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
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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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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
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01-14-2022 01:08 PM #15Registered Member
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New Shop Vac owner - GreatStar Tools US
https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-...wner-revealed/
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01-21-2022 11:54 AM #17
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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
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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.
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01-22-2022 09:36 PM #20
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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