Moorings and storms... When to pull it?

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by niko

water has a way of finding its way into the bilge. a bad seal on a hatch, through the rod holders or the anchor locker. a dead battery is much easier to deal with then a sunk boat. I personally would leave the bilge pump live. if you run 2 batts just leave the switch on 1 of them. as for pulling it - when in doubt, pull it out

Amen to that!

My bud up your way has 140 pots out so far with a bunch of them tight to the beach might be hauling back with the pickups

[piemma]

My bilge pump is always live even with the battery switch off. Auto pump comes on regardless.