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Alma:
Over the twenty years I've owned ALMA I've had 4 clogs of the raw water intake on the keel.
One this weekend with six aboard...

Sometimes I move a purposely longer inlet hose to the sea water sink pump through hull. Effective but certainly not elegant.

Today hot tubs need two drains. That prevents the pump from sucking in a hand. The pumps have a "choice".

I've been kicking around the idea of boring a hole opposite the existing raw water inlet and adding another and its seacock and a tee so no bag, jelly or jetsom can get me again.

Ever heard of such a thing?



Crazy?

Alma:
Did you ever read Dan Spurrs book?

T_schlueter:
You've answered a question of mine. I've been wondering about the purpose of an unused thru-hull near the raw water thru-hull. You use it for the galley foot pump. My hull(58) plumbs that footpump to pull from water tanks. My ice box drains to the sump box so that's covered. I like the idea of having that thru-hull available as a raw water backup.

Alma:
You are correct the foot pump works from the fresh water tanks- The salt water at the galley sink is another counter mounted sea-water pump.

T_schlueter:
Well, that's interesting! I have a unused hose connected to that thru-hull and a vacant hole near the sink. Apparently a p.o. removed the salt water hand pump.

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