bilges – Maritime Surveyors

Check Your Bilge Pumps

September 3, 2016July 10, 2026 Ross Hubbard 0 Comments Posted at 5:21 am

When I’m inspecting the bilge of a boat I naturally test bilge pumps, both electrically and manually operated and I often find problems.

Here are the top problems I find with electric and manual bilge pumps:

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