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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





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