Pump out keel

[cb34]

Anybody use a sump pump to bail out the keel instead of dealing with a bilge pump down in the keel. Is this possible? or do the sump pumps have be primed? thanks

 

[roydawn]

CB34, I used a very small Rule bilge pump mounted to a piece of flat aluminum [1.5" wide] bent at top & screwed down. Very easy to remove & service when needed. Roy

 

[MDI45]

I have the same as Roydown.....i have built a few big downeasters and it would be very hard to fit a sump in the rear section of the keel....and you would need the gen or shore power all the time

 

[BillD]

Anybody use a sump pump to bail out the keel instead of dealing with a bilge pump down in the keel. Is this possible? or do the sump pumps have be primed? thanks

How do you like being back in the "game" ????
Getting the boat tweaked for next season ??

 

[captainlarry84]

Shower Pump

I use a Jabsco shower drain pump with a strainer.

http://www.jabscoshop.com/flojet-marine-products/

Works great. The pump is up nice & high where you can get to it. Next the hose with a strainer on the very end & and inline strainer as seen in the photo gets pushed down into the very bottom end of the keel. It pumps a little slow but it works great for getting every drop out of the keel, plus it acts like a vacuum picking small debris that comes to rest where you never see. The adays of ramming a square rule into the bottom of the keel are over!

This pump is only for the keel. I have two rule pumps under the motor with easy access should I take on water.

 

[cb34]

pump

Thanks capt L, BillD just went over the bridge and spotted a 31 black fin for sale

 

[captainlarry84]

As long as he did jump off the bridge....LOL some more pictures of my keel pump. As stated earlier I have two rule pumps under the motor to get a big job done.

 

[OLD BAY]

I have a 2.5' deep keel and use a diaphram jabsco pump. Like captain Larry's set up, it has the pump where it is easy to service, and it is self priming. I use a hose with a flat strainer on the end that sucks every drop. It is triggered by a basic float switch (as well as a manual cockpit switch) mounted on a long piece of metal. The that makes it easy to service as well. This set up has lasted 10+ years!

 

[Tuckerman]

Keel

Has any one filled their keel ?

 

[BillD]

Has any one filled their keel ?

Great question???

 

[CEShawn]

I've always wondered if you could do some special coating or something and convert it to a potable water tank instead of wasting other space... but that is my "dreaming"

 

[OLD BAY]

Has any one filled their keel ?

I've seen a couple of Wasques that have done this. They were filled with glass. I wondered about weight and water penetration though.