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last bit of water from the bilge
My CD30 has a deep bilge with about a 3-4 foot rise from the bilge pump to the outlet in the transom (plus another 6 inches for the anit siphon loop). So it seems that I never really get a dry bilge and always have ummm... maybe 1/2 inch of water in the 8" x 20" area down there after pumping and then a little more after the check valve slowly leaks its load back. Anybody got any tricks for removing the last bit of water other than a sponge and bucket. Dont really want to do that every few days. The reason I ask is because I read some quote (maybe this site) that, and Im paraphrasing," absolutely nothing good has every come of having any water in the bilge." Maybe I should just be happy that I dont have any real leaks and when in the marina the pump runs maybe only once every few days for a few seconds.
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