- Location
- grand island new york
does the 1100 rule have 1 inch line or is it 3/4?????
bilges
- Thread starter stuntinsxr
- Start date
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
It's a bigger line. Don't get the regular 1100. Get the Rulemate1100. It eliminates the need for a switch. It has a float switch inside of it (small pingpong ball).
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SXIPro
JM781 Big Bore
- Location
- Here on the 'X' mostly
I have a brand new in box Rulemate 750 for sale. It uses 3/4 inch line.
$65.00 shipped anywhere in the USA. Here is a link with specs:
http://www.rule-industries.com/products/pumps/bilge_pumps/rule_700750/iid_239/index.htm
$65.00 shipped anywhere in the USA. Here is a link with specs:
http://www.rule-industries.com/products/pumps/bilge_pumps/rule_700750/iid_239/index.htm
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
That is a killer bilge. I used it on my SXIPRO. Just put it behind the battery with a little turf under it and zip tie it to a hose. It won't go anywhere and you'll never think about a bilge again. Plus, no stupid switch needed. :woot:
SKItarist750
Custom Kawi
- Location
- Lansing, MI
You don't need a bilge at all. Duckbill and a Blowsion hood air intake block off is all you need to make your SXR bulletproof. I take it to the bottom all day and never build up water in the hull.
http://www.blowsion.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=03-04-001
The plate still allows plenty of airflow for a stock/limited boat. If you have a fire-breather, the block off kit has instructions on how to easily modify the back of your hood for extra air intake
SXIPro
JM781 Big Bore
- Location
- Here on the 'X' mostly
Duckbills are far from bulletproof. They dry out, crack, leak even if you have the tiniest peice of debris in them(sand, for instance) and only work while you are moving. I'd run a bilge as a back up for sure. $10.00 Atwood 500GPH, a hose, an outlet and a switch, cheap insurance, 10 minutes to install.
SKItarist750
Custom Kawi
- Location
- Lansing, MI
I imagine duckbills are succeptible to dry rot, etc. if you leave your ski out in the sun all the time. I store mine indoors when not in use, and I have yet to have a problem with it. I'm not saying having a bilge is BAD, but the duckbill is cheap and easily replaceable, and you can get billet mounting hardware for it. Let me clarify: duckbill by itself is not bulletproof, but when used in conjunction with the blockoff plate, it's a very solid setup. You don't need to pump out 500 or 1000gph when there's hardly any water in the hull to begin with.
- Location
- Indiana
where do you run the piping from the bilge to out of the hull? I can't find a bilge in my engine compartment or a hole in the outer hull where a hose would come out for a bilge system.
- Location
- Idaho
Just drill a hole through the side of the bilge. Install a feed through and silicon in. Just make sure that it is above the waterline when sitting.