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What makes an adequate system, with brand-name recommendations. Written for powerboaters but very applicable to cruising sailors.
[Yachtsurvey.com]
Old but not outdated review of bilge pump options and the potential problems associated with each. Covers strum boxes, float switches, plumbing and electrical connections are discussed. No illustrations on line.
[Ocean Navigator, January 1994]
A bilge pump needs to leave the bilge nearly dry and also be able to pump lots of water in an emergency. The author argues that these are two jobs for two different pumps.
[SailNet, 17 June 2002]
Instead of buying more insurance and a life raft, the author created dozens of watertight compartments in his boat to contain flooding if the boat were holed. He believes his heavy low-freeboard boat now can not sink.
[SailNet, 22 August 2002]
Brief grab bag of facts and commentary to help choose and maintain a bilge pump. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
The author, a marine surveyor, describes a simple self-survey that will assure you that your boat is not likely to sink anytime soon. He then walks you through a dozen possible preventive techniques, based on a survey of insurance claims.
[Yachtsurvey.com]
The need for an accessible list of emergency procedures. Thoughts on stopping boat-threatening leaks, including making a "diaper", selecting an array of bilge pumps. Sidebar on how to prepare to be rescued by helicopter.
[SailNet, 2 January 2003]
ABYC standards and recommended practices are guides for the design, construction, installation, operation, and control of electric bilge pump systems.
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
Locating bilge pump discharges properly, adjusting your stuffing box, checking the shaft coupling, checking seacocks, seawater hoses and clamps, choosing bilge pumps, and coping with various types of leaks.
[SailNet, 22 March 2002]
How to choose a pump and float switch, locate them properly, reduce discharge resistance, and keep debris from fouling them. 5 pages with photos and a table of flooding rates.
[Sail Magazine, February 2001]
Carbon Monoxide and Propane Alarms
Hundreds of boats sink every year. It′s the casual attitude of both boat builders and boat owners toward bilge pumps. Sail boaters are the absolute worst in this regard.
David Pascoe
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