I used the West Marine pump.? There was another brand (rule) in there previously.? The PO had used garden hose and secured a board in the bottom of the hull that it and the float switch sat on.

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I used a hall effect switch and the WM pump.? I like the cartridge pump.? I don’t think it needs to be secured so it just sits in the crevice under the engine.? The hall effect sensor is epoxied in using a underwater epoxy from Home Depot.? Need to make sure it’s clean first, I used some acetone on a rag to clean the fiberglass and then the epoxy mixes up easily.? The WM pump had to have a plastic tab broken off of it, but it’s not a big deal.? I like this pump because it’s cartridge based and a new one can be installed with little hassle.? It also includes a check valve.

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I replaced the garden hose with “bilge” hose.? The garden hose had gotten brittle, it was also narrower and less flexible.? Past that it probably wasn’t awful.? It just made me uncomfortable.? I also used zip ties to secure the hose well up in the transom as far as I could get it.? This creates a nice vacuum breaker to prevent a siphon should Murphy and his damned Law come aboard for any length of time.? You know the saying, If it CAN go wrong, it WILL, in the WORST of moments.? J

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I also used the water proof / underwater epoxy to fix some other things like the icebox drains.? I found it was extremely effective and didn’t mind a little water.