Can someone give me the brand and model of a bilge pump that will actually
fit in the shallow bilge space available on a 911? I only have a manual
pump as I haven't found an electric pump that fits.
Derek Reijnen
The Reijnen Company
phone: 206-842-4409
email: derek@reijnenco.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Canning [mailto:rcanning@dimeo.com]
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 5:39 AM
To: olson911@SailPix.com
Subject: Re: Alternators and Gel Batteries
We moved our batteries aft after years of water problems in the bilge box for the batteries and failed switches. The switch is now on the bulkhead over the sink. The batteries are now in the port lazzarette, one on the hull and one up on the shelf. I use acid type batteries because they are lighter than gel. I have two. One is connected to the bilge pump and is a back up for starting. The Hamilton-Ferris alternator has a gizmo that sends the charge equally to each battery. I don't have an onboard battery charger, too much weight, being at the dock. We normally have to motor for twenty to thirty minutes to the start line in our summer series and this helps charge the batteries. I'm at a dock and can run shore power and the portable charger if needed.
By the way I replaced the bilge pump with one that has an internal float. It cycles more but keeps the bilge drier. The remote float just didn't do it with the shallow bilge.
Rich Canning
Spellbound
Received on Fri May 9 08:52:11 2003