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Dolce_Vita:
For what its worth, draining the icebox directly into the bilge, although commonly done, is probably not such a great idea. All of the inevitable food spills and leaks in the icebox will result in an organic "sludge" building up in the bilge, causing anything from a mild "boat funk" smell to a full-on open sewer experience. 

The early OEM configuration  had the icebox draining into the shower sump tank, which gets pumped overboard later by its own purge pump.  I believe later designs went to pumping the icebox directly overboard.

Alma:
On my 323 # 74 that hand pump supplies seawater to conserve fresh water in the galley. It comes in handy.

SailRxSin:

--- Quote from: Dolce_Vita on January 28, 2021, 11:16:49 AM ---For what its worth, draining the icebox directly into the bilge, although commonly done, is probably not such a great idea. All of the inevitable food spills and leaks in the icebox will result in an organic "sludge" building up in the bilge, causing anything from a mild "boat funk" smell to a full-on open sewer experience. 

The early OEM configuration  had the icebox draining into the shower sump tank, which gets pumped overboard later by its own purge pump.  I believe later designs went to pumping the icebox directly overboard.

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Ed, I agree completely.  We only use our boat for day sailing and so the icebox currently only holds drinks for us.  If I were holding food in there, I would definitely rearrange the drain to another location.

rkfitz:
I found hand pumping the icebox to be tedious, so i installed a small diaphragm pump and a strainer inline.

ChicagoGeo:
My  31-2 has an actual icebox pump under the sink, which is turned on by a switch just behind the door on the upper left. The way mine was plumbed gives you the option of putting the water either in the sink and overboard, or into the left fresh water tank! It took me two seasons to figure that one out.

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