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Old 12-05-2011, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by edwardc View Post
My 70's era Pearson was the same way. One of the recommendations that the surveyor made was to extend the blower pickup hose to the lowest part of the bilge.
Last spring, I picked up some blower hose and did exactly this same thing myself. My engine is in the middle of the boat and the hose stopped aft of the companionway steps..I extended it to just in front of the flywheel, which is in the middle of the bilge on my boat, so it is getting the fumes out tout suite!

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