by Alan » Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:39 pm
GreenLake: Thanks. It would be a lot easier to mount the pumps in the area you're talking about, since it would allow at least partial access through the existing inspection ports.
Shagbark: It was a surprising amount of water in a short period of time--hence my state of alarm--but the water was very choppy with a combination of wind and multiple powerboat wakes.
I should also note that when the boat has been parked on its trailer with a lot of rainwater in the bilge (which snuck in under the cover somehow and probably seeped through the inspection covers in the cockpit sole), the water has not run out through any leaks. It just stayed there until I drained, pumped, and shop-vacuumed it out.
Anyway, I'll next have a chance to test it in 2018. I just found out that the marina we sail from, Meeks Bay at Lake Tahoe, will be closed again this year while they try to find solutions to a water contamination problem. So this year it'll be the sail-equipped sit-on-top kayak, which can be launched from the beach.
When we take the Daysailer out again, it'll have both bilge pumps, a permanent solution to the uphaul line problem, a marine VHF radio, and boat towing insurance.