I'd like to add a 3rd wire to my bilge pump, so I can power both the manual and automatic circuits. Any 322 I've seen, and the one I own, has 2 wires only. Figuring how the heck I can run a wire from the panel to the bilge is daunting! The existing wires disappear from the rear of the compartment under the port settee (aft of the port water tank), go under the sole, and reappear coming into the aft port side of the bilge.
I'm thinking of running 3 new lines in a more accessible fashion. There's a "mini bilge" (made up name) immediately aft of the bilge. It's about 3" deep or so (see pics, the area lower in the pic). The two have no opening between them.
I'm considering drilling a hole on the port aft side of this mini bilge, and a second in the middle of the forward side of this mini bilge, and the last in the aft middle of the real bilge. I could then run new wires easy peasy.
But, I'm leery about drilling these holes. Have any 322 owners ever done that without sinking the boat?
I'm thinking of running 3 new lines in a more accessible fashion. There's a "mini bilge" (made up name) immediately aft of the bilge. It's about 3" deep or so (see pics, the area lower in the pic). The two have no opening between them.
I'm considering drilling a hole on the port aft side of this mini bilge, and a second in the middle of the forward side of this mini bilge, and the last in the aft middle of the real bilge. I could then run new wires easy peasy.
But, I'm leery about drilling these holes. Have any 322 owners ever done that without sinking the boat?
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