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Re: Home Made Bilge/Boat Pump from PVC Pipe
« on: April 22, 2021, 05:55:06 pm »
These have always been popular here because the old timber inboard boats had floorboards and the pipe could fit through a hole in them to pump out right to the keel.
They were made out of gal downpipe when I was a kid, only lasted one year in saltwater so PVC pipe is a big improvement.

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