Bilge pump switch/concept for surf

[Etheraldreamer]

and yes i think a bilge will still pump out if the outlet is submerged. it would only makes sense. it forces it UP the outlet and out the side of the boat anyway with pretty good pressure...i see no reason to think it wouldnt do the same because its submerged.

 

[Idok]

This old thread talk about an idea I have been thinking about....mounting a bilge pump upside down above the electrical box for when the ski floats upside down in the surf and you are swimming to it while it is filling up with water...for big surf and those with scuppers this could be good insurance...has anyone tried this concept ?

been talked about, never seen it done though..


run a stock pole and your ski will never flip upside down :shhh:

 

[leprechaunjohn]

how about you buy a bilge pump and wire it up but never mount it so if your right side up or upside down it can be pumping. :nana:




p.s. not to be taken serious.

 

[Etheraldreamer]

run a stock pole and your ski will never flip upside down :shhh:

or just fill an a/m with a helium bladder...hmmm...i think thats what im going to try next :jester:

 

[Freakrider]

how about you buy a bilge pump and wire it up but never mount it so if your right side up or upside down it can be pumping. :nana:




p.s. not to be taken serious.

no you have an idea mount the pump in a swim fluggle to protect it...:trink26:

 

[Freakrider]

been talked about, never seen it done though..


run a stock pole and your ski will never flip upside down :shhh:

you are right...:smile: I run a stock pole and the ski has never been upside down yet...but I am a newbe on SJ's....been surf ridin blasters for 9 yrs....

 

[djkorn1]

I want to do this (the upside down bilge), but am not sure where to have the water pump out for the second bilge...plus, how does air get back into the ski to displace the water. I think it would just pump out water and take in water at the same time.

 

[Mark44]

How about this, you rig up a check valve ball type system on your two air inlet hoses coming off your hood to stop the water intrusion when the ski is upside down. I am thinking of the ball type valve that is in a shop vac. When the ski if flipped upside down the balls float up stopping the water flow and when the ski is floating upright the balls fall and allow air flow.

Mark44

 

[Freakrider]

How about this, you rig up a check valve ball type system on your two air inlet hoses coming off your hood to stop the water intrusion when the ski is upside down. I am thinking of the ball type valve that is in a shop vac. When the ski if flipped upside down the balls float up stopping the water flow and when the ski is floating upright the balls fall and allow air flow.

Mark44

sounds like a good idea.....

 

[snowxr]

How about this, you rig up a check valve ball type system on your two air inlet hoses coming off your hood to stop the water intrusion when the ski is upside down. I am thinking of the ball type valve that is in a shop vac. When the ski if flipped upside down the balls float up stopping the water flow and when the ski is floating upright the balls fall and allow air flow.

Mark44

Well let's think about that a second... If your ski is upside down, the ball would float up toward the bottom of the hull. If your ski is upright, the ball falls toward the bottom of the hull.

So either way the air passage would get blocked. Back to the drawing board.

 

[Boris]

Well let's think about that a second... If your ski is upside down, the ball would float up toward the bottom of the hull. If your ski is upright, the ball falls toward the bottom of the hull.

So either way the air passage would get blocked. Back to the drawing board.

What if it's a non floating ball.
Lead comes to mind. opworm:

 

[Matt_E]

I think time & effort is better spent sealing the ski and making sure it goes upright.

 

[the WaTeRhAwK]

lol

 

[leprechaunjohn]

what about riding and not falling?:lmao:

 

[ridethelip]

what about riding and not falling?:lmao:

If your ski is upside down and filling with water
1. you zip tied your stop / start and your idle is turned up
2.It's well overhead and you managed to pearl dropping in on the 1st wave of the set.
3.You have dual carbs and the latest super high flow flame arrestors
4.you have an aftermarket handle pole and spring
5.you have scuppers
6.Your friends are all laughing instead of helping you back to your ski.

 

[the WaTeRhAwK]

I got it..... a computerized engine hood that automatically closes off the breather holes with flaps when it detects a heavy intake of water. expensive, effective.

 

[snowxr]

I prefer to never let go of the ski.

 

[stanton]

I want to do this (the upside down bilge), but am not sure where to have the water pump out for the second bilge...plus, how does air get back into the ski to displace the water. I think it would just pump out water and take in water at the same time.

bingo.
BUT if you have a scupper it may pull in air from there.

 

[the WaTeRhAwK]

I prefer to never let go of the ski.

me too, but letting go from time to time is inevitable. A water sensing electronically controlled servo system wouldn't completely eliminate it, because some amount of water would have to go through in order to activate the system. it would stop it from getting enough in the compartment to hydro-lock and engine though.

 

[Matt_E]

A water sensing electronically controlled servo system wouldn't completely eliminate it

Hilarity ensues.