where do you place the bilge pump to empty the bilge?
so far I pumped out 3 large 5 gallon buckets. (fresh water) but there is more.
so far I pumped out 3 large 5 gallon buckets. (fresh water) but there is more.
water in the bilge of a Hunter 22
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I doubt your bilge holds 15 gallons of water so what you are looking at is water being collected in comparments under the sole. Most of it will drain into the bilge as you empty it but some will remain trapped in those comparments. If you want to dry the boat out, concentrate on locating and fixing the source of the leaks. Fresh water usually means rain water.
I will assume you mean an older H22 ('82-'85(6))... I have seem many postings were a bilge pump is placed in the cabin floor opening just under the sink/companion way step. Although this is easy access, it will still leave almost 3 gallons or so from that point to the lowest point, where the keel bolts are. How i know that its 3 gallons is another story. From there people have run bilge lines to the stern, or used the thru-hull for the sink. I have mine planned out, and will run the line to the stern.
I have heard (but no pics) of someone who installed a bilge about where the keel bolts are, by cutting out some of the wood flooring, and removing some of the let balast (not alot, just enough to fit a small Rule pump in), then run the bilge hose to starboard.
As I said if you install it under the step, you would have to run some sort of a line down to a lower point if you want all the water out. I am out of ideas on that.
Mine is an 85, and when I had a leak, I could easily pump 10 gallons of water out of it. Once over about the 12 gallon mark though it was pretty obvious there was a water problem. Before I hauled it out three weeks ago, I pumped about 40 gallons out of it. But the water was about 4 inches over the cabin floor.
If you are having that much water, you really need to find the source of the leak first then worry about the other things. I wasnt able to completely pump all the water out of my bilge either. The only way I got all the water out was when I had it hauled out and removed the keel bolts... but as i said thats another story (for which I have pictures for).
I have heard (but no pics) of someone who installed a bilge about where the keel bolts are, by cutting out some of the wood flooring, and removing some of the let balast (not alot, just enough to fit a small Rule pump in), then run the bilge hose to starboard.
As I said if you install it under the step, you would have to run some sort of a line down to a lower point if you want all the water out. I am out of ideas on that.
Mine is an 85, and when I had a leak, I could easily pump 10 gallons of water out of it. Once over about the 12 gallon mark though it was pretty obvious there was a water problem. Before I hauled it out three weeks ago, I pumped about 40 gallons out of it. But the water was about 4 inches over the cabin floor.
If you are having that much water, you really need to find the source of the leak first then worry about the other things. I wasnt able to completely pump all the water out of my bilge either. The only way I got all the water out was when I had it hauled out and removed the keel bolts... but as i said thats another story (for which I have pictures for).
I have a 1984 Hunter 22 a couple years ago I started getting water in my bilge I traced it back to the fresh-water tank which I had just filled, I believe is 13 gals. Apparently a small crack in the bottom of the fiberglass tank has developed.
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