Product review: Underhill Big Gulp manual bilge pump
LaRea
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I knew my manual bilge pump was worn out after it wore out my shoulders pumping water during a boat rescue last fall. Today I learned that this $55 pump is the safety tool I should have bought years ago. (I have no connection to the company.)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EE3OL8Q
Need to move water in a hurry? I had the venerable West Marine pump found on boats across North America. On the Underhill pump, the cylinder measures 30x2 inches compared to 24x1.75 for the WM pump. What a difference! It emptied a 5-gallon bucket of water in just 15 strokes and 45 seconds, compared to 45 strokes and 90 seconds for the old pump.
Twice as fast? Yes please.
And for emptying nuisance water from the bilge, it drained the bucket down to under 1/4". The WM pump wouldn't go below 3/4".
The pump feels well-built. The top and bottom can be unscrewed for cleaning. And the see-thru pump body adds transparency, so to speak.
Now, this review is not all puppies and rainbows. The hose connector is a barb fitting, where I'd rather see a screw fitting for a positive connection. And for $55, it should include storage clips for the hose, like the old one. No matter -- the old pump is going to the landfill.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EE3OL8Q
Need to move water in a hurry? I had the venerable West Marine pump found on boats across North America. On the Underhill pump, the cylinder measures 30x2 inches compared to 24x1.75 for the WM pump. What a difference! It emptied a 5-gallon bucket of water in just 15 strokes and 45 seconds, compared to 45 strokes and 90 seconds for the old pump.
Twice as fast? Yes please.
And for emptying nuisance water from the bilge, it drained the bucket down to under 1/4". The WM pump wouldn't go below 3/4".
The pump feels well-built. The top and bottom can be unscrewed for cleaning. And the see-thru pump body adds transparency, so to speak.
Now, this review is not all puppies and rainbows. The hose connector is a barb fitting, where I'd rather see a screw fitting for a positive connection. And for $55, it should include storage clips for the hose, like the old one. No matter -- the old pump is going to the landfill.
Comments
2008 350 EC
Georgian Bay
Good review, I buggered up my old hand pump working on a household sump pit. Sucked up a few small rocks. It still works - but not well....
I'll order one.