Patrick Greer
New Member
Hi everyone,
I recently had my manual bilge pump mysteriously stop pumping. I could tell it was trying to, but just couldn't make the grade. I originally assumed the seals on the pump were bad.
I used a hand bilge pump to empty what water was there, and soon enough, IT stopped working.
Upon further inspection, I discovered the manual bilge pump as sucked up about a pound of loose lead shot.
So, the lead in my lead/cement keel is buckshot!
My questions:
1. Am I alone here? It seems a bit odd to have a bunch of loose lead shot in my bilge. Does anyone know if this is OEM?
2. Any suggestions on what I should do about it? Not knowing, I don't just want to remove it, but my bilge pump will continue to pick it up, and subsequently clog.
I was thinking of creating a mesh/wire "filter," about the size of a tennis ball, and affixing it to the end of the bildge hose. That would screen out the shot, and leave the hose clear.
Any ideas / knowledege / comments would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Patrick
I recently had my manual bilge pump mysteriously stop pumping. I could tell it was trying to, but just couldn't make the grade. I originally assumed the seals on the pump were bad.
I used a hand bilge pump to empty what water was there, and soon enough, IT stopped working.
Upon further inspection, I discovered the manual bilge pump as sucked up about a pound of loose lead shot.
So, the lead in my lead/cement keel is buckshot!
My questions:
1. Am I alone here? It seems a bit odd to have a bunch of loose lead shot in my bilge. Does anyone know if this is OEM?
2. Any suggestions on what I should do about it? Not knowing, I don't just want to remove it, but my bilge pump will continue to pick it up, and subsequently clog.
I was thinking of creating a mesh/wire "filter," about the size of a tennis ball, and affixing it to the end of the bildge hose. That would screen out the shot, and leave the hose clear.
Any ideas / knowledege / comments would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Patrick