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Greeting all:
One more point on bilge pumps. Given the shallow bilge depth of the Potters;
putting the bilge pump outlet high and far away from the pump will cause the
water in the line to backflow into the bilge when the pump can't extract any
more and loses suction. this could set up a cycle where the pump empties
the bilge, shuts off (or loses suction) and then turns itself back on as the
gallon or so in the lines refloods the bilge. An in-line check valve would
prevent this.
Mac Davis
Kelpie, WWP19#804
Aripeka, FL
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