Topic: 57 Scott Atwater Bail-A-Matic Question – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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September 20, 2022 at 7:51 am #266372
drifter
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Never owned one of these and am curious about the “Bail-A-Matic feature.
I am guessing the pick-up connection for the feature is the port near the shift handle.
Does this port need to be closed (plugged) if the feature is not going to be used or can I simply leave it open?
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September 20, 2022 at 11:05 am #266375
joecb
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The port ( nipple) does not need to be closed. Think about if you had the hose and pick up in the bilge and the bilge was dry…. same condition. Now, I don’t know the details of the impellor arrangement, but there must be a bleed from the cooling pump to the bail pump to keep the bail impellor wet at all times the engine is running.

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September 20, 2022 at 11:27 am #266376
frankr
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joecb wrote:

The port ( nipple) does not need to be closed. Think about if you had the hose and pick up in the bilge and the bilge was dry…. same condition. Now, I don’t know the details of the impellor arrangement, but there must be a bleed from the cooling pump to the bail pump to keep the bail impellor wet at all times the engine is running.

Joe B

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September 20, 2022 at 4:42 pm #266382
drifter
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My reason for asking was curiosity about the pickup at the end of the bailer hose, in some photos I’ve seen.
I got to wondering if it might have contained a float to keep the the pickup line closed when the pickup was not submerged.
September 20, 2022 at 5:05 pm #266383
frankr
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No, it’s always open and ready to suck bilge water.
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