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  1. #11

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    I have the Home Depot bucket head for engine room duty, that's all I use it for. Same as Ralph I can absorb the scum off the top and then dump the rest. For longer hose you can use sump pump hose and fit it up to the bucket head. Works great for me.

    Walt Hoover

  2. #12

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    Finally crawled down to my own bilge today. Took some pictures and tried to find my model on line.
    Darn vac was discontinued.
    With out searching, I'm sure there is a replacement model somewhere.
    It works like a champ.
    https://www.shopvac.com/product/shop...catnum:5825411
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  3. #13

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    The last i saw was that ShopVac is no more. A victim of Covid. There was a distribution warehouse in Burlington Ontario that is now closed. Very good product and alot of them still in use, shame to see a company like that close.

    Walt Hoover

  4. #14

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    Quote Originally Posted by whoover View Post
    The last i saw was that ShopVac is no more. A victim of Covid. There was a distribution warehouse in Burlington Ontario that is now closed. Very good product and alot of them still in use, shame to see a company like that close.

    Walt Hoover
    Oh heck.
    Hopefully some company has or will pick up on the idea of a pumping shop-vac again.
    This vac has me spoiled.

  5. #15

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    New Shop Vac owner - GreatStar Tools US

    https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-...wner-revealed/

  6. #16

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    Quote Originally Posted by rlathers View Post
    New Shop Vac owner - GreatStar Tools US

    https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-...wner-revealed/
    That is good news. Hope all gets back to work well and quickly.

  7. #17

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Q...2000/100496507

    Interesting, looks like Ridgid has a similar thing as an add on to their vacs.
    Brett Portzer 1972 Hatteras 43DC331
    2019- SUPERNOVA Waterford, NY
    1977-2019 CAROL-SUE Baltimore, MD
    1972-1977 C.VALPRISANN IV Boston, MA

  8. #18

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    Quote Originally Posted by brettportzer View Post
    https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Q...2000/100496507

    Interesting, looks like Ridgid has a similar thing as an add on to their vacs.
    Hey now.
    That is an idea I had long ago. Finally somebody made a real option of it.
    This could be the easy answer for lots of us.

    Thx for the update.

  9. #19

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    I have thought of putting a pump inside the bucket head vac with a fitting and shutoff valve, it can go on the drawing board until ALL the other work is done.

  10. #20

    Re: The best bilge pump.....

    More I think about this wet vac idea more I like it. Don't need a pump, get the small shop vac, mount it high enough to tap into a sea chest. It will drain constantly. Also a slightly thinner hose of which 20' is easier to hide........
    1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
    Hull number 524
    Chesapeake Bay

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