&T: Boat sunk at dock
> Ken,
>
> That must have been a big leak to bring in that much water in a short
> time.
> If the thruhulls seem ok and you are not connected to pressurized shore
> water,
> check the bilge pump system. Many bilge pump lines have a one way check
> valve
> to make sure a centrifugal pump stays primed. If a small piece of debris
> keeps
> the valve open and the siphon breaker is clogged (or absent), the line can
> act as a siphon and suck water into the boat. It almost happened to me.
>
> Larry Z
>
>
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