2nd Manual Bilge Pump

[britinusa]

    Paul,

      You don't actually have to take a swig, just touch it with your tongue, if it's salt you'll know it. Then rinse.

Just a small swig, small enough to avoid getting any of that grotty stuff.

[scgunner]

   Paul,

       What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

[Ron Hill]

Guys : The squeamish carry Litmus paper on board!!

[KWKloeber]

I'm surprised that the engine raw water pump draws that much that it's a worthy bilge pump.

Paul

Paul

The Oberdorfer would be rated 600 GPH, compared to what?  In line with the smallest bilge pump, but a far far cry from, say, a Rule 2000.  But in an emergency, or to augment the flow with an electric pump, "any pump in a storm."

k

[J_Sail]

Has anybody looked at these:
http://www.fastflowpump.com/Bilge.html

Fits around the prop shaft. I would guess that clearance on a boat the size of a C34 would be a challenge. But the claims are pretty impressive.

Jeremy

[Paulus]

In this thread I missed the discussed about the use of a bucket. Not sure about how many GPM a sinking sailor can bail out?