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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
My Custom Fishing Machine 18'-0" Flat Bottom
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<blockquote data-quote="Poormans Boatright" data-source="post: 237438" data-attributes="member: 5870"><p>I don't know about some of you guy's, but I am tired of leaves getting sucked into my bilge pump and clogging it up. I have to admit my boat does have a small leak (where I don't know) Before I started this build I filled it up with water and located all the leaking rivets, then welded them up. Well anyway new ones must have developed and it does leak, no big deal to me, I just turn on the bilge pump whenever I am running so all the water runs to the back of the boat. No problem right? Well no sooner than the pump starts to work leaves get sucked to the pump and no more workie. Here's what I did to fix this problem. First I made some side panels to cover the small gaps where the plywood floor meets the side supporting ribs. I cut the plywood fairly tight but there was still small gaps between the inside of the hull and the edge of the floor. This was just the ribs towards the front, the bigger ones near the middle were tight. Leaves were finding there way through the gaps and making there way to the pump under neath the floor. I used stainless screws to fasten the panels to the support ribs and thus covering the gaps plus making the inside of the boat a lot cleaner looking.</p><p></p><p>In the back I cut some stainless plate to fasten the bilge pump in and made a stainless screen to fully enclose the pump in and tig welded the screen to the thin plate. Now if any leaves get in they can't clog the pump. Problem solved, here's the pics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poormans Boatright, post: 237438, member: 5870"] I don't know about some of you guy's, but I am tired of leaves getting sucked into my bilge pump and clogging it up. I have to admit my boat does have a small leak (where I don't know) Before I started this build I filled it up with water and located all the leaking rivets, then welded them up. Well anyway new ones must have developed and it does leak, no big deal to me, I just turn on the bilge pump whenever I am running so all the water runs to the back of the boat. No problem right? Well no sooner than the pump starts to work leaves get sucked to the pump and no more workie. Here's what I did to fix this problem. First I made some side panels to cover the small gaps where the plywood floor meets the side supporting ribs. I cut the plywood fairly tight but there was still small gaps between the inside of the hull and the edge of the floor. This was just the ribs towards the front, the bigger ones near the middle were tight. Leaves were finding there way through the gaps and making there way to the pump under neath the floor. I used stainless screws to fasten the panels to the support ribs and thus covering the gaps plus making the inside of the boat a lot cleaner looking. In the back I cut some stainless plate to fasten the bilge pump in and made a stainless screen to fully enclose the pump in and tig welded the screen to the thin plate. Now if any leaves get in they can't clog the pump. Problem solved, here's the pics. [/QUOTE]
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