Bilge Water

[deisher6]

The manual bilge pump on Windrunner quit working, it looked original and has some cracks in the rubber so I ordered another.  However I had some extra time at the Oriental Town Docks until Happy Hour started, so I thought that I would empty the locker and take the pump apart.  Note that when you are in the locker the pump is overhead.  I started by taking off the intake hose.  I thought that I would test the integrity of the hose by blowing through it and listening for gurgles in the bilge.  Lowering the hose towards my face released about 1/2 cup of bilge water that was trapped in a loop in the hose.  Spent the next hour or so spitting.  Turns out that there was a rock (Some PO had put rocks in the bilge!) stuck in the output flapper valve.  Removed the rock and the pump works fine.

I now know what bilge water tastes like and can truthfully use it as a standard to compare the taste of other fluids  such as instant coffee, cheap gin and rum.

regards charlie

[Salty19]

It tastes almost exactly like Carlyle Lake Lager Beer, trust me, I've tried it!
So I sympathize with your experience. lol

A great reminder to not overlook the obvious.

[MacGyver]

"It tastes almost exactly like Carlyle Lake Lager Beer"

Made with pride and with real Carlyle Lake Water, non filtered! One might say its not much better than swimming with all your clothes on, and boots, and gloves, and drinking boxed wine!

Mac