The Rule 1000 GMP bilge pump in my 1983 H-30 jammed over the winter. I purchased an exact replacement. The pump electrics went in fine but when I went to connect the old bilge hoses which appear to be origional H-30 equipmnet they split and broke in several locations. The Rule 1000 has an 1 1/8" output port. The origional hose was a white heavy plastic with a wire inside. It had a kind of rubber fitting on the end that fit INSIDE of the rule pump output (Kind of an odd set up). The old hose was about 7/8" ID with soft plastic fittings on each end that kind of threaded onto the hose. I removed the old hose up to the thru hull which is behind my electric panel and of course the plastic thru hull broke apart too. I pulled a thin line through with the old hose to help thread the replacement back.
So here's the problem. The Rule pump has an 1 1/8" output port and the only bilge hose I can find is the thin corrigated plastic. I dont like the stuff and it would require that Ireplace the old thru hill with a 1 1/8" 90 degree fitting. A big hole in my topsides. I can't find any 1 1/8" bilge hose other than the corrigated stuff.
Is there a reducer or something that I can use? Or is there a source of 1 1/8" ID hose? How is yor bilge plumbed?
Advice would be very much appreciated.
So here's the problem. The Rule pump has an 1 1/8" output port and the only bilge hose I can find is the thin corrigated plastic. I dont like the stuff and it would require that Ireplace the old thru hill with a 1 1/8" 90 degree fitting. A big hole in my topsides. I can't find any 1 1/8" bilge hose other than the corrigated stuff.
Is there a reducer or something that I can use? Or is there a source of 1 1/8" ID hose? How is yor bilge plumbed?
Advice would be very much appreciated.
