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Finally got me a boat lined up and looking to pick it up in a few weeks.
It has no deck wash and I want to fit one myself but I want to know where to scab the water from.
Anyone that uses one can you tell me where their intake is.
Looking at fitting a 40 psi pump inside the side storage.
put pump on transom above bottom of hull but below water line at rest, route hose threw with motor controls, or drill a big hole in the hull and hope for the best!:thumbsup:
Your talking intake right?
Pump will be out of sight but accessible in a storage well. At least thats my cunning plan.[emoji6]
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Originally Posted by R93
If your thinking of using a bilge pump(probably the cheapest easiest option) it needs to be in the water it wont draw it up(centrifugal pumps that is) if you want to draw water up to the pump you are going to need a positive displacement type pump(gear,piston/diaphragm etc) which are generally more expensive and less tolerant of shit.
No. Planning on using a dedicated deck wash 40 psi pump (20ltrs/min) Just want to fit it myself.
Not cheap but way cheaper than getting one I priced, fitted.
ah well if it will draw water I would route hose out threw transom with motor controls and down to where mentioned above:thumbup:
But i have a dislike for drilling holes in hulls of fiz boats. only takes something to knock of fitting and your in the Shit by the time you notice the water around your ankles.
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Thinking of an automatic bilge as well, as it will be moored or anchored in heavy rainfall from time ro time no doubt.
But point taken.
Hose out through engine controls would look rude on this boat as they enter the hull on the starboard rear side, pretty high up.
I am out of ideas then:D
photos
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Can't post pics as I technically do not own it yet.
Have a 7 1/2 hr one way drive to pick her up. Hopefully have good weather in Haast on my return trip so I can get out for a fish.
that would be almost to greymouth in the sheep shagger !
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Maybe if someone from Nelson was driving?😂Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
It would take them at least that long scouting all the new talent that roams on the many farms you have to drive past.😆
You could use this like me
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Although I have since upgraded to the larger capacity dual model
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Only if your boot was holding the accelerator thingy on the floorQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
True. I know where the best ones are I spose.😈Quote:
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Bash your buckets up your ass😆
That's a way to easy and cheap solution.
Probably the smartest but.
you could get Abe to weld a alloy pipe on the back facing forward a few mm below the hull and have mega pressure and flow but only when planeing.
Or get him to route a alloy pipe up the back to above water line then threw transom and down to your pump.
would be tidy and safe.
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I'm with VC holes in fizz boats? Yeah, nah!
Anything Abe has to do with this boat is sitting in it catching fish or drinking a few cans.Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
If I let him anywhere near it it with tools the friggin thing would end up with a water blaster that could cut holes in the aluminum and have a 10 burner BBQ taking up all the deck space.
Besides I always leave Abe owing him a years wages on firearms.
Well how are most deck wash intakes run then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
It is why I am asking. Won't worry about one if there is not an asthetic way to do so
Brother smacked a hole through the bottom of the hull at the back on his 7.6m. Got the pump inside the transom wall.
Actually they will shift more water faster should the inevitable happen. They make bilge pumps look slowQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
Kinda double duty and no maintenance woes either
No better bildge pump than a scared man with a bucket:D
well for the first 5 minutes .
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Yeah or until you realise the buckets smaller than the hole :(Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Fuck it I will just get a good scrubbing brush and a bucket.
Put the time and money into a capstan for pots and anchor.
Didn't think it would be such a hassle or risk.
Mate had one on his boat and I liked the idea cleaning shit up at the flick of a switch.
Dont be put off ya pansy! Most boats have em so you'll work it out. Il get some pics next weekend of the bro's set up
Cheers mate. I am not an as experienced boaty as some of these fellas so they made sense to me. Why have something that can fail and sink you I didn't give the safety implications a second thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
I have left the bungs out of my Jetboat enough times to know I could have a another hole in the boat fuck me up and I never want anything bad to happen with my kids in it.
Even though I am sure they could swim the 20m from shore I would be anchored up anyway 😂
I have a deck wash pump on my seaforce fisherman 600 as standard. It takes the water from the very bottom of the v hull
Put the pick up for mine in the motor pod, works well
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Originally Posted by Timmay
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Hey R93.
Buy a skin fitting with a thread on the inboard end, so you can fit a ball valve or isolation valve on the inboard side. That way if you have any issues with leaking or need to maintain your pump or deck wash system you can safely isolate it. It is important to make the valve as close to the side of the hull as possible. (Don't have a threaded skin fitting sticking 200mm into the vessel and then fit a isolation valve. One of yr porky mates might stomp on it and snap it off then yr rooted) If you are running a ali or tinny you will need to think about what type of materials. (Dissimilar metals will create electrolysis which can waste away metal components.)
Get a hole saw and drill a hole below the water line at rest. A good spot is on the transom, if you have problems and you cant seal the hole of because you broke the skin fitting for example, you can bury the hammers and it will venture and suck out any water. You can also reach over the back and stuff it with a bung, rags, carrot or what ever to seal it up.
Mount your pump below or as close to the water line as possible to give you a positive head pressure (wont need priming). A smart thing to do is to also add a non return valve to the discharge side of the pump, then run yr deck hose off that. This will prevent the hose working like a syphon when you leave it laying in the bottom of the boat or over the side of the boat and submersed. (You can fill yr boat up if the deck hose siphons water back inboard if you have a hole in your suction line to yr pump and flood the boat.
Pick a braided or ridged hose section for the suction side of the pump so it wont collapse when the pump cranks up. Double hose clamp all your hose tails.
I've fitted these to a number of ali and fiberglass boats with no hassles or issues:
Skin fittings: Skin Fittings Threaded | TRUDESIGN
Ball Valves: Manual Ball Valve | TRUDESIGN
Non return valves:Non Return Valves | TRUDESIGN
Hose Tails: Aquavalve Tails | TRUDESIGN
All of the True Design range is spun plastic which is a lot better for rough service than PVC or ABS which can crack from vibration, pounding and ham fisted fishermen.
You could use the same pump as a bilge pump if you fitted a three way valve to the suction side of the pump and had 1 inlet for sea water, 2nd inlet for bilge strainer. But you would end up with a contaminated discharge hose if you where sucking up fuel or oil etc.
3 way valve: Connector 3 Way | TRUDESIGN
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Cheers Deadi 😊
Bloody informative post. Thanks for going to the effort.
I will earmark it and get her done.
I might bother you again in a few weeks
Thanks to everyone else for their input as well. What the forum is all about I reckon😆
Talking to an Ozzie workmate who is a keen fisherman and boaty.
He come up with an idea I will go with.
I will just pump my water from a 60L fresh water tank stored under my stern storage area.
No holes no fuss. Should be more than sufficient.
Who would of guessed an ozzie could come up with such a simple solution😂
Nice safe solution and you have drinking water in case you run out of beer or want to put the billy on:thumbsup:
Only downside is carting round a extra 60kilos but depending on how your boat is most often loaded that could be a good thing.
Just Don't go washing your fillets in fresh water!
I am as dumb as I look but not dumb enough to ever do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munsey
I 'aquired' a few supermarket baskets, good for dipping your fillets in the sea after a big filleting session
