John Crowley wrote >Thanks to all the list members that provided a response regarding >the value of a manual bilge pump on an ocean-going motorboat. >There were a total of eleven responses on and off list. >Six responders viewed the manual pumps as a positive asset. >Four responders, myself included, felt the manual pump was of no >practical value (my interpretation of the others responses). >One responder detailed a very comprehensive electric and mechanical >pump system in his own boat, but there was no manual pump. So I'll >take the liberty to throw this to the nay group. >So there it is. Thanks a lot, John, for demonstrating such fine netiquette by summarizing all responses in the discussion thread you started. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997