Bilge Pump Discussions

[frank durant]

I also installed the exact pump you have in the cockpit . I sat there before I installed it to see where it seemed to make most sence. I ended up putting it on the starboard side , forward. This location allows me to steer and pump at the same time....steer with the left , pump with the right.I installed it fairly close to the bridge deck and it isn't too obtrusive.( big word for a dumb canuck eh !! did I spell it right ? ) They are a nice , good looking pump. PS tape around the erea before you go to cut it out so as not to mark the paint or gelcoat with the saw base

[c_amos]

Great, thanks Frank. Thats what I was leaning towards.

You don't happen to have any pictures do you>?

How high from the bottom of the cockpit did you make the hole?

[frank durant]

Sorry... thats one picture i didn't take and I won't be back to the boat until Oct. I kept it as high as possible with the top of the handle (when in the closed position) slightly below the top of the seat so your legs don't rub over it.When the handle is 'up' your knuckles don't hit there either . I sealed it around the edges with 4200. Nice to see you think the same way.

[ebb]

Deserves mention here. It is the pump used in the Lavac head system. Jim Baldwin on his website has a page on his install of the Lavac in his Triton. No where does he even whimper about the (one assumes) regular use of this pump. Very in ter esting.

The Mark V Henderson Pump is now associated with Whale. Usually means the price goes UP. It must be available other places than Defender, who probably have a good price on it. Around a hundred.

Made of glass reinforced polypropylene and Delrin, weighs about 3 #s and is in the 16 gpm range. While no good for when your seacock breaks loose, it is my choice for the stand by manual bilge pump because it has a rep for dependability, won't clog easily, has a number of mounting options and outlet positions. Can also get a thru-deck kit for it. Pretty certain I want to mount it under the seat, aft in the cockpit, so that the handle can be operated in a vertical 'rocker' mode. Could be put on the bridge-deck part of the seat, where it could be operated from the c'way.