Most people envision living on a boat to be quite relaxing and stress free. \u00a0And trust us, there is a lot\u00a0of relaxing on board. \u00a0 But, living on a boat also has\u00a0its own constant level of stress.<\/p>\n
Living on board a “new to us” boat means learning\u00a0all the different noises, smells, and sights of the boat. \u00a0This is most important especially if one of those noises, smells or sights changes unexpectedly.<\/p>\n
This heightened sense of awareness\u00a0can result in a constant level of stress, affecting sleep, and overall enjoyment. \u00a0We can attest this has been true for us this first year on board.<\/p>\n
Water pumps that come on, crackling noises on the hull, banging of shrouds, and more keep us alert.<\/p>\n
Imagine our surprise and ultimate concern when back in November on (US) Thanksgiving Day night in the middle of the night around 2am, we were awakened by a new sound.<\/p>\n
At first we thought it was a neighboring boat’s wind generator, but when we popped our heads up through the companionway we could not hear the sound outside.<\/p>\n
Uh oh! \u00a0That means it is coming from our boat! \u00a0As the fog of sleep quickly cleared, we pondered what could be causing this whining mechanical noise.<\/p>\n
It was only then that we noticed the automatic bilge pump light was illuminated. \u00a0We flicked the switch off and the sound went away.<\/p>\n
First mystery solved – but now for all the questions and concerns that get raised because of it.<\/p>\n
We knew there wasn’t much we could do at the moment, the boat didn’t seem to be in immediate danger, we have a second bilge pump which had not been activated and we were safely tied up in a marina so we could get help quickly if so needed. \u00a0We set the pump back to automatic, and went back to sleep pondering the many possibilities.<\/p>\n
Two nights later, again at 2am, the pump came on again and didn’t shut itself off. \u00a0Urgh!<\/p>\n
We concluded we do indeed have two separate issues:<\/p>\n
At this point we were halfway through our 2 month journey to Florida and decided to monitor the situation and try to figure it out. \u00a0So, when we would stop for the night each day\u00a0we would switch the bilge pump to “on” to\u00a0pump out whatever water was in the bilge. \u00a0Then reset it to “automatic” so it would come on if water was detected. \u00a0This plan solved the middle of the night alarms.<\/p>\n
But knowing we had the problem meant we were not going to be comfortable leaving the boat for a weekend getaway on land until things were fixed.<\/p>\n
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