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Volume 32
Number 1
January 2006

Bilge Binge

Water Witch keeps our bilge drier, the Sure Bail scores with rugged simplicity

The combination of oil, water, fiberglass shavings and Doritos (yes, Doritos) colored our test bilge Mississippi River brown.

The automatic bilge pump switch is the lowly guardian of our bilge. Its sole purpose: switch the bilge pump on when a predetermined level of water is detected in the bilge, and then turn the pump off when the bilge is dry. The job may sound easy, but sloshing, corrosive seawater, oil, fiberglass shards and other debris typically found in a bilge can foil even the simplest task.

Shopping for the ideal pump switch presents its own sticky challenge. At least 30 different bilge pump switches flood the marine market today. …

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