1984 H31 Bilge Pump Setup

pham

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Jun 3, 2024
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Hunter 31 Hampton, VA
Good day, everyone! I have a 1984 Hunter 31 that was given to me by a friend. It has been sitting for a while, so I'm going through and getting her fixed up and hope to get some use out of her this year.

The bilge pump is coming up on my to-do list. PO had one that sat loose in the bilge with a wire leading out that, when he wanted to pump down, he'd just hold the leads to the battery terminals. I'm not really okay with that setup, so I'd like to reinstate a more permanent arrangement. Can anyone help me out with photos or diagrams of wire routing, placement in the bilge, discharge piping and connection, etc.? I'm having trouble figuring out how to get anything out of the main bilge without drilling holes in fiberglass - and I'm not quite ready to go there yet.

Next time I'm at the boat I'll snap some pictures of what I have in place.

Thanks!
 
Jan 7, 2011
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Oday 322 East Chicago, IN
Got any more friends with boats to give away?

Congrats on the boat.

Here is a simple diagram to show how a bilge pump should be wired…this makes it “automatic” so you dont have to be there to put the wires on the battery… the 3-way switch may be located on the DC distribution panel…mine is. And the float switch may be external like the diagram, or incorporated in the pump itself (mine is).

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Here is the website for more details…


Greg