what happens if drain pumps don't work?

carguy79ta · **Joined:** Sat Mar 21, 2015 3:46 pm **Posts:** 44

Just wondering...if the drain pumps malfunction, how do you drain the ballast? Worse case on the bags is cut a hole, then use bilge pump, right? What about hard tanks? Just contingency planning.

AJWest · **Posted:** Sun May 31, 2015 10:22 am

Hmmmm, I'm no rocket scientist but I'd rather pull the drain hose off the ballast bag before cutting them...but you can cut yours if you like.

JayMan · **Posted:** Sun May 31, 2015 10:30 am

^Haha. Please don't cut your bags. I wouldn't worry about water in the hard tanks as much as the bags. I keep a tsunami pump in the boat so it serves as a backup.

dezul · **Posted:** Sun May 31, 2015 10:40 am

Cut them!!!

carguy79ta · **Joined:** Sat Mar 21, 2015 3:46 pm **Posts:** 44

Did not think about pulling the hose end off...I will buy a tsunami pump. Great idea.

alexandera · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:54 pm

Don't cut them... pull them out and mail them to me... then buy new ones... :-)

Ferral · **Posted:** Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:55 pm

Agree with the others and wouldn't worry about the tanks. You should still be able to load on the trailer with the hard tanks full, as long as you do dump the bags first.

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