The ideal bilge-pump system does not exist. Boats come in all sorts of sizes and are put to all sorts of uses in a variety of different environments. However, after decades of boating I have developed ...

Bilge water is a common problem on nearly every boat in use. In most cases it’s little more than a minor nuisance, seeping in via a variety of sources from rain and washdown water to melting cooler ...

They might not be as sexy as a new custom sport-fisher, but having good pumps and switches to move water either in or out of the boat is one vitally important aspect of any operation. Bilge pumps keep ...

The duck boats that carried dozens of people on land and water around Table Rock Lake had a different mission when they were created in the 1940s. Built to transport soldiers from ship to shore during ...

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The primary job of most bilge pumps on most boats is to clear infliction water from the bilges (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilge_pump). A bilge pump is a key piece ...

Bilge water is one of the causes for marine pollution. Untreated bilge water can contain oil, gasoline, solvents, detergents, chemicals, and more and when discharged in to the sea can negatively ...