Manual Pump for bilge

[Matt Garcia]

Has anyone ever used some sort of hand pump for the bilge area? I have some standing water in my bilge area after draining my block that I cant seem to get out since its not enough to pickup on the automatic bilge. I was thinking about some sort of manual pump with some plastic tubing that I could stick in the bilge. I don't have an electrical outlet by my dry storage so that's why it needs to be manual or battery powered.

Any ideas?

[bfrank]

What I use is my Wet Dry vac to take out as much as possible.

[Matt Garcia]

bfrank, I typically do the same but I drain my block after each winter ride and there isnt an electrical outlet in my storage. Although there are outlets in my storage lot, I suppose I could use those.

[bfrank]

Ive used the hand pumps in the past but it never seems to get it all out like a shop vac.

[mtnsmith]

You could use a big sponge and bucket, I have done that before when I have not had access to power.

[Domsz06]

i just tilt the boat up or down, and it all comes out using the wheel up front in the trailer

[zany]

bfrank, I typically do the same but I drain my block after each winter ride and there isnt an electrical outlet in my storage. Although there are outlets in my storage lot, I suppose I could use those.

Get a small wet dry vac and an inverter for you car or you can hook it up to the boat battery.

[Domsz06]

is this really a big problem? do you have that much water in the boat? Mine always goes right out of the center plug. OH YEAH, i forgot the new tige's don't have a center drain plug, i forgot, that might be why I'm lucky, well in one way.

[Matt Garcia]

The water collects right in front of the drive shaft so moving the front wheel up and down will not move the water out of the bilge.

Its not a big problem but I am anal and don't like anything foreign in there, whether it be water or dirt.

Anyway, those are some good ideas, thanks.

[Domsz06]

Matt,

Yeah I forgot that not all the boats now have the front hole. Nothing ever comes out of my rear one. Just the center one. For the winter I make sure it's all out. Have you ever thought about also just pulling the plug while your still on the ramp? That would get a lot of stuff out as well. One friend of mine does that on his 24v

[Razzman]

I have a steep driveway so i just pull up on it, pull the rear plug, crank up the jack all the way and out it all comes, piece of cake!

[Matt Garcia]

Matt,

Yeah I forgot that not all the boats now have the front hole. Nothing ever comes out of my rear one. Just the center one. For the winter I make sure it's all out. Have you ever thought about also just pulling the plug while your still on the ramp? That would get a lot of stuff out as well. One friend of mine does that on his 24v

I do pull the rear plug at the ramp but I dont do full on winterization at the ramp. On my boat it requires me to unscrew two knock sensors and the heater hoses which came take some time so I do it at my storage unit.

[Domsz06]

wow, that's interesting matt. Pretty intense winterization. Mine is so easy it's sad Guess I get to look forward to that when I upgrade my boat down the road. Also guess it depends where I live, we don't have to winterize them here in So Cal, good to know since I'm going to get my boat this week FINALLY!!!

[chpthril]

Evan w/ a 4" block under my trailer jack, the water still ran to the front of the bilge. I had to drive it around the block to get it to drain.

Matt, you could use a Kerosene pump, Lowes $10.00. the one on line says it's battery powered. sorry, cant post a pic, cant get pic manager to open right now

[Razzman]

Mines so light that can lift it up by the trailer toungue if i have too. Hey Matt can you do that to that RZ?