douglee25
Well-Known Member
Let me start off by stating, I don't own a Sea Ray, but rather a Cruisers. Something has perplexed me from day one and I like to get some feedback.
Specifically regarding the engine bilge. The engine bilge has a pump in the very rear. The lowest part of the bilge does not stop at the bulkhead. (Edit - I later found out that it DOES in fact stop at the bulkhead) It runs forward under a false floor that supports the water tank and the waste tank. In front of those tanks there is a removable floor section which has another bilge pump. That bilge continues to run forward and stops where the front of the boat keel begins to curve up. Depending on fuel load, people load, etc the water can tend to run forward to the front bilge.
What is the reason for this design? Is it so that two pumps are able to assist with an issue? If a breach occurs in the front, water can flow to the rear and be pumped out? Reason I ask is that I'm contemplating plugging the engine bilge hole so that nothing can run forward. I don't notice any smells from water, but I want to be sure that it never occurs.
Specifically regarding the engine bilge. The engine bilge has a pump in the very rear. The lowest part of the bilge does not stop at the bulkhead. (Edit - I later found out that it DOES in fact stop at the bulkhead) It runs forward under a false floor that supports the water tank and the waste tank. In front of those tanks there is a removable floor section which has another bilge pump. That bilge continues to run forward and stops where the front of the boat keel begins to curve up. Depending on fuel load, people load, etc the water can tend to run forward to the front bilge.
What is the reason for this design? Is it so that two pumps are able to assist with an issue? If a breach occurs in the front, water can flow to the rear and be pumped out? Reason I ask is that I'm contemplating plugging the engine bilge hole so that nothing can run forward. I don't notice any smells from water, but I want to be sure that it never occurs.
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