Re: Insurance
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Patrick McAneny
Eric, For a couple of hundred bucks ,I think it adds a significant safety margin in the event of a major leak,giving me time to deal with the issue. Along with that ,I feel good that I have a pump on board that I could lend to another boat in distress, taking on water . It could potentially save another boat from sinking as well as my own.
Pat
SM Shenanigans
Sassafras River , Md.
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From: eric freedman <kimberlite@...> To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Sent: Sat, May 1, 2021 7:01 pm Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Insurance Pat,
Thank you. Good Idea !!!
Fair Winds
Eric
Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io On Behalf Of Patrick McAneny via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2021 9:00 AM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Insurance Eric , I bought the one you have the link to , the Tsurumi pump and it is 120v ,which I will run off my inverter . The 45 gal./minute I quoted is from their chart at a 7 ft. head pressure. Not sure you can rely on any numbers produced by manufacturers ,but it does pump a hell of a lot of water . I think it could keep up with a broken sea cock . It can handle 1/4" objects and has pumped our pond out ,where the bottom has leaves and crap ,dirtier than I hope my boat ever gets.
Pat
SM Shenanigans
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From: eric freedman <kimberlite@...> To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Sent: Fri, Apr 30, 2021 7:43 pm Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Insurance Is this a 220 volt unit or do you run it off of an inverter?
The only issue I see with the one attached is the starting amps is 12.5.
It looks like a great pump ; however it does have an impeller..
Our AMFA bilge pump is a diaphragm pump . Last time I took it apart it was incredible what was inside of the pump including a few cable ties. I just wonder how resistant to clogging the electric one is..
The pumps I see on construction sites always seem to be diaphragm pumps.
Fair Winds
Eric
Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376
From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io On Behalf Of Patrick McAneny via groups.io
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 3:21 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Insurance While on passage to the Caribbean a couple of years ago at about 3 am . I discovered about a foot of water under the floor boards by the nav station. Conditions had been rough for days and the bow thruster had been leaking obviously for some time. I had a household A/C submersible pump and that eventually pumped out the water ,but it clogged a lot with bits of paper etc. and only pumped thru a garden hose. That confirmed for me ,that I would always want to have an auxiliary pump on board ,just a bigger ,better one that can not clog.
So I now have a A/C submersible trash pump, a trash pump is designed to pump high volumes of water while allowing debris to pass thru and out the pump without clogging. The pump I bought pumps 45 gallons per minute thru a two inch hose. The cord is very long and the hose is 50 ft. long. This has the advantage of being able to locate the pump where needed. I could drop it over the side and put a lot of water on a fire as well. While I can't remember what I paid ,it was not more than $400.
I also have a water garden with ponds totaling 4000 gallons ,which I can now drain quickly with no clogging as opposed to hours with my previous pump clogging every few minutes. Goggle trash pumps.
Pat
SM Shenanigans
Sassafras River , Md.
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From: CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...> To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Notification <main@amelyachtowners.groups.io> Sent: Fri, Apr 30, 2021 2:17 pm Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Insurance The extra-large bilge pump requirement is becoming popular among insurance companies. It started with one "brilliant" underwriter. Frankly, I am waiting for the same "brilliant" or another expert to require watertight compartments.😀
I suggest that you buy a large-capacity submersible 24-volt Rule Pump and the required length of hose to be able to use the pump anywhere in your Amel. Maybe you can justify the few hundred expense to be able to pump out your water tank.
On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 12:35 PM Mark Erdos <mcerdos@...> wrote:
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