We drove over to the boat this afternoon to find ... no apparent faults with the domestic water system. Hooray! It seems to have survived the winter so far.
But ... I found some water in the cabin bilge and a very damp bung. The bung is a disc of the floor cut out to form the inspection hatch. Worse, I tried operating the engine 'ole bilge pump to find that it made a pathetic small noise - and then nothing. As the canal doesn't seem to be emptying into the bilge at the moment I shall investigate properly tomorrow. If it can't be resuscitated I still have the old pump. I replaced it only last year as it was getting noisy. Hmm - it should still be under warranty (but will I be able to find the receipt?)
No photos, sorry. I'm doing this on my telephone.
Do you have an automatic bilge pump?
ReplyDeleteHi Tom, yes, it has a built-in float switch. I'm just about to get my hands dirty ...
ReplyDeleteOh dear...I hope you can fix it easily, Halfie!
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