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I have a 185BR, and have replaced the useless 500gph rule bilge pump, with 2 * 1100gph pumps, eack with their own seperate float switches. Each has its own drain, and battery/fuse circuit. The drain plug even though above waterline, has the tube that connects to it going all the way to the top of the boat.. so water will only go back into the boat via the drain plug, if the boat was almost fully submerged.
I wonder if you will have a problem with getting the water off the deck fast enough if you are swamped. This summer I saw a boat that was swamped in Lake Michigan. It took a beating. I talked to the owner. After the wave came over the bow he had a few seconds before he lost control of the boat. The extra weight in the boat made the boat uncontrollable.
Thanks for all the input. Has anyone swamped their boat? Tell us your story....
Here is where I told my story.
http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8062&highlight=camcorder
I just had my 7.4 engine replaced on my 23' BR. I MADE SURE I had them install a second bilge pump as the reason I had to replace the engine in the first place was because of the 1st one failing causing the bottom of the engine to sit in water which rusted it out. It is a GREAT IDEA!I re-did the bilge pump setup on my bow-rider (sold it this year though). It was a Sea Doo Challenger 2000 and the OEM pump was pretty wimpy. That boat had enough room for 10 pumps in the engine room so I'm not sure why they only had one. The one down in the sump area had enough room to put in a Rule 2000 and then I mounted a float and pump on some starboard and put it across the stringers as a high-water pump. I routed it to a new through hull and got a fitting from Jamestown Distributors that matched the one on the other side. I used to get a lot of water in that boat when the bow would dig under from slamming the jet gate in reverse while moving forward at 50 mph....
My wife is happy the boat is gone.
Sky diving anyone?
My paddle wheel has a rubber flapper that does a decent job of sealing the opening 'till I put the plug in-place.I pulled my transducer out of it's hole (about 2") to clean it and it is about 3.5 feet below the water line... That's 17,500 gph... I have 4 x 2000 gph pumps and they didn't even make a dent...