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stan
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Initially Posted - 02/16/2005 :  19:30:35  Show Profile
I do not have a pump installed on my swing keel model. Is there a model that fits best into the boat?
Where is the best place to install it. Do you think a dirct battery connection is the preferred installation.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 02/16/2005 :  22:34:55  Show Profile
I installed mine in the bilge space under the sink and ran the discharge hose to an exit point up under the rub rail on the transom (Starboard side on my Mark I). I purchased a bilge pump control switch (off-on-auto) for my installation and mounted it up near the standard electrical panel.

Another decision you'll need to make is what type of water detection switch to get... solid state (no moving parts) or an old-fashioned float switch.

I went with a solid state switch after reading a lot of negative feedback on the WM product ratings pages regarding various float type switches... mostly about their failure rates and sensitivity to clogging by debris.
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Response Posted - 02/18/2005 :  18:32:30  Show Profile  Visit seastream's Homepage
I'm replacing my manual pump on my '83 C25 because almost as much water squirts out the sides of its casing as gets pumped overboard. Should I go with an exact replacement or is there a better suggestion? I don't think an electric pump with auto switch is necessary because there's not much of a bilge to speak of and I don't seem to have leaks other than normal drainage from the sink and icebox. BTW, as to the float switch vs 'electronic' switch (those with two metal plates that conduct & turn the pump on when water covers both of them), my father had one of those fail on him due to a 'film, scuzz or whatever' building up over them. It caused the pump to run nonstop until his batteries were flat and the pump (having run dry who knows how long) being questionable. He replaced all, and went back to the float switch as originally equipped. He is in salt water though, which may have accelerated the failure. Fresh water may be another story.
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