Asureyez
New Member
- Apr 22, 2007
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- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 460 Sundancer Hardtop 2001 - SOLD
- Engines
- Cummins 450 Diesels
Sometimes I just have to say "What were you thinking" when encountering poorly considered choices made by boat designers.
Every owner encounters the need to clean the bilge and for sure after the mechs leave.
Every time I see the air conditioning pump set up on the 460 I want to scream ... no really more like shake the designers silly. As you know the 460 has two compressor units in the cabin which are fed by a single 220 volt pump. Thats okay, but the pump is nested up under the battery box making it difficult to get to the sea cocks and also placed under the battery box where there is scant clearance. Then we also run plastic fresh water lines to a bilge wash down spigot and place that under the battery box. Great use of space, every thing is real cozy under there and real wet ...
And then what does out designer do .... uses an open armature pump motor on 220v placed just 5 inches from the armature vents! This sucker is inches from the spigot and the only access under the port engine to wash down, clean and pump out liquids from under the engine. And no cut out switch in the bilge for this fiasco.
I'm thinking this pump has to go, what say you all?
Has anyone installed a lift pump in these retained bilges ?
Now, that feels better ...
Every owner encounters the need to clean the bilge and for sure after the mechs leave.
Every time I see the air conditioning pump set up on the 460 I want to scream ... no really more like shake the designers silly. As you know the 460 has two compressor units in the cabin which are fed by a single 220 volt pump. Thats okay, but the pump is nested up under the battery box making it difficult to get to the sea cocks and also placed under the battery box where there is scant clearance. Then we also run plastic fresh water lines to a bilge wash down spigot and place that under the battery box. Great use of space, every thing is real cozy under there and real wet ...
And then what does out designer do .... uses an open armature pump motor on 220v placed just 5 inches from the armature vents! This sucker is inches from the spigot and the only access under the port engine to wash down, clean and pump out liquids from under the engine. And no cut out switch in the bilge for this fiasco.
I'm thinking this pump has to go, what say you all?
Has anyone installed a lift pump in these retained bilges ?
Now, that feels better ...