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725 | wayne camarano | Re: Parker Bilge Upgrade | 2/8/2006 1:29:00 | |
hi tom,what does THT stand for? Is tht "the hull truth"where you did research? on what? always curious on gaining knowledge..thanks wayne jebnet2000 <<a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=11Sje-VbWceBrEb8QRmgpg9-xIiD-B_j6qlludyVIfOhK9rocrO9QBvM3P2eeQhAUeVl3QJ311vHnaGcyu4">tom_sheehy@...</a>> wrote: After seeing Megabyte's report on his bilge upgrade last year, and seeing how easily his thru-hulls snapped off, I put this project on my TO-Do list for the spring. My boat is a 1999 21' DVCC that I purchased a year ago. I went out back and crawled under the tarp this afternoon to take a better look and was surprised by what I found. Maybe I've been reading THT for too long, but I was surprised to see that the thru- hull was the 90* type and that the hose ran straight down through to the bilge pump and was unsupported along its length. In my boat, access to the thru-hull is through the corner- seat/storage box in the stern, and as you can see in the picture, there isn't enough room to get a loop in above the thru-hull to prevent water from coming in. On top of that, the solid, smooth- bore bilge hose that I purchased isn't very flexible. See these two pics: View of stern box showing thru-hull: <a href="http://tomsheehy.home.comcast.net/images/thru_2.jpg">http://tomsheehy.home.comcast.net/images/thru_2.jpg</a> View of bilge hose coming down from above and running straight to bilge pump unsupported: <a href="http://tomsheehy.home.comcast.net/images/thru_1.jpg">http://tomsheehy.home.comcast.net/images/thru_1.jpg</a> From my research on THT, I can see that a check valve or joker valve isn't a recommended solution for a bilge pump. So, is there anything else I can do to limit water coming in? I ran the boat last season in all kinds of conditions and never had any trouble with water coming in, so I'm not that worried about it. Also, the requirement for a 90* thru-hull limits my options pretty quickly if I want to stay with the same size mounting hole. I couldn't find any 90* chromed over bronze, stainless, or Marelon fittings for 1 1/8" hose and 1 3/8" mounting hole. Looks like I am limited to the cheaper plastic types, with TH Marine being the best bet. I looked at several other brands on-line, and couldn't find any others that would work (SeaChoice & Cabelas didn't list the mounting hole size; Attwood & Rule use different hole sizes). Just wondering if anyone else has any other options or ideas? I'd love to find a source for a higher-quality plastic version. I am planning on installing a second bilge-pump, so maybe I shouldn't worry about it and just make sure that I check the condition of the plastic thru-hulls regularly? -- Tom SPONSORED LINKS Parker mortgage Parker real estate agent Parker home Parker Boating safety Parker real estate --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "parkerboats" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: <a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=fDMZsz2cXOIIj5c4sOUsTMQAcCc1BgFZYp1ri1fY1tz5H50fDFynbwWP2I59iYEy9DGyRlTLoy1gXBWdBOOYvAmnHiTWlIhRTjtwVzB3lzfD">[email protected]</a> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |