bilge pump switch

I have a 1984 Oday 28. The bilge pump is hot wired yet the float activation is not working When I lift the switch the pump runs or when I turn on. The A or B or both batteries and hit the bilge pump switch on the panel she runs and pumps out nicely. Not sure why I find the switch submerged in...

I have a 1983 Hunter 34 (irrelevant to the topic, but I love to talk about my boat) that has a weird bilge pump issue. When I got the boat, it had a RuleMate 500 pump. This is the type with the internal electromagnetic level sensor with no moving parts. It is wired directly to a Rule Model 41...