I hate to say it...

(o2binvallarta) · (o2binvallarta) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 09-06-2006, 1:59 PM

...but I have a ballast question. Well, kind of.

I just got my sacks and pump (Rule 1100). I had planned on filling the sacks this weekend, but after reading a number of threads, I'm concerned about how to fill them.

Is it possible to hang a tube connected to the input of the pump over the side of the boat to fill the sacks?

If not, how do I go about filling two sacks until I can get a thru-hull scoop mounted?

(rich_g) · (rich_g) **Join Date: May 2003** 09-06-2006, 3:18 PM

No it's not; the pump has to be under water with the outlet tube coming back into the boat to fill up the sacs.

(yosquire) · (yosquire) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 09-06-2006, 5:42 PM

yep, throw the pump in the water.. Be sure the hose and electrical are attached well. I watched my buddy throw a one-hunder dollar 2000gph pump over the side and we never saw it again.

(o2binvallarta) · (o2binvallarta) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 09-06-2006, 9:10 PM

Thanks guys! I experimented tonight with a 5 gallon bucket and it worked like a champ. Couldn't believe how much 1100 GPH was...

Think I put a leash of some sort on it, just in case.

(firemedic) · (firemedic) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 09-09-2006, 12:30 AM

does a tsunami pump have to be in the water too?

(monroeyd) · (monroeyd) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 09-09-2006, 11:11 AM

Craig, it was more like a $150.00 rule pump. What a bummer.

(denverd1)

yes, tsunami has to be in the water too. these are aerator style pumps - not reversible kind. all aerators have to be in the water. impeller style pumps are reversible and will prime themselves

(firemedic) · (firemedic) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 09-09-2006, 7:38 PM

thanks for the info