Re: Keep Bilge Area Dry or Keep It Wet for Winterizing?

No need to get it inside the pump. And, in the spring, it'll repel black
flies and mosquitoes.

"Lord Reginald Smithers" <Ask me about my driveway leading up to my manor.>
wrote in message news:cpGdnTEnatmUSBHenZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Doug,
> I sprinkled about a lb. of black pepper all over my bilge pump. I tried
> to put some black pepper inside the pump, but when I turned it on, it
> seemed to blow all of the pepper out the hole in side of the boat. Is it
> necessary to get the pepper on the inside and outside of the pump?
>
> Do I have to clean it up in the spring or can I just leave it in the
> bilge?
>
>
>
> "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3k4jf.727$kV7.25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> No - the sky hook seemed to be nicely overdesigned. The person at the
>> West Marine store said the manufacturer made the hooks first for the
>> military, to keep tarps from blowing off tanks and other equipment in
>> sand storms, so perhaps that's the reason they're so well made.
>>
>> I hope Jay is taking notes on all this.
>>
>> "Lord Reginald Smithers" <Ask me about my driveway leading up to my
>> manor.> wrote in message
>> news:UrCdnQR0R7ZrVhHenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Doug,
>>> I purchased a left-handed monkey wrench from the same company, and was
>>> not pleased with the quality at all. Is their sky hook as crappy as
>>> their L H'ed monkey wrench?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:aS3jf.636$OO6.3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> "Jim Carter" <theboat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:FcqdnRkOK-_XWxHenZ2dnUVZ_sadnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>> "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:r62jf.718$kV7.387@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Not so fast. The plastic casing of the bilge pump will last longer if
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> sprinkle it liberally with black pepper. And, you might want to
>>>>>> search for
>>>>>> "sky hook" at www.westmarine.com. It's a product that will help
>>>>>> prevent
>>>>> the
>>>>>> tarp from blowing off the boat, in case of unusually gusty winds
>>>>>> during
>>>>>> storage. I can't explain how it works, but the picture on the web
>>>>>> site
>>>>> will
>>>>>> make the whole thinkg understandable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Say Doug, is the "Sky Hook" on the same page in the catalogue as the
>>>>> "Shelf
>>>>> Stretcher"?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim C.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Last I checked, yes. Same plastics molding manufacturer.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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