Boater8
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- Feb 15, 2018
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- Boat Info
- 290 Sundancer - 1992 - Lake Powell Slip - Tow Vehicle 2004 Ford Excursion with 6.0
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- Twin 4.3LX Mercruisers
Folks,
A question for the group.
In getting our "New to Us" 1992 Sundancer 290 ready for the summer, I have been going through the boat pretty carefully as to not find any surprises when we launch and slip the boat this summer.
In the back cabin, I pulled the cushions out, and the wood panels to get a look at the bilge area, I noticed that quite a few of the Searay's use a shower sump, and the shower drains into the box as well as the A/C, and another tube from somewhere I have not yet determined.
Our boat has no sump, just a small Rule pump and a float switch. I did not see any mounting holes at all for a shower sump, not sure if the boat was delivered with one and it was taken out, or maybe they just used the pump and float switch to clear out that part of the bilge when water was present.
While I am preparing things for for summer and we are a few weeks out, would a suggestion just be to leave it the way it is, possibly replacing the pump and switch, or go though the effort of installing a shower sump.
As always thank you for the input.
Pat and Carol
A question for the group.
In getting our "New to Us" 1992 Sundancer 290 ready for the summer, I have been going through the boat pretty carefully as to not find any surprises when we launch and slip the boat this summer.
In the back cabin, I pulled the cushions out, and the wood panels to get a look at the bilge area, I noticed that quite a few of the Searay's use a shower sump, and the shower drains into the box as well as the A/C, and another tube from somewhere I have not yet determined.
Our boat has no sump, just a small Rule pump and a float switch. I did not see any mounting holes at all for a shower sump, not sure if the boat was delivered with one and it was taken out, or maybe they just used the pump and float switch to clear out that part of the bilge when water was present.
While I am preparing things for for summer and we are a few weeks out, would a suggestion just be to leave it the way it is, possibly replacing the pump and switch, or go though the effort of installing a shower sump.
As always thank you for the input.
Pat and Carol