hello to all! first off i would like to thank this site for all the informative information about boat. I am a first time boat owner of a 2001 Bayliner Capri 160 Outboard 50HP Mercury 2 strokes.
before i go into asking questions... yes i've read through many of the threads about bilge pump and none of them cannot seems to answer my question about my particular boat issue.
I recently purchased a 2001 Bayliner Capri 160 and it has a 50 Mercury 2 Strokes. After doing a lot of homework on this site, I learned about "Bilge Pump". I've only taken the boat out 3 times so far and haven't had any problems but I am curious about my bilge pump.
Couple of days ago... for the very first time i flipped the switch for bilge on my console and i heard the prime of the pump coming on... and then i turned it off because there wasnt any water in the bilge at the time...
then just yesterday.. i decided to try and test it out by filling the bilge with water.... first i flipped the switch to see if i can hear the prime but i didnt hear anything anymore... i filled the bilge with water then turned on the bilge and nothing happened...
Now my solution is to take the bilge out.. but due to the outboard motor style.. i cannot seems to go far enough down to see the bilge pump.. i can feel the top of the pump but i have no visual of it... so what do i do? do i go find one of my skeleton buddy to try and take it out? first and foremost.. i am a bigger heavier set guy and cannot sqeeze into the opening that is provided... so is there any trick to take out of bilge pump??
*sorry.. didn't meant to type out an essay.. but i am trying my best to describe my problem... any advice would be greatly appreciated...
before i go into asking questions... yes i've read through many of the threads about bilge pump and none of them cannot seems to answer my question about my particular boat issue.
I recently purchased a 2001 Bayliner Capri 160 and it has a 50 Mercury 2 Strokes. After doing a lot of homework on this site, I learned about "Bilge Pump". I've only taken the boat out 3 times so far and haven't had any problems but I am curious about my bilge pump.
Couple of days ago... for the very first time i flipped the switch for bilge on my console and i heard the prime of the pump coming on... and then i turned it off because there wasnt any water in the bilge at the time...
then just yesterday.. i decided to try and test it out by filling the bilge with water.... first i flipped the switch to see if i can hear the prime but i didnt hear anything anymore... i filled the bilge with water then turned on the bilge and nothing happened...
Now my solution is to take the bilge out.. but due to the outboard motor style.. i cannot seems to go far enough down to see the bilge pump.. i can feel the top of the pump but i have no visual of it... so what do i do? do i go find one of my skeleton buddy to try and take it out? first and foremost.. i am a bigger heavier set guy and cannot sqeeze into the opening that is provided... so is there any trick to take out of bilge pump??
*sorry.. didn't meant to type out an essay.. but i am trying my best to describe my problem... any advice would be greatly appreciated...
