I have a new to me o'Day 23. I am totally new to both sailboats and mooring, both of which I will be starting in the next week or two.
My question...if I am going to leave the boat on a mooring ball for a week (or more) at a time and not be close to the boat should I install an automatic bilge pump? I know that an automatic bilge pump would be limited by the battery life if the boat were to begin to take on water. There do not appear to be any through hulls below the water line. While the boat has been sitting on the trailer it not had water show up in the bilge after rain. There is no evidence that there has been water in the bilge. The previous owner did not leave the boat in the water full time.
Thank you for any advice offered.
My question...if I am going to leave the boat on a mooring ball for a week (or more) at a time and not be close to the boat should I install an automatic bilge pump? I know that an automatic bilge pump would be limited by the battery life if the boat were to begin to take on water. There do not appear to be any through hulls below the water line. While the boat has been sitting on the trailer it not had water show up in the bilge after rain. There is no evidence that there has been water in the bilge. The previous owner did not leave the boat in the water full time.
Thank you for any advice offered.