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re: Skeeter bass boat bilge pump question?
Posted on 2/9/15 at 9:49 am to ctiger69
Posted on 2/9/15 at 9:49 am to ctiger69
No skeeter bass boat but:
auto bilge pumps are hooked directly to battery. you probably have two. but you could possibly have one and the switches are both hooked up. the switch you turned on energized the pump. If you are not paying attention and the boat gets enough water to raise the auto switch, that too will energize the pump.
I have two on my bay boat. one is in the bottom and is on a toggle. a big one I have mounted higher in the bilge and the auto switch is higher. It only will come on if there is a situation. like a through hull broke, a wave over the bow and a hatch open, hole in hull etc.
auto bilge pumps are hooked directly to battery. you probably have two. but you could possibly have one and the switches are both hooked up. the switch you turned on energized the pump. If you are not paying attention and the boat gets enough water to raise the auto switch, that too will energize the pump.
I have two on my bay boat. one is in the bottom and is on a toggle. a big one I have mounted higher in the bilge and the auto switch is higher. It only will come on if there is a situation. like a through hull broke, a wave over the bow and a hatch open, hole in hull etc.
Posted on 2/9/15 at 10:01 am to ReelFun
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I have two on my bay boat. one is in the bottom and is on a toggle. a big one I have mounted higher in the bilge and the auto switch is higher. It only will come on if there is a situation. like a through hull broke, a wave over the bow and a hatch open, hole in hull etc.
This is what I'm thinking. I just need to get a flashlight and start hunting for the second one. At the helm my rocket switch for the bilge is labeled: port and star. Port turns on a bilge and star does nothing. The guy at the delearships said that power does not have to be on for the auto to work. He said I do nothing for it. If I tarp my boat wrong at home and rain fills it up the pump will still work. I paid extra money to have the auto installed so this is bugging me.
This post was edited on 2/9/15 at 10:03 am
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