www.iFourWinns.com

What a mess!

Ok, I have a 1988 245 Vista. There is a sump under the shower and a pump with a float switch that is supposed to pump water out of the sump overboard. (I found all of this out the hard way, the pump doesn't work). So my carpet started to get soaked while running the shower, tore up some floorboards and found the pump...it's in bad shape. No bailed out as much of the water as I could reach with a cofffee can. I'm going to have a pro come to fix this mess for me. Am I ok toeave water in this sump for a week or two until I can get a pro out to the house? Or is this an emergency I need tO have fixed right away? Th boat is in my driveway...which put me in the strange position of having flooding without even being in the water .

Thanks!

Will

Get it out with a shop vac otherwise it will get nasty and musty smelling and likely difficult to remove that oder or worse, rot.

_________________
Former owner of:
1996 Four Winns Horizon 200 5.8L VP
2006 Four Winns Horizon 260 8.1L VP
2007 Sea Ray 290 Sundancer

Current boat
2004 Sea Ray 290 Sun Sport Twin 350 Mags

It should drain back into the engine compartment, yes??

Replacing a pump is pretty simple to DIY. Just get the same model of the pump and the switch, or just order a whole new sump box. They usually come complete and often cost less than the components individually.

Otherwise you're going to shell out probably a LOT more in labor than the parts.

I would NOT leave the water there. That only gives it a chance to stink and grow mold. Use a shop-vac to get it out.

_________________
-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista