Bilge pump installation/keel check

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Jeff Barger

Good morning all, I have been trailer sailing since I bought my first C22 a year ago December. I have decided to put her in the water for the upcoming season in order to significantly increase my time on the water. Until this point I've operated with just manual bilge pumps, however I want to install an electric one for safety while I am away from the boat. This list has offered much good advice and I would like to hear your suggestions on: 1) What model/capacity of electric bilge pump you recommend. 2) Where in the bilge do you recommend installing the pump. 3) Where you plumbed the outlet. Did you make another through-hull or plumb it into the existing cockpit drains? 4) Currently I have no on-board battery charging capabilities. How much of a problem will this be until I install a trickle charger later this season? Also, I was under the boat yesterday inspecting the hull and keel. It wasn't until I was on my back straining my neck to see up between the keel and truck that I realized that I really didn't know exactly what to look for when it came to keel bolt wear, etc. Any advice here would be very helpful. On that note, if anyone has a used Catalina Direct keel video they are finished with, I would be interested in helping you recoup some the your $$. Thanks for all the advice. Jeff C-22 Quest
 
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Gary

Bilge Pumps

Check the archives this isue was covered in detail Jan 2003 look under Bilge pumps and Marine heads. Jeff the only way to realy check you keel bolts and pin is to remove the keel pivot pin plate bolts and drop the keel down so you can remove the pin and visualy check it.
 
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