Biggest bildge pump used in a jetski...

[BBYamaha]

Whats the biggest bildge pump someone has successfully used in a standup? I finished my build the other day and used a 1100 gph attwood. The only complaint was I had to get an adapter and a little silicone to make sure it did its job and didnt come off. It can also double as a fire hose if my buddies ski catches on fire, should get a video of how far it shoots out :lmao:

I have torn my ski apart for the last 2 winters and neither time I did a scupper, everytime I think about it I hear pros and cons and usually the cons outweigh the pros...

 

[Shonuff]

Even if scuppers leak, you hit the throttle and the ski's empty.

 

[BBYamaha]

Not really debating how great suppers are, Im not not opposed to them but I am opposed to tearing all my stuff out and doing it again. Since I didnt think to do it while I had the ski defoam I may never do it and will likely just transplant all this in a rn at a later date when a hull stops costing as much as an entire ski... The good its dumps water instantly but what good is it if your motor wont start Had a buddy pop a hood twice last summer with hood straps and by the time he got back to his ski it was under water.... once in fresh once in the ocean. Both times a bildge would have been more helpful, he could have held it straight and at least got it to float on its own with the bidlge pumping it out. He had no bildge or scupper.

 

[Shonuff]

I like the Atwood 1100 bilge pump. Good call.

 

[brett]

Not really debating how great suppers are, Im not not opposed to them but I am opposed to tearing all my stuff out and doing it again. Since I didnt think to do it while I had the ski defoam I may never do it and will likely just transplant all this in a rn at a later date when a hull stops costing as much as an entire ski... The good its dumps water instantly but what good is it if your motor wont start Had a buddy pop a hood twice last summer with hood straps and by the time he got back to his ski it was under water.... once in fresh once in the ocean. Both times a bildge would have been more helpful, he could have held it straight and at least got it to float on its own with the bidlge pumping it out. He had no bildge or scupper.

thats why i run a bilge pump. scuppers in the surf =sunk boats.

 

[superjetkev]

i have a rule 1100 and it pumps out faster then my garden hose will fill the ski. i was very impressed on how quick it pumped it out. works plenty good for me

 

[AdamOntario]

I installed 3 attwood 500 in my old ski (no scupper) to keep the amp draw lower than what the charging system could put out. I stayed away from the bigger ones since they were drawing more amps for same output, plus if you only have one and it goes there is no backup (unless you include the stock bilge), my current ski had 2 rules and a scupper

 

[djkorn1]

I have a Rulemate 1100 and a scupper. I kept the small bilge fitting so it shoots farther...lol. It is one very dry boat on the inside.

 

[tnj4life]

Do any of you guys have any trouble finding a place to mount the larger bilge pumps, especially in a smaller ski (550/fx1)?

 

[redsxr800]

the 1100 pump i have work great, i can fill the ski to the hood and have it empty i minute or so. plus its small same size as my five hundred was (i used same mount). scuffers just seem like a lot of work, always leak and add weight

 

[superjetkev]

Do any of you guys have any trouble finding a place to mount the larger bilge pumps, especially in a smaller ski (550/fx1)?

the base is the same on a rule 500 and 1100. not sure about other brands tho.

 

[tnj4life]

where can you find a bilge fitting for the 1 1/8 outlets on those big 1100 pumps?

 

[BBYamaha]

i used a reducer to get it down to the normal bildge size...

 

[akevin]

arfe u guys epoxy'g the bilges down or using brackets? seems like glue wont hold very long

 

[masterblaster]

5200 on the base works fine. dual 500s here,she emptys quick,scuppers suck in surf and flat as well unless your a total sub fene

 

[BBYamaha]

I used gorilla glue, 5200 never dried the last time I used it..... 6 months later... seems to work for some but not for me...