water pump recommendation must pump through scupper holes

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Originally Posted by Rob929

You might not be able to plumb a standard bilge pump through your scupper if your's is a submersible type.. my bad.

I have the tsunami 500 ($25 at walmart) Keep in mind with a vertical pump set up you will need some kind of check valve to prevent water from flowing back out of the pump if you plan on turning it off and on. Otherwise you will need to re-prime it everytime you turn it back on. I used a $5 pvc check valve with the spring tensioner removed.. See pics for example


check valve:



Check Valve and pump ready to mount to bucket:






Finished setup:

Thanks for the information. That is exactly what I am looking for. Where did you buy the pvc check valve?