Marinescene News

We’re sorry to make you wait so long for our eagerly anticipated Rule bilge pump article. We’ve been inundated over recent months with dozens of requests from customers who can no longer wait to read this seminal work, and here, at long last, is their chance.

Ok, we haven’t been inundated with requests for a Rule bilge pump article, but we should have been, because they're important, and now you’re going to learn all about them.

Considering a Rule bilge pump is such an important bit of kit designed to keep your boat above the sea rather than below, you’d think they would be ubiquitous, and a given for any amateur sailor. However, rather surprisingly, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

A lot of sail boat owners will settle for a small manual pump, as, in that very human way, they assume it will not happen to them. Well guess what, it happens to hundreds of sailors every year, so you’d be better off making sure you’re prepared! An interesting statistic for all you complacent sailors out there - proportionately more sailboats flounder at sea despite the fact that speedboats outnumber sailboats 8:1.
As with a lot of safety equipment for all manner of purposes, it’s not until a situation arises that requires a particular bit of equipment that you realise exactly how important it is. Unfortunately a Rule bilge pump often falls into this bracket. If your hull is breached and you do not have an adequate pumping system, you’ve a real problem, especially if your family is onboard.

Our Rule automatic computerised bilge pumps 8000 GPH 12V provides:

•    An output of up to 505 litres/minute, equivalent to 111 gallons/minute
•    Fully automated bilge pump with computerised operation
•    Built-in back-up which ensures each pump can be run independently if necessary
•    Quick release inlet strainers which allow rapid cleaning
•    Ignition protection

When considering your safety at sea it is essential to take every possible precaution. A Rule bilge pump is a piece of kit which could save your life, and one you should really not leave the harbour without.