Ok, I'll assume anyone reading this has read my "true confession" of idiocy on my previous post, so I'll cut to the chase.
The existing bilge pump, a rusted/rotted Attwood 400, is way beyond salvage. There's almost no room where it was mounted for any other currently available bilge pumps that I've seen. There's a Whale pump that is very low profile and looks like it'd fit, but it has some sort of non-mechanical, no-moving-part switch that seems like it'd be a constant, albeit small, drain on a the battery. Is that so? What bilge pump are you Pearson 26 owners using? How do you cram it into such a small space? I had to dismantle the pump from the top access hole, then slide the bottom half out through the front hold area just to remove it.
The battery sold with the boat was, of course, totally shot. I've got a new battery, and will be taking it to the boat on Saturday to find out what, if anything, DOES work on the boat. The previous owner was honest enough to tell me that he never could get the mast lights working, but he has a VHF radio installed, interior lighting, and some basic instruments. I don't know anything about regulators, charging systems, and shore power. The shore power snake he included with the boat is... well... "Corrositastic"... only an insane person would actually connect it to power. Again, he was fair with the price and I'm not complaining. Is there anything I should know or look for when connecting the battery to an unknown electrical system for the first time in many years?
Thank you in advance, again.
Best wishes,
Barry
Syracuse, NY area... Pearson 26-to-be-named currently in Chaumont, NY
The existing bilge pump, a rusted/rotted Attwood 400, is way beyond salvage. There's almost no room where it was mounted for any other currently available bilge pumps that I've seen. There's a Whale pump that is very low profile and looks like it'd fit, but it has some sort of non-mechanical, no-moving-part switch that seems like it'd be a constant, albeit small, drain on a the battery. Is that so? What bilge pump are you Pearson 26 owners using? How do you cram it into such a small space? I had to dismantle the pump from the top access hole, then slide the bottom half out through the front hold area just to remove it.
The battery sold with the boat was, of course, totally shot. I've got a new battery, and will be taking it to the boat on Saturday to find out what, if anything, DOES work on the boat. The previous owner was honest enough to tell me that he never could get the mast lights working, but he has a VHF radio installed, interior lighting, and some basic instruments. I don't know anything about regulators, charging systems, and shore power. The shore power snake he included with the boat is... well... "Corrositastic"... only an insane person would actually connect it to power. Again, he was fair with the price and I'm not complaining. Is there anything I should know or look for when connecting the battery to an unknown electrical system for the first time in many years?
Thank you in advance, again.
Best wishes,
Barry
Syracuse, NY area... Pearson 26-to-be-named currently in Chaumont, NY